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Door lock apparatus

US10570649B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 17, 2017
Grant dateFeb 25, 2020
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Expiry dateAug 28, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE05B2047/0013
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A door lock apparatus has a lock mechanism for holding a vehicle door in a closed state, an assisting mechanism for assisting in closing and/or opening the vehicle door, and a driving portion for operating the assisting mechanism, and the driving portion has a plurality of motors in which output shafts are disposed parallel to each other and pinion gears are provided individually on the output shafts, a rotational shaft which is disposed parallel to the respective output shafts of the plurality of motors, an internal ring gear which is fixed to a first end portion of the rotational shaft and which meshes with the respective pinion gears of the plurality of motors, and a worm which is fixed to a second end portion of the rotational shaft and which is configured to transmit power to the assisting mechanism.

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