Patent ID: 7380845

Claim:
A vehicle door lock device comprising: a base member on which a pivot shaft is supported; a first lever rotatably supported on the pivot shaft and linked to a latch mechanism engageable with a striker provided on a vehicle; a second lever rotatably supported on the pivot shaft and operated in association with a door handle; an engaging member supported on the first lever so as to be slidable relative thereto and including an engaging pin for engaging the first lever and the second lever with each other in a predetermined engaging position and disengaging the first lever and the second lever from each other in a predetermined release position displaced from the engaging position; and an operating lever linked to the engaging member and bringing the engaging pin to operate between the engaging position and the release position; the first lever, the second lever, the engaging member, and the operating member being arranged on one side of the base member; wherein the base member includes a restricting projection portion on the one side for restricting a movement of the engaging pin in the release position in a peripheral direction relative to the pivot shaft.