Arresting element and handle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10000946-B2
Application number	US-201514872318-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 1, 2015
Priority date	Oct 2, 2014
Publication date	Jun 19, 2018
Grant date	Jun 19, 2018

Abstract

An arresting element for a blocking element of a locking device of a vehicle door, with a fixing area for fixing the arresting element at the locking device, a sensor area for detecting a deformation of a door panel of the vehicle, particularly an inner door panel, which is directed towards the interior of the vehicle, and an arresting area for arresting the blocking element.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An arresting element for a blocking element of a locking device of a vehicle door, comprising:
a mass balancing element adapted to be brought into an operative connection with a door handle, wherein the mass balancing element due to an influence of accelerations, which act to the door handle during an accident, avoids an undesired opening of the vehicle door due to its inertia force; and
a blocking element adapted to be moved between a resting position and a blocking position, wherein in the resting position the mass balancing element is relatively movable to the blocking element, and in the blocking position, in which the blocking element is deflectable during an accident due to its inertia force the blocking element blocks the mass balancing element, wherein the arresting element is movable between a released position and an arresting position, wherein in the released position the blocking element is movable relative to the arresting element and in the arresting position the arresting element arrest the blocking element, and wherein the arresting element is provided with a fixing area for fixing the arresting element at the locking device;
a sensor area for detecting a deformation of a door panel of the vehicle, which is directed towards the interior of the vehicle; and
an arresting area for arresting the blocking element.

2. The arresting element according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing area of the arresting element comprises a fixing section in form of a step, in order to assemble the arresting element at a mounting element of the locking device in a form and/or force fitting manner.

3. The arresting element according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor area of the arresting element comprises a sensor section in form of a curved area on the arresting element which is curved in the direction to an inner door panel of the vehicle, so that after assembly of the arresting element at the locking device the arresting element pivots about a portion of the blocking element, adjacent the fixing area, toward an outer door panel, due to impact from the inner door panel on the sensor area, which faces the inner door panel, in order to detect a deformation of the inner door panel by contact.

4. The arresting element according to claim 1 , wherein the arresting area of the arresting element comprises an arresting section which can be brought in an operative connection with the complementary arresting area of the blocking element during a deformation of an inner door panel in order to arrest the blocking element.

5. The arresting according to claim 2 , wherein the mounting element is assembled at the locking device and at which the blocking element and the mass balancing element can be movably assembled.

6. The arresting according to claim 1 , wherein the arresting element can be transmitted in the arresting position during an accident by deformation of a door panel which is directed to the interior of the vehicle.

7. The arresting according to claim 2 , wherein the arresting element can be assembled at the mounting element in a form and/or force fitting and/or firmly bonded manner.

8. The arresting according to claim 1 , wherein the mass balancing element comprises an operating lever, with which the door handle is in connection.

9. The arresting according to claim 8 , wherein the mass balancing element and the operating lever are connected to one another.

10. The arresting according to claim 1 , wherein the mass balancing element is mounted pivotably about an axis and/or spring loaded in a locking position securing the door handle.

11. The arresting according to claim 1 , wherein the blocking element is pivotably mounted about an axis and/or spring loaded in the released position.

12. The arresting according to claim 10 , wherein the axis of the mass balancing element is assembled spaced and in parallel to the axis of the blocking element.

13. The arresting according to claim 1 , wherein the mass balancing element and the blocking element are pivotably mounted at the mounting element in a way that during accelerations both can be swiveled in the same direction of rotation.

14. The arresting according to claim 1 , wherein the blocking element comprises a blocking means, which can be brought in an operative connection with a complementary cam of the mass balancing element in the blocking position of the blocking element in order to block the mass balancing element.

Assignees

• Huf Huelsbeck & Fuerst Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Niegeloh Andreas
• Bartels Markus

Classifications

• E05B77/04

  Preventing unwanted lock actuation, e.g. unlatching, at the moment of collision · CPC title

• E05B85/10

  Handles · CPC title

• E05B77/06 Primary

  by means of inertial forces · CPC title