JP2001241248A - Door locking apparatus for automobiles - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a door locking apparatus for automobiles, which has its locking/unlocking mechanism manually locked even if an actuator is put out of action. SOLUTION: The door locking apparatus for automobiles has locking/ unlocking mechanisms 24, 25, 26 which are arranged on a body 1 attached to a door. Each of the locking/unlocking mechanisms 24, 25, 26 can select an unlocked state where a handle arranged on a vehicle external side of the door can be operated to open the door, and a locked state where the handle can not be operated open the door. The door locking apparatus has an operating portion 36c which is arranged at a location where the operating portion 36c is exposed out of the door when the door is opened while it is closed between the door and a chassis when the door is closed. Further, the apparatus includes an emergency operating portion 36 connected to the locking/unlocking mechanisms 24, 25, 26 so as to switch the mechanisms 24, 25, 26 from the unlocked state to the locked state.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a door lock device for a vehicle which is not provided with a lock knob and a key cylinder capable of operating a locking / unlocking mechanism from inside and outside of a vehicle, and is particularly suitable for a rear seat door.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional vehicle door lock device, a body attached to a door is provided with an actuator which can be electrically operated by an appropriate operation switch.
Can be switched between an unlocked state where the operation of the handle provided inside the car inside the door is enabled and the door can be opened, and a locked state where the operation of the handle is disabled and the door can not be opened By removing the lock knob that is connected to this locking and unlocking mechanism and is provided inside the door, so that it can be operated and unlocked from inside the room,
It is known that a lock knob is prevented from being unlocked by an unauthorized means from the outside to prevent a third party from entering a vehicle.

[0003]

However, according to the conventional door lock device as described above, in a rear seat door or the like which does not have a mechanical key cylinder capable of operating a locking / unlocking mechanism from the outside of an automobile. If the operation of the actuator is disabled due to a battery rise or the like, there is no clue to operate the locking / unlocking mechanism, and the operation of the locking / unlocking mechanism is disabled. Therefore, if the actuator becomes inoperable when the locking / unlocking mechanism is unlocked, the door cannot be locked, and the vehicle must be left in the unlocked state. This is not preferable in preventing theft of luggage and the like in the room.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and has been made in view of the fact that a key cylinder can be brought into a locked state even if the operation of an actuator is disabled. It is another object of the present invention to provide a vehicle door lock device suitable for a door not having a lock knob.

[0005]

According to the present invention, the above-mentioned problem is solved as follows. (1) An unlocked state in which the operation of a handle provided on the vehicle exterior of the door is enabled by an actuator operable by an appropriate operation switch on the body attached to the door to enable the door to be opened. In a vehicle door lock device provided with a locking and unlocking mechanism that can be switched to a locked state in which the operation of the handle is invalidated and the door cannot be opened, when the door is in the opened state, From the outside, and when the door is in a closed state, has an operation unit provided at a position closed between the door and the vehicle body,
And an emergency operating member connected to the locking and unlocking mechanism so as to switch the locking and unlocking mechanism from the unlocked state to the locked state.

(2) In the above item (1), the emergency operation member is provided at a shaft portion rotatably fitted to the body and at an end inside the door of the shaft portion, and the emergency operating member is attached to the locking / unlocking mechanism. It has a connected arm and an operation unit provided at the outer end of the shaft, and a slit-shaped opening is provided at the outer end of the operation unit.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the upper right of the vehicle in FIG. 1 is “upper”, the lower left is “down”, the upper left is “inside”, the lower right is “outside”, and the upper is “front”. , And the lower part is referred to as “rear”.

[0008] (1) is a body formed of a synthetic resin material. A plurality of bolts (not shown) are provided on a mechanical key cylinder on the outside of the vehicle and an inner panel of a door without a lock knob on the inside of the vehicle. Fixed.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 9, a housing (1a) recessed on the front surface side of the body (1) is pivotally mounted on a shaft (2) in the front-rear direction. A latch (4), which can be disengaged from a striker (3) fixed to the vehicle body with opening and closing, and a half-latch pawl ( By engaging the latch 4a) and the full latch claw 4b, the latch 4 is prevented from turning in the opening direction (counterclockwise in FIG. 9), and the door is restrained in a half-door state or a fully-closed state. The pawl (5) is accommodated.

