Door lock device and control method thereof
First Claim
1. A control method for a door lock device for performing an unlocking operation of a lock mechanism of a vehicle door by energizing and actuating an actuator in response to an unlocking command from a vehicle user comprising:
- a first time period for energizing the actuator in accordance with the unlocking command by the user;
a second time period for returning an operation portion provided on a vehicle from an operated position to a normal position; and
a third time period during which the actuator starts the unlocking operation and completes the unlocking of the lock mechanism;
wherein the first time period is determined to be equal to or longer than a sum of the second time period and the third time period.
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Abstract
A control method for a door lock device performs an unlocking operation of a lock mechanism of a vehicle door by energizing and actuating an actuator in response to an unlocking command from a vehicle user. The method has: a first time period (T1) for energizing the actuator in accordance with the unlocking command by the user; a second time period (T2) for returning an operation portion provided on a vehicle from an operated position to a normal position; and a third time period (T3) during which the actuator starts the unlocking operation and complete the unlocking of the lock mechanism. The first time period is determined to be equal to or longer than a sum of the second time period and the third time period.
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1. A control method for a door lock device for performing an unlocking operation of a lock mechanism of a vehicle door by energizing and actuating an actuator in response to an unlocking command from a vehicle user comprising:
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a first time period for energizing the actuator in accordance with the unlocking command by the user;
a second time period for returning an operation portion provided on a vehicle from an operated position to a normal position; and
a third time period during which the actuator starts the unlocking operation and completes the unlocking of the lock mechanism;
whereinthe first time period is determined to be equal to or longer than a sum of the second time period and the third time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A door lock device for performing an unlocking operation of a lock mechanism of a vehicle door by energizing and actuating an actuator in response to an unlocking command from a vehicle user,
the device operating in according with a first time period for energizing the actuator in response to the unlocking command by the user, the first time period being equal to or longer than a sum of a second time period which is the time that an operation portion provided on a vehicle is returned from an operated position to a normal position and a third time period which is the elapsing for a time that during which the actuator starts the unlocking the operation and completes the unlocking of the lock mechanism.
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