Door handle assembly for a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10006229-B2
Application number	US-201615291801-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 12, 2016
Priority date	Dec 7, 2015
Publication date	Jun 26, 2018
Grant date	Jun 26, 2018

Abstract

A door handle arrangement for a motor vehicle, includes a support, a handle that is swivel-mounted on the support to be moved between a rest position and an actuated position along a first movement path, a locking cylinder and a resetting device. The handle can be pivoted with respect to the locking cylinder into a release position in such a way that it can be lifted off the locking cylinder and the locking cylinder is released for inserting a key. The handle is designed in such a way that it can be pivoted from the actuated position along a second movement path, which is adjacent to the first movement path, into the release position, wherein in the release position of the handle, the handle is retained in its release position by a locking element.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A door handle arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising a support that can be mounted on the inside of a door of the motor vehicle,
a handle adapted to be grasped by a user and arranged on the outside of the door of the motor vehicle and that is swivel-mounted on the support so that it is moved between a rest position and an actuated position along a first movement path,
a locking cylinder and a cover for the locking cylinder, and
a resetting device that pushes the handle with a reset force into rest position,
wherein the handle is designed in such a way that it forms in rest position the cover for the locking cylinder,
wherein a first longitudinal end of the handle is swivel-mounted on the support and a second longitudinal end of the handle is coupled with the support and is adapted to be moved away from the support,
wherein the handle is adapted to be pivoted with respect to the locking cylinder into a release position in such a way that it can be lifted off the locking cylinder and the locking cylinder is released for inserting a key, and
wherein the handle includes a cavity which receives the locking cylinder at least partially when the handle is in rest position,
wherein the handle is designed in such a way that it can be pivoted from the actuated position along a second movement path, which is adjacent to the first movement path, into the release position, wherein in the release position of the handle, the handle is retained in its release position by a locking means.

2. A door handle arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the locking means also comprises the resetting device.

3. A door handle arrangement according to claim 2 , wherein the locking means comprises a flexible spring element, which ensures that the handle is retained in the release position.

4. A door handle arrangement according to claim 3 , wherein the flexible spring element is arranged at the support and comprises at least one spring with two spring legs, wherein a first spring leg is retained at the support and a second spring leg is connected with the second longitudinal end of the handle in such a way that a movement of the handle at least in the direction of its actuated position compresses the flexible spring element.

5. A door handle arrangement according to claim 4 , wherein the locking means comprises a locking recess, which is formed at the second longitudinal end of the handle, into which locking recess the second spring leg of the flexible spring element engages when the handle is moved into the release position at the end of the second movement path in such a way that the handle is retained in the release position and a key can be inserted into the locking cylinder.

6. A door handle arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the locking means comprises a flexible spring element, which ensures that the handle is retained in the release position.

7. A door handle arrangement according to claim 6 , wherein the flexible spring element is arranged at the support and comprises at least one spring with two spring legs, wherein a first spring leg is retained at the support and a second spring leg is connected with the second longitudinal end of the handle in such a way that a movement of the handle at least in the direction of its actuated position compresses the flexible spring element.

8. A door handle arrangement according to claim 7 , wherein the locking means comprises a locking recess, which is formed at the second longitudinal end of the handle, into which locking recess the second spring leg of the flexible spring element engages when the handle is moved into the release position at the end of the second movement path in such a way that the handle is retained in the release position and a key can be inserted into the locking cylinder.

9. A door handle arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the locking means comprises a flexible spring element, which is mounted on an axis at the support or on the first longitudinal end of the handle.

10. A door handle arrangement according to claim 9 , wherein the flexible spring element comprises at least one spring with two spring legs, wherein a first spring leg is retained at the support and a second spring leg is connected with the first longitudinal end of the handle in such a way that at the end of the second movement path the handle is retained in its release position.

11. A door handle arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the handle is adapted to be transferred with a normal actuating force from the rest position to the actuated position, wherein a force required for moving the handle into the release position is greater than the normal actuating force.

12. A door handle arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a support mounted on an inside of a door of the motor vehicle;
a handle adapted to be grasped by a user and arranged on an outside of the door of the motor vehicle and movable between a rest position and an actuated position along a first movement path, wherein a first longitudinal end of the handle is swivel-mounted on the support and a second longitudinal end of the handle is coupled with the support and is adapted to be moved away from the support;
a locking cylinder mounted to the door of the motor vehicle, wherein the handle includes a cavity which at least partially receives the locking cylinder when the handle is in the rest position;
a resetting device urges the handle with a reset force into the rest position, wherein the handle is designed in such a way that in the rest position the handle forms a cover for the locking cylinder;
wherein the handle is adapted to be pivoted with respect to the locking cylinder into a release position in such a way that the handle can be lifted off the locking cylinder exposing the locking cylinder for inserting a key,
a locking member mounted to the door of the motor vehicle, and
wherein the handle is pivotable from the actuated position along a second movement path, which is adjacent to the first movement path, into the release position, wherein the handle is retained in the release position by the locking member.

13. A door handle arrangement according to claim 12 , wherein the locking member comprises a flexible spring element, which ensures that the handle is retained in the release position.

14. A door handle arrangement according to claim 13 , wherein the flexible spring element comprises two spring legs, wherein a first spring leg is retained at the support and a second spring leg is connected with the second longitudinal end of the handle in such a way that a movement of the handle at least in the direction of its actuated position compresses the flexible spring element.

15. A door handle arrangement according to claim 13 , wherein the flexible spring element is mounted on the first longitudinal end of the handle.

16. A door handle arrangement according to claim 15 , wherein the flexible spring element comprises two spring legs, wherein a first spring leg is retained at the support and the second spring leg is connected with the first longitudinal end of the handle in such a way that at the end of the second movement path the handle is retained in its release position.

17. A door handle arrangement according to claim 12 , wherein the locking member also comprises the resetting device.

18. A door handle arrangement according to claim 12 wherein the locking member comprises a spring-biased blocking arm.

19. A door handle arrangement according to claim 18 wherein the locking member is located adjacent th

Assignees

• Beck Andreas
• Huf Huelsbeck & Fuerst Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Beck Andreas

Classifications

• E05B81/90 Primary

  Manual override in case of power failure · CPC title

• E05B79/20

  using flexible connections, e.g. Bowden cables · CPC title

• E05B85/06

  Lock cylinder arrangements · CPC title

• E05B85/16

  a longitudinal grip part being pivoted at one end about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the grip part · CPC title

• E05B79/06

  Mounting of handles, e.g. to the wing or to the lock · CPC title