Patent ID: 7034657
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: E05B

Abstract:
1. A vehicular door lock remote control apparatus comprising: a door sensor for detecting when a door handle on an outer side of a vehicle is touched and outputting a signal representing the detected touch; vehicle-side transmitting means for transmitting a transmission request signal in response to the signal outputted from said door sensor; a portable unit for transmitting identification information in response to the transmission request signal from said vehicle-side transmitting means; vehicle-side receiving means for receiving the identification information transmitted from said portable unit; control means for determining whether the identification information received by said vehicle-side receiving means matches identification information stored on the vehicle, and unlocking a door of the vehicle based on the determined result; locked/unlocked state detecting means for detecting a locked/unlocked state of said door; a timer for starting to measure a predetermined time when said locked/unlocked state detecting means detects when said door has changed from said unlocked state to said locked state; and inhibiting means for inhibiting the transmission request signal from being transmitted from said vehicle-side transmitting means while said timer is measuring the predetermined time.