The latch (4) is entirely covered with a synthetic resin, and the synthetic resin is mounted on the vehicle outside (left side in FIG. 9).
A hollow cushioning part (4c) elastically deformable in the rotation direction is provided on the outer peripheral edge of the body, and a shaft (2) is provided on a side surface facing the body (1).
A cam groove (4d), whose distance from the taper gradually increases in the clockwise direction, is provided in a concave shape.

A spring (6) applies a biasing force to the latch (4) in the open direction, and (7) applies a biasing force in the engaging direction (clockwise in FIG. 9) to the pawl (5). Spring.

(8) is a metal cover plate fixed to the surface side of the body (1) and closing the storage portion (1a).
A reinforcing wall (8a) is formed on the outside of the vehicle so as to be bent substantially in a frontward shape. When the latch (4) moves to the overtravel position, the reinforcing wall (8a) serves as a buffer.
(4c) abuts to prevent the latch (4) from rotating.

(9) is a base plate fixed to the front surface of the body (1) and having a mounting surface (9a) bent forward. (10) is the body including the base plate (9)
The cover made of synthetic resin covers the entire front side of (1).

The cover (10) has a cable holding portion for holding a vertically oriented cable (14) connected to an outside handle (not shown) disposed at the upper end of the cover outside the vehicle. (10a) and a cable holding portion for holding a cable (17) directed in the front-rear direction, the front end of which is connected to an inside handle (not shown) arranged inside the door.
(10b) is provided.

(11) is a first arm (11a) which is fixed to a shaft (5a) of a pole (5) projecting from the back side of the body (1) and extends to the outside of the vehicle; The pawl 5 is turned in the open direction (clockwise in FIGS. 2 and 3) by an open lever as an unlocking means having a second arm 11b extending to the latch 4 The door can be opened by releasing from the engagement.

(13) is an outside lever pivotally mounted on the back side of the body (1) with a shaft (12) in the front-rear direction, and the outside end of the outside lever is connected to the outside through a cable (14). It is connected to the side handle, and pivots in the open direction (counterclockwise in FIGS. 2 and 3) by the opening operation of the outside handle.

(15) is a mounting surface (9a) of the base plate (9).
An L-shaped groove (15a) is provided below the inside lever, which is pivotally mounted with a left-right axis (16).
The upper end is connected to the inside handle via a cable (17), and can be turned in the opening direction (counterclockwise in FIGS. 4 to 6) by opening the inside handle.

Above the body (1), the door can be opened from outside the vehicle by opening the outside handle, and the door can be opened by disabling the outside handle. Unlocking means (18) which can be moved to a locked state in which the door cannot be unlocked, and an unlocked state in which the door can be opened from the inside of the vehicle by opening the inside handle below the body (1); An in-vehicle locking / unlocking means (19) is provided which is capable of disabling the door opening operation of the inside handle and moving to a locked state in which the door cannot be opened. Vehicle unlocking means (18) and vehicle locking and unlocking means (19)
However, when both are in the locked state, they will be in the super-lock state described later.

The external locking / unlocking means (18) includes a motor (20) of an actuator for external operation to be described later, a sector gear (21) and a connecting member (22), and a locking / unlocking lever (2) serving as a locking / unlocking mechanism.
4) and first and second sub levers (25) and (26).

As shown in FIG. 7, the motor (20) of the actuator is fixed to the inside of the upper portion of the cover (10) toward the inside and outside of the vehicle by a motor case (27). The operation switch is controlled to rotate in a predetermined direction by an unlocking operation of the operation switch.

The sector gear (21) is pivotally mounted on a bearing (10c) provided inside the cover (10) with a shaft (21a) facing left and right, and a gear (21b) formed on the outer periphery. Are engaged with a pinion gear (20a) provided on a rotation shaft of the motor (20), and can rotate clockwise and counterclockwise by a predetermined angle by rotation of the motor (20). Also, the shaft
(21a) and the gear portion (21b), a projection (21
c) is provided.

