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Test fixture for vehicle door locks

  • US 5,641,918 A
  • Filed: 01/11/1996
  • Issued: 06/24/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/11/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A test fixture for a door lock mechanism having a lock cylinder with an opening comprising:

  • an actuating piece of a size permitting insertion into the lock cylinder opening;

    a reciprocating arm with the actuating piece at one end, said arm moving said actuating piece to insert the actuating piece into and remove it from said lock cylinder opening;

    a rotary device connected to said arm, said rotary device causing said arm and attached actuating piece to move up and down while said actuating piece is in said lock cylinder opening, anda computer operatively connected with said reciprocating arm and rotary device, said computer controlling the movements of said rotary device to form an operating cycle in which the arm moves to insert the actuating piece into the lock cylinder opening, the rotary device is actuated to move the actuating piece up and down at least once while the actuating piece is in the lock cylinder opening, and the arm is moved to remove the actuating piece from the lock cylinder opening.

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