345results about "Weather/dirt prevention locking" patented technology

A door for a motor vehicle includes an outer panel and an inner panel in which window portions are formed at their upper side region and which are connected at their peripheral portions, a space which is formed between the lower side region of the outer panel and the lower side region of the inner panel and in which a window glass for opening and closing the window portions is disposed so as to be able to move up and down, a module mounting opening formed on the lower side region of the inner panel and a module structure constituted by mounting a plural functional components to a module base, wherein the module base is fluid-tightly fixed to the module mounting opening at its peripheral portion and the module structure is mounted on the inner panel.

A control circuit receives inputs from first and second field effect sensors. The control circuit produces a control output only if the second field effect sensor senses proximity or touch more than a predetermined time after the first field effect sensor senses proximity or touch.

An adjustable coupler lock for locking a trailer hitch such that a trailer cannot be removed from a vehicle. The coupler lock comprises a lock body with a locking mechanism and a locking plate, and also comprises a shaft having a narrow and a flange end, and also having multiple recesses along the length of the shaft for engagement with the locking plate of the lock body. The recesses along the length of the shaft have a vertical edge which engages the locking plate such that the lock body cannot be removed from the shaft without unlocking the locking mechanism. The recesses also have a tapered edge that allows for slidable movement of the lock body along the shaft, without unlocking the locking mechanism, for the purpose of adjusting the lock to the size of the latch. The components of the coupler lock are made of stainless steel.

A door opening and closing apparatus for a vehicle, includes a latch mechanism (6, 7) adapted so as to retain a vehicle door (2) in a closed state relative to a vehicle body (1); an outside lever (35) provided within a space (S2) formed inside of the vehicle door so as to be positioned closer to an interior of the vehicle and linked to an outside handle (3) adapted to be rotatably supported by the vehicle door; a detection switch (SW1) detecting an operation to the outside handle when the outside lever contacts the detection switch in response to an operation of the outside lever; and a release device (16) releasing a retention of the vehicle door in the closed state by means of the latch mechanism by the release device actuating the latch mechanism when a rotational operation of the outside handle is detected by the detection switch while the vehicle door is in a locked state.

A key fob for housing at least one electrical component for wireless communication with a vehicular system includes a main body having at least one actuator button. The actuator button is operable to control an electrical component for wireless communication with a vehicular system. The main body includes a first detent mechanism. The key fob further includes a cap moveably connected to the main body. The cap is moveable between a closed position and an open position such that in the closed position the cap at least partially covers the actuator button and such that in the open position the cap at least partially exposes the actuator button. The cap includes a second detent mechanism. The second detent mechanism is operable to cooperate with the first detent mechanism to lock the cap relative to the main body in one of the closed position and the open position.

A vehicle door lock device includes a base member on which a pivot shaft is supported, a first lever rotatably supported on the pivot shaft, a second lever rotatably supported on the pivot shaft and operated in association with a door handle, an engaging member including an engaging pin for engaging the first lever and the second lever with each other in a predetermined engaging position and disengaging from each other in a predetermined release position, and an operating bringing the engaging pin to operate between the engaging position and the release position. The first lever, the second lever, the engaging member, and the operating member are arranged on one side of the base member. The base member includes a restricting projection portion on the one side for restricting a movement of the engaging pin as in the release position in a peripheral direction relative to the pivot shaft.

In a vehicle outer handle system including a circuit board which includes an electric part and which is contained in an operating handle, the operating handle is die-formed of a synthetic resin in such a manner that a protecting means covering the circuit board is mold-coupled to the operating handle. Thus, a special water-proofing counter measure is not required, leading to a reduction in number of operating steps and a reduction in number of parts. Further, the generation of an abnormal sound during operation of the operating handle is prevented.

A door look device includes a latch mechanism engageable with or disengageable from a striker, an open unit transmitting an opening operation force to the latch mechanism for disengaging the latch mechanism from the engagement with the striker, a look unit transmitting locking and unlocking operation forces to the open unit for operating the open unit between an unlocking condition where the opening operation force is transmittable to the latch mechanism and a looking condition where the opening operation force is not transmittable to the latch mechanism, an actuator for outputting the looking and unlocking operation forces. The door look device further includes a housing for storing the latch mechanism, the open unit, the look unit and the actuator as a unit, and a case provided within the housing for accommodating at least the actuator.

