Patent ID: 7216901
Filing Date: 2007-05-15
Classification: E05B,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An operation force transmitting member which connects a door lock apparatus to an operating device for operating said door lock apparatus at both end portions thereof, said operation force transmitting member comprising: a guide tube; an inner cable passed through said guide tube; an elastic cap member covering an upper end portion of said guide tube; a cover member attached on said inner cable at a portion which projects from an upper face of said guide tube, a lower end of said cover member having a round shape, the lower end of said cover member facing the upper face of said guide tube, wherein an outer diameter of said cover member is larger than an inner diameter of said guide tube, and said cover member covers an upper face of said elastic cap member during non-operation of said operating device, in which said door lock apparatus is in an engaged state, said cover member being in contact with said elastic cap member during non-operation of said operating device, wherein, during operation of said operating device, in which said door lock apparatus is in a disengaged state, said lower side face of said cover member is spaced apart from said elastic cap member, and wherein said outer diameter of said cover member is larger than an outer diameter of said guide tube.