The connecting member (22) is supported inside the cover (10) so as to be movable up and down, and the sector gear (21) is inserted into the engaging hole (22b).
When the sector gear (21) is rotated clockwise in FIG. 4 via the motor (20) by the unlocking operation of the operation switch, the protrusion (21c) of 22c)
When the sector gear (21) rotates counterclockwise via the motor (20) by the locking operation of the operation switch, the contact portion is moved downward so as to approach the vehicle locking / unlocking means (19). (22c) moves upward away from the vehicle locking / unlocking means (19).

Further, the connecting member (22) has a vertically long slot.
(22a), an arm (22d) protruding outside the vehicle, and an engaging portion (22e) provided at the lower end and protruding outside the vehicle.
The long hole (22a) is provided in the bearing (10) provided inside the cover (10).
It is slidably engaged with the left-right support shaft (23) fitted in d).

The locking / unlocking lever (24) is formed of a synthetic resin material, and is pivotally attached to a bearing (1b) provided on the back side of the body (1) with a shaft (24a) facing rearward. And a projection (24b) provided at an end on the vehicle inner side is engaged with the arm (22d) of the connecting member (22), and the motor (20)
By the operation of, the lock position shown in FIG. 2 and the unlock position shown in FIG. 3 rotated counterclockwise from the lock position can be moved via the connecting member (22). .

An elastically deformable tongue-shaped check portion (24d) provided at the tip of the downwardly facing arm (24c) of the locking / unlocking lever (24) includes a projection (1c) provided on the body (1). By pressing against, the locking / unlocking lever (24) is elastically held at the locking position and the unlocking position.

The first sub-lever (25) has a vertically long hole (25a) formed in the upper portion slidably engaged with a projection (24e) provided on the locking / unlocking lever (24). The shaft (25b) protruding from the lower end is connected to the connection hole (13a) of the outside lever (13).
Are rotatably connected to the

The lower end of the second sub-lever (26) has a shaft (25).
b), and is urged by a spring (28) in a direction approaching the first sub-lever (25), thereby opening the open lever (1).
It has a release part (26a) that can be disengaged from the first arm (11a) of 1).

The first and second sub levers (25) and (26) are driven by the movement of the locking and unlocking lever (24) to the unlocking position and the locking position,
As shown in FIG. 3, the release portion (26a) of the second sub-lever (26)
Can be moved between an unlocked position where the open lever (11) can be engaged with the first arm (11a) and a locked position where the open lever (11) cannot be engaged as shown in FIG.

As described above, when the exterior locking / unlocking means (18) is in the unlocked state, the locking / unlocking lever (14) and the first and second sub-lever (25) (26) are in the unlocked position, and When the outside lever (13) rotates in the opening direction by the side handle opening operation and the first and second sub levers (25) and (26) move downward, the release portion ( 26a) engages with the first arm (11a) of the open lever (11), rotates the open lever (11) in the open direction, and
The door can be opened by releasing the latch (6) from the latch (4).

When the exterior locking / unlocking means (18) is in the locked state, the locking / unlocking lever (24) and the first and second sub levers (2
5) (26) is in the locked position and the release portion of the second sub-lever (26)
Since (26a) swings with respect to the first arm (11a) of the open lever (11), the opening operation of the outside handle is invalidated, and the door cannot be opened.

Since the door lock device according to the embodiment of the present invention is mounted on a door that is not provided with a lock knob that can be operated to lock and unlock from inside the room, the operation of the locking / unlocking means 18 outside the vehicle is performed near the driver's seat. Only the electrical operation of the provided operation switch is possible, and manual operation cannot be performed. In addition, the locking / unlocking state of the exterior locking / unlocking means (18) is detected by a detection switch (not shown) by detecting each state of the exterior locking / unlocking means (18) by a display lamp provided in a room or the like. It is.

Next, the vehicle interior locking / unlocking means (19) will be described. The in-vehicle locking / unlocking means (19) includes an in-vehicle operation actuator motor (29), a switching lever (30), and a link lever (described later).
(31) and an engaging / disengaging member (32).

As shown in FIG. 7, the motor (29) of the actuator is fixed to the inside of the lower part of the cover (10) in the left and right direction by a motor case (33). It is controlled to rotate in a predetermined direction by a lock operation.

