Abstract: In a state where a rotary member has stopped at a position other than a neutral position, an actuating lever can be returned to the neutral position by an urging device, and retained in the neutral position, by shifting a switching member from a connecting state to a disconnecting state. When the rotary member which has been at the position other than the neutral position is returned to the neutral position, the switching member staying in the disconnecting state is shifted to the connecting state to establish a coupling between the rotary member and the actuating lever.

Abstract: The lock device has a latch which is interposed between a base member and a reinforcing plate and is for rotating between an engagement position and an engagement released position. The engagement position is where the latch is to be engaged with a striker when closing an openable body. In addition, the lock device has a locking lever for constraining the latch at the engagement position. The latch by a latch shaft and the locking lever by a lever shaft each are mounted to a back side of the base member with the reinforcing plate. While the reinforcing plate is provided with a projection for fixing engagement which projects toward inside as seen from outside. The projection for fixing engagement fixes a detecting switch to be supported for detecting movement of the latch by fitting in a fitting portion provided to a switch body of the detecting switch.

Abstract: A vehicle sunroof has a tilting lid provided at a front part of an opening formed in a roof of a vehicle. The tilting lid is adapted to be moved vertically at a rear end thereof with lifter mechanisms. A sliding lid is provided at a rear part of the opening supported by sliders adapted to be moved along guide rails disposed on both side edge portions of the opening and is constructed so as to be moved longitudinally through such movements of the sliders. The lifter mechanisms are provided in such a manner as to be oriented laterally at portions facing a rear end of the tilting lid on a laterally oriented cross member disposed so as to extend between front end portions of the left and right guide rails.

Abstract: A lever pivoting structure is mounted on an inner panel of a vehicle door. The structure comprises a first circular opening formed in the inner panel and a shaft member including a body portion, an enlarged flange portion formed on a rear end of the body portion and a stopper head portion formed on a front end of the body portion. The stopper head portion establishes a latched engagement with the first circular opening once the stopper head portion is put into the first circular opening. A pivot lever is formed with a second circular opening through which the body portion of the shaft member passes. The pivot lever has a first surface to which the enlarged flange portion faces and a second surface to which the stopper head portion faces. Resilient stopper tongues are integrally formed on the body portion of the shaft member and extend toward the enlarged flange portion while gradually separating from an axis of said shaft member.

Abstract: A lid (23) is movable to have a full-close position, a tilt-up position, a flap position, and a full-open position relative to a roof opening (2), and is stopped at the tilt-up position, when moving in a roof-opening direction, but is kept from stopping at the tilt-up position, when moving in a roof-closing direction.

Abstract: A latch detector for automotive door locks is provided. The latch detector includes a detector body 1 having a recess 1a, a latch 4 rotating in the receiving recess 1a, a detecting switch 10 attached to the detector body 1, for detecting the latch 4 being in its full-latching position or the opening position and a detecting member 9 having a first arm 9c extending into the recess 1a to be engageable with a cam part 4c of the latch 4 and a second arm 9e exposing on the other side of the detector body 1. The detecting switch 10 is positioned on the other side of the detector body 1 so as to be operated by the second arm 9e of the detecting member 9. With this waterproof arrangement, it is unnecessary to construct the detecting switch by a waterproof and expensive element.

Abstract: In closure apparatus and method for an elongated lid of a compartment, the lid being pivotally supported on a wall defining the compartment via a pair of mutually spaced apart hinge arms, a control device controls each of a first driving device and an electromagnetic clutch to make a deformation of the lid to the compartment return to its original form in response to an output of the locked state detection signal from the detecting section. In the first embodiment, a rotation direction of a reversible motor is changed to a reverse direction which corresponds to an open direction of the lid to drive the lid toward the open direction in response to the output of the locked state detection signal.

Abstract: A door closure apparatus has a striker disposed on one of a periphery of a door or a door opening of a door, and a lock apparatus disposed on the other of the periphery of a door and periphery of a door opening, wherein the motive force of a drive motor forcibly causes movement of a driven member that is one of the striker and the lock apparatus, so as to completely close a door that was in a half-latched condition, this door closure apparatus having a main actuation member, a stopper member, a position detector, and a controller with a motor controller. The main actuation member can move between a waiting position and an actuation position, the position thereof being detected by sensing an electrical value of the drive motor. A motor controller stops the motor drive when a prescribed rime has elapsed.

Abstract: A base plate has mutually opposed first and second side surfaces. A first group of parts are arranged on the first side surface, which includes an electric motor, a speed reduction unit and an electromagnetic clutch. The speed reduction unit has a gear member which is projected to the second side surface from the first side surface through an opening formed in the base plate and driven by the motor when the electromagnetic clutch assumes ON condition. A second group of parts are arranged on the second side surface, which includes an intermediate gear which is rotatably connected to the base plate and meshed with the gear member, an output gear which is rotatably connected to the base plate through a shaft secured to the output gear and meshed with the intermediate gear and an output arm which is connected to the output gear to rotate therewith. The output arm is connected to the lid through a link.

