Door lock system

• US 6,145,354 A
• Filed: 05/13/1999
• Issued: 11/14/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/1998
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Inventors: Ishihara, Hiroshi, Oda, Toshitsugu, Kondo, Ichiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Dayoan, B.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Vaterlaus, Clifford B.
• Application Number:
  US09/310,736
• Time in Patent Office: 551 Days
• Field of Search: 70/279.1, 70/264, 70/237, 292/201, 292/216, 292/DIG. 23, 292/DIG. 27
• US Class Current: 70/279.1
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 81/20 for assisting final closing or for initiating opening
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 81/25 Actuators mounted separately from the lock and controlling the lock functions through mechanical connections
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 292/23 Vehicle door latches
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/1047 Closure
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/1082 Motor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/65 Central control
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/7107 And alternately mechanically actuated by a key, dial, etc.

Abstract

A door lock system has a closing mechanism for bringing an ajar condition of a door into a fully closed condition. The fully closed condition of the door is locked for the sake of safety by the locking operation of a locking-and-unlocking mechanism. The locked condition of the door is released by an unlocking operation of the locking-and-unlocking mechanism. Moreover, by actuating a double lock mechanism, the door under the locked condition is further brought into a double-looked condition under which the unlocking operation of the locking-and-unlocking mechanism cannot be established. The closing mechanism, the locking and-unlocking mechanism, and the double lock mechanism are driven by a common electric motor thus allowing the door lock mechanism to be reduced in size and manufactured less expensively.

Claims

1. A door lock system comprising:

a closing mechanism for bringing a door from a half latched condition to a fully latched condition;

a locking-and-unlocking mechanism for bringing the door into a locked condition from an unlocked condition and vice-versa subject to the door being in the fully latched condition;

a double lock mechanism for disabling at least one of an opening of the door and an unlocking operation of the locking-and unlocking mechanism; and

a driving mechanism including a common motor for driving the closing mechanism and the double lock mechanism, the driving mechanism including a first output lever linked to the double lock mechanism and movable between a remaining position for disabling operation of the double lock mechanism and a releasing position for enabling operation of the double lock mechanism, a second output lever linked to the closing mechanism and movable from an initial position to an operation position for bringing the door from the half latched condition to the full latched condition, and a rotation member for rotating both the first output lever and the second output lever.

2. A door lock system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the rotation member supports the second output lever for unitary rotation of the rotation member and the second output lever, and rotates the first output lever when engaged therewith.

3. A door lock system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the rotation member is formed with a first cam surface and a second cam surface which are angularly displaced from each other such that the first cam surface is engageable with the first output lever when the first output lever is in the releasing position and the second cam surface is engageable with the first output lever when the first output lever is in the maintaining position.

4. A door lock system comprising:

a closing mechanism for bringing a door from a half latched condition to a fully latched condition;

a locking-and-unlocking mechanism for bringing the door into a locked condition from an unlocked condition and vice-versa subject to the door being in the fully latched condition;

a double lock mechanism for disabling at least one of an opening of the door and an unlocking operation of the locking-and unlocking mechanism; and

a driving mechanism driving the locking-and-unlocking mechanism and including a common motor for driving the closing mechanism and the double lock mechanism, the driving mechanism also including a first-output lever linked to the double lock mechanism and movable between a remaining position for disabling operation of the double lock mechanism and a releasing position enabling operation of the double lock mechanism, and a second output lever linked to the closing mechanism and movable from an initial position to an operation position to bring the door from the half latched condition to the full latched condition, a third output lever linked to the locking-and-unlocking mechanism and movable between a locking position to bring the door into the locked condition of the door and an unlocking position to bring the door into the unlocked condition of the door, and a rotation member for rotating the first output lever, the second output lever, and the third output lever.

5. A door lock system as set forth in claim 4, wherein the rotation member supports the second output lever for unitary rotation of the rotation member and the second output lever, said rotation member rotating the third output lever upon engagement of the third output lever and the rotation member.

6. A door lock system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the rotation member is formed with a first cam surface engageable with the first output lever at the releasing position of the first output lever, a second cam surface angularly displaced from the first cam surface and engageable with the first output lever at the maintaining position of the first output lever, and a U-shaped groove adapted to be engaged with and move out of engagement with the third output lever.