The switching lever (30) is pivotally mounted on the mounting surface (9a) of the base plate (9) with the shaft (30a) facing the inside of the vehicle, and in the L-shaped groove (15a) of the inside lever (15). The motor has a long hole (30b) in the front-rear direction to be superimposed, and a gear portion (30c) meshing with a pinion gear (29a) of the motor (29).
By the rotation of (29), it is possible to move to the locked position shown in FIG. 4 and the unlocked position shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.

The locking position and the unlocking position are held by a tongue-like elastically deformable check portion (30e) elastically contacting a projection (9b) projecting from the mounting surface (9a). .

Further, only when the door is opened, the switching lever (30) is manually operated on the inner side surface of the switching lever (30).
A knob (30d) protruding from the inner panel of the door to the outside of the door is provided so that (30) can be operated to the locking position and the unlocking position.

The link lever (31) is connected to the inside lever (15).
Open lever (open counterclockwise in FIGS. 4 to 6)
The release member (31a) engageable with the second arm (11b) of (11) and the engagement portion (22e) of the connection member (22) can be engaged with the connection member.
(22) is moved downward to move the locking / unlocking means (18) outside the vehicle to the unlocked state, an L-shaped groove (15a) of the inside lever (15) and a switching lever (30). ) Slot (30
It has a vertically elongated hole (31c) that overlaps with b).

The engaging / disengaging member (32) has a vertically long hole (32a) formed in the upper portion slidably engaged with the shaft (16), and a protrusion (32b ) Is inserted into the long hole (30b) of the switching lever (30), the long hole (31c) of the link lever (31) and the L-shaped groove (15a) of the inside lever (15), and the switching lever (3
It moves in the vertical direction by the unlocking movement of (0), and moves to the locking position shown in FIG. 4 and the unlocking position shown in FIGS.

When the engaging / disengaging member (32) is in the locked position,
The protrusion (32b) is located at the corner of the L-shaped groove (15a), and the L-shaped groove (15a) swings with respect to the protrusion (32b) with the rotation of the inside lever (15) in the opening direction. Thus, the rotation of the inside lever (15) is not transmitted to the link lever (31).

When in the unlocked position, the projections (32
b) is located at the lower end of the L-shaped groove (15a), connects the inside lever (15) and the link lever (31), and
By the rotation in the open direction of (15), the linkage lever (31) also rotates in the open direction.

At the upper end of the engagement / disengagement member (32), an abutment portion (32c) that can abut on the abutment portion (22c) of the connecting member (22) in the vertical direction.
Is provided. In the engagement relationship between the contact portion (32c) of the engagement / disengagement member (32) and the contact portion (22c) of the connection member (22), when the connection member (22) moves downward, the contact portion (22c) Is a disengagement member (3
By contacting the contact portion (32c) of 2), the engaging / disengaging member (32) is moved downward, and the in-vehicle locking / unlocking means (19) is moved to the unlocked state. When the engaging / disengaging member (32) moves upward, the contact portion (3
2c) comes into contact with the contact portion (22c) of the connecting member (22), and the connecting member
(22) is moved upward to move the exterior locking / unlocking means (18) to the locked state.

As described above, when the vehicle interior locking / unlocking means (19) is in the unlocked state, the switching lever (30) and the engagement / disengagement member (32) are in the unlocking position, and the inside lever (15) Link lever
(31) is connected with an engagement / disengagement member (32).

In this state, when the inside handle is operated, the linkage lever (31) is moved to the inside lever (1).
By turning in the open direction integrally with 5),
The release portion (31a) of the link lever (31) is engaged with the second arm (11b) of the open lever (11), and the open lever (11) is operated to move the pawl (6) from the latch (4). The door can be opened by removing it. That is, in this state, the door can always be opened by operating the inside handle, regardless of whether the exterior locking / unlocking means (18) is locked or unlocked. That is, an override operation is possible.

When the vehicle interior locking / unlocking means (19) is in the locked state, the switching lever (30) and the engagement / disengagement member (32) are in the locking position, and the connection between the inside lever (15) and the linkage lever (31) is established. Is cut off, and the rotation of the inside lever (15) in the open direction is not transmitted to the link lever (32). Therefore,
In this locked state, even if the inside handle is operated, the door cannot be opened. Further, in this state, the locking / unlocking means (18) outside the vehicle is also in the locked state, and becomes a super lock state in which the operation of the outside handle and the inside handle and the override operation are disabled.