Abstract: A power operating apparatus for a vehicle door moveable between an opened position and a closed position, includes a drive mechanism provided at the inside of a vehicle body with respect to a door opening of the vehicle door to power move the vehicle door in an opening direction toward the opened position and in a closing direction toward the closed position, and a power-transmission mechanism mechanically linking the drive mechanism with the vehicle door to enable power transmission between the drive mechanism and the vehicle door. A through-opening in the body panel of the vehicle body so that the through-opening is arranged outside of the inner peripheral edge of the door opening. The power-transmission mechanism having at least a linkage portion capable of going into and out of the interior of the vehicle body.

Abstract: A motor vehicle has a pivoting door that pivots upward and downward. A control device for controlling the pivoting door comprises an electric drive unit that drives the pivoting door by an electric power; a door operation switch that permits the pivoting door to pivot between a full-close position and a full-open position with the aid of the electric drive unit when operated; a movement stopping structure that stops and holds the pivoting door at a half-open position when operated; and a control unit that controls the electric drive unit and the movement stopping structure in accordance with an ON/OFF operation of the door operation switch.

Abstract: In a door lock unit of a vehicular door closure system, a closing lever and the outer periphery of a latching plate are disposed on substantially the same plane, the closing lever being provided in the vertical direction passes the upper part of the latching plate and is then bent downward, and corresponding parts of the closing lever and the wire being in the vertical direction, so that the amount of space required by the door lock unit within a door is reduced.

Abstract: An operating device for operating an automotive pivotal door has the following elements, which are an electric motor of reversible type; a speed reduction device driven by the motor and having an output part formed into an output gear; a rack member having a toothed side edge meshed with the output gear, so that upon energization of the motor, the rack member is moved axially; a motion transmitting member having one end pivotally connected to one end of the rack member and the other end connected to the pivotal door; and a structure which permits a swing movement of the rack member about an axis of the output gear when an external force is applied to the rack member in a direction to swing the same during the axial movement of the rack member. For appropriately controlling the operating device, a computer-aided control unit is employed.

Abstract: A so-called super-lock condition of a door lock is achieved with a simple and compact construction. The door lock includes first and second lock/unlock mechanisms which establish the super-lock condition when assuming lock conditions respectively. The first and second lock/unlock mechanisms are actuated by an electric actuator mounted to the door lock. In a housing of the electric actuator, there are installed first and second electric motors and first and second operation levers.

Abstract: An automotive door lock assembly comprises a lock/unlock mechanism and an electric actuator which actuates the lock/unlock mechanism. At an initial stage of a door unlocking operation of the electric actuator, a passive lever is shifted from an engaged position where a lock/unlock lever and a sub-lever are engaged to move together to a disengaged position where the engagement between the lock/unlock lever and the sub-lever is canceled. When the passive lever is shifted to the disengaged position, the sub-lever can be quickly shifted to the unlock position by the force of a spring prior to shifting of the lock/unlock lever to the unlock position from the lock position by the electric actuator. With this arrangement, the electric actuator can be made of a relatively low power electric motor, and the lock/unlock mechanism can be quickly shifted to a door unlocking condition upon manipulation of a door handle.

Abstract: An automatic door operating device drives a door for a pivotal movement in accordance with a switch operation. The automatic door operating device includes a handle disposed on the door; and a controller. The controller allows the door to be manually operable for the pivotal movement when the handle is operated during a time the door is in a process of being driven for the pivotal movement.

Abstract: A vehicle sunroof has a tilting lid provided at a front part of an opening formed in a roof of a vehicle. The tilting lid is adapted to be moved vertically at a rear end thereof with lifter mechanisms. A sliding lid is provided at a rear part of the opening supported by sliders adapted to be moved along guide rails disposed on both side edge portions of the opening and is constructed so as to be moved longitudinally through such movements of the sliders. The lifter mechanisms are provided in such a manner as to be oriented laterally at portions facing a rear end of the tilting lid on a laterally oriented cross member disposed so as to extend between front end portions of the left and right guide rails.

Abstract: The pinion pivotally mounted on a vehicle body by the axis parallel to a hinge axis is linked by the motor provided on the vehicle body so as to be rotated in forward and reverse directions, the rack engaging the pinion is provided on the edge of the rack rod having one end portion pivotally secured by a transversely directed axis on the portion spaced from the hinge axis of the opening and closing member, and the guide member which slidably engages the longitudinal guide groove provided on the rack rod and rotatably supports the rack rod around the axis parallel to the axis of the pinion is provided on the partial portion of the vehicle body slightly spaced from the pinion.

Abstract: A door includes outer and inner panels which are combined to define therebetween a given space. A window pane is vertically movably installed in the given space, an actuating device is connected to the outer panel, an actuated device is connected to the inner panel; and a movement transmission mechanism is arranged for transmitting a movement of the actuating device to the actuated device. The movement transmission mechanism includes a U-shaped arm structure that straddles a front edge of the window pane leaving a space therebetween.

Abstract: Only a left lock mechanism is coupled directly to an operation bar of comparatively high rigidity and a right lock mechanism is coupled to the left lock mechanism via a wire as a coupling member. The operation bar is rotatably supported at left and right end parts in left and right upper rails. The right end part is rotatably supported in a support pin of a bracket attached to the right upper rail slidably from side to side. A guide hole fitted slidably to an end part of an operation bar is made in a link for coupling the left lock mechanism and the end of the operation bar. A ring bushing made of a resin as a buffer member is fitted into the guide hole and is formed with an opposed face part opposed to the end part of the operation bar and an elastic piece pressed against the upper face of the operation bar.