Patent ID: 8635892
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A door lock apparatus for a vehicle, comprising a lever mechanism section configured to be connected, by a rod, to a key cylinder disposed in an outside handle of a vehicle door, and configured such that an active lever of a lock mechanism performs a locking operation or an unlocking operation in response to a turning operation of the key cylinder, the lever mechanism section comprises an outside locking lever linked to the rod and to the active lever and rotatably mounted to a housing mounted within the door; the outside locking lever comprises: when the rod is pushed inward with respect to the vehicle interior-exterior direction, and an associated pushing force is imposed on the outside locking lever, the pushing force is received by the first support portion and the second support portion of the housing; and a space for allowing breakage at the fragile portion is provided within the housing.