(34) is a detection member in which a cylindrical portion (34a) facing the front-rear direction is rotatably fitted in a shaft hole (1d) provided in an upper corner portion of the body (1). As shown in 10, body (1)
A first arm (34b) which enters the storage portion (1a) from the front surface of the body (1) through the insertion window (1e) formed in the housing, and fits into the cam groove (4d) of the latch (4); And a second arm (34c) (see FIG. 2) extending along the front surface of the body (1), and interlocked with the movement of the latch (4) from the open position to the full latch position. 9, it is designed to rotate counterclockwise.

With the door open, a key plate for operating a key cylinder (not shown) provided on the driver's seat door is inserted into the operation section (36c), and the emergency operation member (36) is locked in the locking direction. (In a counterclockwise direction in FIG. 3 and a clockwise direction in FIG. 8), the locking / unlocking lever (24) is moved to the locking position via the arm (36b), and the locking / unlocking means (18) outside the vehicle is moved. It can be locked.

The operating portion (36c) of the emergency operating member (36) is changed to a slit-shaped opening into which the key plate can be fitted, and is formed as a projection protruding outward so that it can be operated by means other than the key plate. Is also good.

Next, the operation of each state of the embodiment of the present invention will be described. (The unlocking means outside the vehicle and the unlocking means inside the vehicle are both unlocked.) As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, in this state, the outside handle is opened from outside the vehicle to open the cable (14) and the outside lever.
(13) The door can be opened by rotating the open lever (11) in the open direction via the first and second sub levers (25) and (26).

Also, when the inside handle is operated from inside the vehicle, the open lever is opened via the cable (17), the inside lever (15), the engagement / disengagement member (32), and the linkage lever (31).
(11) can be operated to open the door.

In the state shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, when the operation switch is locked and the motor (20) for outside operation is rotated, the connecting member (22) is moved downward by the sector gear (21). Thus, the locking / unlocking means (18) outside the vehicle can be brought into the locked state.

When the remote control switch is operated from outside the vehicle to rotate the motor (29) for in-vehicle operation, the in-vehicle locking / unlocking means (19) changes from the unlocked state to the locked state, and the engaging / disengaging member is released. When the contact portion (32c) of (32) pushes the connecting member (22) upward, the locking / unlocking means (18) outside the vehicle is also locked, so that the vehicle is in the super lock state.

In the state shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 6, when the locking operation of the external locking / unlocking means (18) by the motor (20) becomes impossible due to a dead battery or the like, the key plate is opened with the door opened. The emergency operation member (36) is rotated in the unlocking direction by the above-described method, so that the vehicle exterior locking / unlocking means (18) is unlocked. Then, by closing the door,
The door is closed when the locking / unlocking means (18) outside the vehicle is locked.

Therefore, when the external locking / unlocking means (18) is in the unlocked state, the door can be locked and closed even if the battery runs out or the like occurs.

(The locking / unlocking means outside the vehicle is in the locked state, and the locking / unlocking means in the vehicle is in the unlocked state). FIGS. 2 and 5 show the override operation in this state. If the outside handle is opened from outside the vehicle, the door must be opened because the release part (26a) of the second sub-lever (26) swings against the first arm (11a) of the open lever (11). Can not.

When the inside handle is operated from inside the vehicle, the operation is an override operation, and the locking / unlocking means outside the vehicle (18)
The door can be opened even when is locked. Further, at the same time, the canceling portion (3
1b) is engaged with the engaging portion (22e) of the connecting member (22) to move the connecting member (22) downward, thereby changing the locking / unlocking means (18) outside the vehicle from the locked state to the unlocked state. Switch.

In the state shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, when the remote control switch is operated to rotate the motor (29), the locking / unlocking means (19) in the vehicle is locked, and a super-lock state is set.

(The unlocking means outside the vehicle and the locking means inside the vehicle are both locked.) The state shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 is a super-locked state. You can't open the door. Accordingly, since the override operation is canceled, it is possible to prevent the inside handle from being carelessly operated to open the door.

[0058]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. (a) According to the first aspect of the present invention, even if the operation of the actuator is disabled due to a dead battery or the like, the locking / unlocking mechanism can be locked by operating the emergency operation member. Performance can be improved.

