Abstract: A vehicle door locking device includes a case fixed to a door, a latch that locks a striker, a ratchet that holds the latch in the latching orientation, and shifts the latch from the latching orientation to the unlatching orientation, an outer handle lever that is rotated in conjunction with an opening operation, and an inertia part that maintains the orientation of the inertial part while being urged by an urging member, and that, when an external force from the one end side toward the other end side of the vehicle body, restricts rotation of the outer handle lever.

Abstract: A compact vehicle side door latch apparatus has a latch that is rotated from an unlatched position to a fully-latched position, a ratchet that engages the latch in order to prevent the latch from being rotated in a releasing direction, a door opening link that is moved in a door opening direction in order to allow the ratchet to be disengaged from the latch, a motor that moves the door opening link in the door opening direction by motor power, and a door key lever that moves the door opening link in the door opening direction by an operation of a key plate. The door key lever is connected to the door opening link with play, and the motor power is transmitted to the door opening link without passing through disconnecting means of the power transmission path.

Abstract: A vehicle door locking device includes a case fixed to a door that opens and closes an opening on one end side in the width direction of a vehicle body, a latch that locks a striker when having a latching orientation in conjunction with opening and closing of the door, and that releases the locking when being shifted from the latching orientation to an unlatching orientation, a ratchet that, when having a first orientation, holds the latch in the latching orientation, and that, when having a second orientation, shifts the latch from the latching orientation to the unlatching orientation, an outer handle lever that is rotated in conjunction with an opening operation, and an inertia part that is swingably supported at a lower portion of the outer handle lever in the case, that maintains the orientation thereof while being urged by an urging member, and that, when an external force of a predetermined magnitude or larger acts thereon from the one end side toward the other end side of the vehicle body, the orienta

Abstract: A vehicle door latch device comprises a casing, an operating lever, an auxiliary cover, and a hinge shaft on the auxiliary cover. The hinge shaft of the auxiliary cover rotatably engages in between a pair of elastic holding portions of the casing. A stopped portion is disposed on the auxiliary cover, and a stopper portion which the stopped portion can contact is disposed on the casing. When the auxiliary cover is rotated to open, the stopped portion gets over an end of the stopper portion and move to an opposite side, thereby holding the auxiliary cover provisionally in an open position.

Abstract: A compact vehicle side door latch apparatus has a latch that is rotated from an unlatched position to a fully-latched position, a ratchet that engages the latch in order to prevent the latch from being rotated in a releasing direction, a door opening link that is moved in a door opening direction in order to allow the ratchet to be disengaged from the latch, a motor that moves the door opening link in the door opening direction by motor power, and a door key lever that moves the door opening link in the door opening direction by an operation of a key plate. The door key lever is connected to the door opening link with play, and the motor power is transmitted to the door opening link without passing through disconnecting means of the power transmission path.

Abstract: A vehicle door latch device comprises a casing, an operating lever, an auxiliary cover, and a hinge shaft on the auxiliary cover. The hinge shaft of the auxiliary cover rotatably engages in between a pair of elastic holding portions of the casing. A stopped portion is disposed on the auxiliary cover, and a stopper portion which the stopped portion can contact is disposed on the casing. When the auxiliary cover is rotated to open, the stopped portion gets over an end of the stopper portion and move to an opposite side, thereby holding the auxiliary cover provisionally in an open position.