Patent ID: 7021681
Filing Date: 2006-04-04
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A door lock device comprising: a latch mechanism provided at a vehicle door and engageable with or disengageable from a striker provided at a vehicle-body; a lift lever for operating the latch mechanism from an engaged state to a disengaged state; an open lever operated by an operation of a door opening mechanism provided at the vehicle door; an open member rotatably supported on the open lever and movable by the open lever upon operation of the door opening mechanism; a lock lever movable between an unlocked position and a locked position by an operation of a door locking/unlocking member provided at the vehicle door and including a main lever connected to the door locking/unlocking member and a sub lever connected to the open member and mounted on the main lever so as to relatively rotate thereto; a biasing member disposed between the main lever and the sub lever for biasing the sub lever to an initial position before the rotation of the sub lever relative to the main lever starts; and the open member and the lock lever comprising parts that engage one another so that the open member is operated by the lock lever to move from an unlocked position in which the open member is brought into contact with the lift lever to operate the latch mechanism when the open member is moved by the open lever upon operation of the door opening mechanism to a locked position in which the open member is unable to contact the lift lever when the open member is moved by the open lever upon operation of the door opening mechanism.