(B) According to the second aspect of the present invention, the locking / unlocking mechanism can be easily and reliably brought into the locked state by the emergency operating member, and the operation using the key plate becomes possible. Can prevent erroneous operation due to

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a door lock device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the door lock device when the locking / unlocking means outside the vehicle is shown in a locked state with a cover removed.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a main part when the vehicle exterior locking / unlocking means is in an unlocked state.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the main part when the locking / unlocking means outside the vehicle is in a locked state and the locking / unlocking means in the vehicle is in a locked state.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the main part when the locking / unlocking means outside the vehicle is in the locked state and the locking / unlocking means in the vehicle is in the unlocked state.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the main part when the exterior locking / unlocking means and the interior locking / unlocking means are in the unlocked state.

FIG. 7 is a rear view showing the inside of the cover.

FIG. 8 is also a rear view of the door lock device.

FIG. 9 is a rear view of the body, similarly showing a cover plate removed.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line XX in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) Body (1a) Storage section (1b) Bearing section (1c) Projection (1d) Shaft hole (1e) Insertion window (2) Shaft (3) Striker (4) Latch (4a) Half latch claw (4b) Full latch Claw (4c) Buffer (4d) Cam groove (5) Pole (5a) Shaft (6) (7) Spring (8) Cover plate (8a) Reinforcement wall (9) Base plate (9a) Mounting surface (9b) Projection (10) Cover (10a) (10b) Cable holding part (10c) (10d) (10e) Bearing part (11) Open lever (11a) First arm (11b) Second arm (12) Shaft (13) Outside Lever (13a) Connection hole (14) Cable (15) Inside lever (15a) L-shaped groove (16) Shaft (17) Cable (18) Locking / unlocking means outside car (19) Locking / unlocking means inside car (20) Motor (actuator) (20a) Pinion gear (21) Sector gear (21a) Shaft (21b) Gear (21c) Projection (22) Connecting member (22a) Long hole (22b) Engagement hole (22c) Contact part (22d) Arm (22e ) Engagement part (23) Support shaft (24) Locking / unlocking lever (locking / unlocking mechanism) (24a) Shaft (24b) Protrusion (24c) Arm (24d) H (24e) Projection (24f) Arm (25) First sub lever (locking / unlocking mechanism) (25a) Slot (25b) Shaft (26) Second sub lever (locking / unlocking mechanism) (26a) Release part (27 ) Motor case (28) Spring (29) In-vehicle motor (29a) Pinion gear (30) Switching lever (30a) Shaft (30b) Elongated hole (30c) Gear (30d) Hook (30e) Check ( 31) Link lever (31a) Release part (31b) Cancel part (31c) Long hole (32) Disengagement member (32a) Long hole (32b) Projection (32c) Contact part (33) Motor case (34) Detection Member (34b) First arm (34c) Second arm (35) Detection switch (36) Emergency operation member (36a) Shaft (36b) Arm (36c) Operation

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Masakazu Akahori 1-14-7 Maruyama, Isogo-ku, Yokohama-shi F-term in Oi Works, Ltd. (reference) 2E250 AA21 HH01 JJ05 JJ34 JJ37 JJ49 KK02 LL04 NN01 PP02 PP04 PP07 PP12 PP13 QQ03 RR12 RR25 RR44

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An unlocking mechanism that enables an operation of a handle provided on a vehicle exterior side of a door by an actuator operable by an appropriate operation switch on a body attached to the door, thereby enabling the door to be opened. In a vehicle door lock device provided with a locking and unlocking mechanism capable of switching between a state and a locked state in which the operation of the handle is invalidated and the door cannot be opened, when the door is in the opened state, , Exposed to the outside from the door,
And when the door is in the closed state, the locking and unlocking mechanism has an operation unit provided at a position closed between the door and the vehicle body, and switches the locking and unlocking mechanism from the unlocked state to the locked state. An automobile door lock device comprising an emergency operation member connected to the vehicle. 2. An emergency operating member, comprising: a shaft rotatably fitted into a body; an arm provided at an inner end of the shaft inside the door; and an arm connected to the locking / unlocking mechanism; The door lock device for a vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising an operating portion provided at an outer end of the portion, wherein a slit-shaped opening is provided at the outer end of the operating portion.