Patent ID: 7874599

Claim:
A door lock apparatus for vehicles, comprising: a latch mechanism for maintaining a vehicle door in a closed state relative to a vehicle body; a latch actuating link coupled to the latch mechanism and actuating the latch mechanism to place the vehicle door in an openable state relative to the vehicle body, said latch actuating link including two latch actuating levers and a lift lever; a lock actuating link for connecting or disconnecting the latch actuating link to or from the latch mechanism, and thus making the latch mechanism operable or inoperable when the latch actuating link is actuated, said lock actuating link including a lock actuating lever and an open link; and a base unit for supporting the latch actuating link and the lock actuating link, wherein: the base unit provides an arcuate annular support comprising an inner surface and an outer surface and a support shaft held in the annular support, the support shaft comprises a flange part which has a diameter greater than the outer surface of the annular support and is in contact with one end of the annular support, the support shaft comprises a fixing part which is press fitted into the annular support such that the fixing part contacts with the inner surface of the annular support, and which extends from a first side of the flange part; a first support part that extends from a second side of the flange part; a second support part that extends from the first support part and has a diameter smaller than the first support part; and an insert part that extends from the second support part and has a diameter smaller than the second support part, said latch actuating levers being rotatablely supported on an outer circumferential surface of the support shaft, and said lock actuating lever being rotatablely supported on an outer circumferential surface of the annular support.