Door handle apparatus for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10280656-B2
Application number	US-201515513470-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 24, 2015
Priority date	Sep 30, 2014
Publication date	May 7, 2019
Grant date	May 7, 2019

Abstract

A door handle apparatus for a vehicle includes an outside handle configured by a first handle member and a second handle member which are integrally fixed to each other via a fixing mechanism configured by a plurality of engagement tabs, a pedestal portion and a stopper member, the engagement tabs being provided at one of the first handle member and the second handle member, and arranged to be separated from each other by a space portion which is predetermined and to face each other, the pedestal portion being provided at the other of the first handle member and the second handle member, and including an engagement hole into which the engagement tabs are insertable, and the stopper member being inserted in the space portion between the plurality of engagement tabs which is in a state of being inserted in the engagement hole of the pedestal portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A door handle apparatus for a vehicle, the door handle apparatus comprising:
a base frame configured to be provided at a vehicle inner side of a door outer panel configuring an outer surface of a vehicle door;
an outside handle configured by a first handle member made of resin and a second handle member made of resin which are integrally fixed to each other via a fixing mechanism, the second handle member being at the vehicle inner side relative to the first handle member, the outside handle being configured to be attached to the base frame from a vehicle outer side of the door outer panel;
the fixing mechanism including a pair of engagement tabs, a pedestal portion and a stopper member;
the pair of engagement tabs being provided at one handle member that is one of the first handle member and the second handle member;
the pair of engagement tabs each including a flat plate shape that face each other and are separated from each other by a space portion;
the pedestal portion being provided at the other handle member that is the other of the first handle member and the second handle member, and including an engagement hole into which each of the of engagement tabs is insertable; and
the stopper member being inserted in the space portion to contact each of the pair of engagement tabs which is in a state of being inserted in the engagement hole of the pedestal portion, the stopper member preventing disengagement of the air of engagement tabs from the engagement hole.

2. The door handle apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the second handle member is the one handle member and the first handle member is the other handle member, and
the stopper member is a screw member made of metal, the screw member is inserted into the space portion by being screwed into the space portion that is formed between the pair of engagement tabs which is in a state of being inserted in the engagement hole of the pedestal portion.

3. The door handle apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the second handle member is the one handle member and the first handle member is the other handle member, and
the stopper member is a pin made of resin, the pin is inserted into the space portion that is formed between the air of engagement tabs which is in a state of being inserted in the engagement hole of the pedestal portion.

4. The door handle apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein
the pedestal portion includes a pair of standing walls formed to be parallel to each other and to stand from the first handle member towards the second handle member, and a connection wall connecting the pair of standing walls to each other and including the engagement hole between the pair of standing walls, and
the of engagement tabs which is in a state of being inserted in the engagement hole is accommodated in a facing space portion at which the pair of standing walls face each other.

5. The door handle apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
each of the of engagement tabs includes a tab portion expanded in a plate thickness direction, and
an inner wall surface of the engagement hole of the pedestal portion includes an engagement protrusion which engages the tab portion of each of the pair of engagement tabs.

Assignees

• Aisin Seiki

Inventors

• Nagata Koichi
• Sakamoto Mizuya
• Araki Nobukazu
• Sato Katsuhiro
• UETAKE Kota

Classifications

• F16B5/128

  a strip with a C-or U-shaped cross section being fastened to a plate such that the fastening means remain invisible, e.g. the fastening being completely enclosed by the strip · CPC title

• E05B79/04 Primary

  Mounting of lock casings to the vehicle, e.g. to the wing · CPC title

• F16B25/0015

  the material being a soft organic material, e.g. wood or plastic (F16B25/0031 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E05B77/34

  Protection against weather or dirt, e.g. against water ingress (closures or guards for keyholes E05B17/14) · CPC title

• B60J5/04

  arranged at the vehicle sides {(panel mounted arm-rests B60N2/78; wall liners B60R13/02; door edge guards B60R13/043; padded linings associated with the side doors B60R21/0428)} · CPC title