Patent ID: 7637542

Claim:
A door lock apparatus accommodated in a vehicle door, comprising: a latch mechanism for holding the vehicle door to a vehicle body in a closed state, a housing accommodating the latch mechanism, a lever mechanism actuated when a door handle provided inside or outside the vehicle door is operated, a link mechanism provided between the lever mechanism and the latch mechanism to connect the lever mechanism to the latch mechanism, the link mechanism having a first position for transmitting operational force from the lever mechanism to the latch mechanism and a second position for preventing transmission of the operational force from the lever mechanism to the latch mechanism, and a motor drive mechanism changing the first and second positions of the link mechanism, wherein the housing includes a first accommodating space accommodating the motor drive mechanism and a second accommodating space which is adjacently provided to the first accommodating space in a lateral direction of the door lock apparatus and accommodating the latch mechanism, and the apparatus further includes a water preventing means including a hole provided at a top portion of an upper side of the housing and connecting the outside of the housing and the second accommodating space so that the outside of the housing and the second accommodating space are in communication with each other via the hole to let water flow into the second accommodating space so as to prevent water from entering the first accommodating space from the outside of the housing, wherein the upper side of the housing faces an upper side of the vehicle door.