A capacitance touch sensing device (1) that detects the touch of a user against a surface of a door handle (2) on the outside of a vehicle includes an upper sensor electrode (3) provided in an upper portion of the door handle (2), a lower sensor electrode (4) provided in a lower portion of the door handle (2), an upper detecting portion (6) that detects when the user has touched an upper surface of the door handle based on output from the upper sensor electrode (3), and a lower detecting portion (7) that detects when the user has touched a lower surface of the door handle based on output fromthe lower sensor electrode (4). The detection sensitivity of one of the upper detecting portion (6) or the lower detecting portion (7) is lower than the detection sensitivity of the other.

A vehicle latch (1) comprising a ratchet (15); a primary pawl (25) movable between a ratchet checking position and a ratchet release position; an auxiliary ratchet (26) movable between an enabling position and a disabling position; a secondary pawl (27) movable between an auxiliary ratchet holding position, in which the secondary pawl (27) is positioned to hold the auxiliary ratchet (26) in its enabling position, and an auxiliary ratchet release position; electrically-operated actuator means (6) for moving the secondary pawl (27) to the auxiliary ratchet release position and the auxiliary ratchet (26) to the enabling position; a back-up mechanism (7) for moving the secondary pawl (27) to the auxiliary ratchet release position or the auxiliary ratchet (26) to the enabling position; and an inhibiting lever (81) for selectively preventing interaction of the back-up mechanism (7) with the auxiliary ratchet (26).

In a vehicle wherein a functional part arranged in a body cover is supported by a body frame and a lid which makes it possible to lock a closed state covering the functional part can be openably fitted to the body cover in a position matching the functional part. Thus, the risk of undesirable tampering with the unlocking member is to be minimized and the risk for the unlocking member to be influenced by external disturbance such as unfavorable weather is to be avoided as far as possible. A cover member in which a lid is arranged in a secluded position is openably disposed on a body cover, and an unlocking member for releasing the lid from the locked state is disposed on the body cover so as to be covered by a cover member in a closed state.

A door lock apparatus includes a housing for accommodating a latch mechanism for holding a vehicle door to a vehicle body, a lever mechanism actuated when a door handle is operated, a link mechanism for connecting the lever mechanism to the latch mechanism, the link mechanism having a first position for transmitting operational force from the lever mechanism to the latch mechanism and a second position for preventing transmission of the operational force from the lever mechanism to the latch mechanism, and a motor drive mechanism for changing the first and second positions of the link mechanism. The housing includes a first accommodating space for accommodating the motor drive mechanism and a second accommodating space adjacently provided to the first accommodating space for accommodating the latch mechanism and a water preventing portion is provided for preventing water from entering the first accommodating space from outside the housing.

A power closing latch device for a door or lid in a vehicle, which device comprises a claw, a pawl and a striker. The pawl meshes with a safety recess and a lock recess of the claw in a safety position and a locked position. The striker is provided in a groove and rotates together with the claw, at closing of the door or lid. A spring is provided acting on the claw, which spring keeps the claw inthe safety position, when the door or lid is partially closed. An electric motor rotates the claw between the safety position and the closed position. An additional spring acting on the claw, which additional spring exert a counterforce on the claw to prevent the claw to stop in an undefined position, between the safety position and the closed position during a power closing process. A method forpower closing of a door or lid of a vehicle is also provided.

An actuator has an actuator housing fixed to an open side of a concave accommodating portion of a latch housing in a latch body, and also has a drive source, which is accommodated in the actuator housing, and an open lever for releasing a meshing part from a striker by being release-operated by the drive source. The open lever is accommodated in the actuator housing. A block member blocks a gap between the accommodating portion of the latch housing and the actuator housing.

An automotive door latch device is provided with a latch which rotates by being pushed into motion by a striker; a latch return spring which applies force to the latch in the direction of the return position; a pawl which engages with the latch and prevents the same from rotating in the door opening direction (in the direction of the return position); and a pawl return spring which applies force to the pawl in the direction of the return position. A housing section, which belongs to the body and houses the latch and the pawl, opens downward at a location which is at one side of the body and is below the pawl. A pawl return spring is mounted on a spring mounting section formed at a location which is at the other side of the body and is away and downward from the rotation support section of the pawl. The pawl side end of the pawl return spring engages with the pawl via a through hole provided in the body. Due to the above, it is possible to enhance the discharging of powder dust or the like intruding inside the housing section, which belongs to the body and houses the latch and the pawl, outside the body.