Vehicle door lock apparatus
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1. A vehicle door lock apparatus comprising:
- a latch housing having a latch chamber defined in an interior of the latch housing;
a latch mechanism housed in the latch chamber and configured to hold a door closed with respect to a vehicle frame;
an actuating housing assembled onto the latch housing, a housing chamber being formed in an interior of the actuating housing; and
an actuating mechanism housed in the housing chamber and configured to actuate the latch mechanism,wherein;
the actuating housing includes a first housing made of resin joined to a second housing made of resin to form the housing chamber,the first housing includes at least one projection having a proximal end and a distal end, the at least one projection extending toward the second housing in a direction from the proximal end to the distal end,the second housing includes at least one receptacle having a fitting part that at least partially surrounds and positions the distal end of the projection and a contact part abutted on and fixedly welded to the distal end of the at least one projection, andthe actuating mechanism includes an actuating member supported by the at least one projection so as to be pivotable, rotatable, turnable, or linearly movable on the at least one projection.
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Abstract
A vehicle door lock apparatus (1) includes a latch housing (9), a latch mechanism (8), an actuating housing (7), and an actuating mechanism (6). The actuating housing (7) includes a first housing (70) made of resin joined to a second housing (80) made of resin, thereby forming a housing chamber (7A). The first housing (70) includes at least one projection (75P, 75Q, 75R, and 75S) that extends toward the second housing (80) from a proximal end (75A) to a distal end (75B). The second housing 80 includes at least one receptacle (85P, 85Q, 85R, and 85S) having a contact part (85A) welded to the distal end (75B).
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1. A vehicle door lock apparatus comprising:
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a latch housing having a latch chamber defined in an interior of the latch housing; a latch mechanism housed in the latch chamber and configured to hold a door closed with respect to a vehicle frame; an actuating housing assembled onto the latch housing, a housing chamber being formed in an interior of the actuating housing; and an actuating mechanism housed in the housing chamber and configured to actuate the latch mechanism, wherein; the actuating housing includes a first housing made of resin joined to a second housing made of resin to form the housing chamber, the first housing includes at least one projection having a proximal end and a distal end, the at least one projection extending toward the second housing in a direction from the proximal end to the distal end, the second housing includes at least one receptacle having a fitting part that at least partially surrounds and positions the distal end of the projection and a contact part abutted on and fixedly welded to the distal end of the at least one projection, and the actuating mechanism includes an actuating member supported by the at least one projection so as to be pivotable, rotatable, turnable, or linearly movable on the at least one projection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A vehicle door lock apparatus, comprising:
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a latch housing having a latch chamber defined in an interior of the latch housing; a fork and a pawl housed in the latch chamber and configured such that the fork releaseably engages a striker affixed to a vehicle frame so as to hold a vehicle door closed with respect to the vehicle frame; an actuating housing mounted on the latch housing, a housing chamber being formed in an interior of the actuating housing; and an actuator housed in the housing chamber and configured to actuate the fork and a pawl; wherein; the actuating housing includes a first housing made of resin fused to a second housing made of resin to form the housing chamber, the first housing includes at least one projection that extends from a proximal end to a distal end connected to the second housing, the second housing includes at least one blind hole that holds and surrounds the distal end of the projection, and a contact part inside the at least one blind hole is materially fused and thus fixedly attached to the distal end of the at least one projection. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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