MUMBAI, India, Oct. 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202614020056 A) filed by Suzuki Motor Corporation on February 20, 2026, for Vehicle Side Door Lock Structure.

Inventors include Hiroki Ikezaki -; and Keizo Oba.

The application for the patent was published on October 02, 2026, under issue no. 40/2026.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle side door lock structure capable of improving antitheft performance by keeping a cylinder rod from falling off a door latch mechanism. A vehicle side door lock structure 100 includes: a latch mechanism 120 fixed to an inner panel 210 of a side door 200 10 of a vehicle; a key cylinder 140 fixed to an outer panel 220 of the side door 200; and a cylinder rod 160 extending fr...