Door for a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11248401-B2
Application number	US-201716495909-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 14, 2017
Priority date	Mar 20, 2017
Publication date	Feb 15, 2022
Grant date	Feb 15, 2022

Abstract

A door and a vehicle including the door. The door includes a door body; a latch movable between locked and unlocked positions; a first handle accessible from an exterior side of the body; a second handle accessible from an interior side of the body; and a rod connecting the latch and the handles, the handles rotating about a common axis, the first handle being rotatable between a first and a second position, the second handle being rotatable between a third and a fourth position, the latch being in the locked position when the first handle is in the first position and the second handle is in the third position, the latch being in the unlocked position when the first handle is in the second position, the latch being in the unlocked position also when the second handle is in the fourth position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A door for a vehicle, comprising:
a door body;
a latch connected to the door body, the latch being selectively movable between a locked position and an unlocked position;
a shaft connected to the door body;
a first handle rotatably connected to the door body, the first handle being accessible from an exterior side of the door body,
the first handle including:
a first handle body, and
a first lever portion integrally connected to the first handle body;

a second handle rotatably connected to the door body, the second handle being accessible from an interior side of the door body,
the second handle including:
a second handle body, and
a second lever portion integrally connected to the second handle body,

the first handle and the second handle being rotatably disposed on the shaft; and
a rod connected between the latch and at least one of the first handle and the second handle,
the first handle and the second handle rotating about a common rotation axis about the shaft, the first handle body of the first handle and the second lever portion of the second handle being shaped to fit together and be in direct contact with each other,
the first handle being rotatable between a first position and a second position, the second handle being rotatable between a third position and a fourth position,
the latch being in the locked position when the first handle is in the first position and the second handle is in the third position,
the latch being in the unlocked position when the first handle is in the second position and the second handle is in any position, the latch being in the unlocked position also when the second handle is in the fourth position and the first handle is in any position,
when the door is pivotably mounted to the vehicle:
the locked position of the latch preventing the door from pivoting with respect to the vehicle when the door is in a closed position,
the unlocked position of the latch allowing the door to pivot with respect to the vehicle.

2. The door of claim 1 , wherein:
the first handle is operatively connected to the second handle such that rotation of one of the first handle and the second handle causes an other one of the first handle and the second handle to rotate;
the first handle is in the first position when the second handle is in the third position; and
the first handle is in the second position when the second handle is in the fourth position.

3. The door of claim 2 , wherein the first handle and the second handle have a fixed relative orientation to each other such that rotation of the one of the first and second handles causes an equal rotation of the other one of the first and second handles.

4. The door of claim 2 , wherein:
one of the first handle and the second handle includes:
a first protrusion, and
a first recess defined on a side of the one of the first handle and the second handle opposite the first protrusion;

an other one of the first handle and the second handle includes:
a second protrusion, and
a second recess defined on a side of the other one of the first handle and the second handle opposite the second protrusion; and

the first handle and the second handle are connected together by the first protrusion being received in the second recess.

5. The door of claim 2 , wherein the first handle and the second handle rotate in a same direction about the rotation axis.

6. The door of claim 1 , wherein:
the latch is disposed in a rear portion of the door; and
the door further comprises at least one hinge connected to a front portion of the door for pivotably connecting the door to the vehicle.

7. The door of claim 1 , wherein the first handle is biased toward the first position and the second handle is biased toward the third position.

8. The door of claim 7 , further comprising a biasing element operatively connected to at least one of the first handle and the second handle.

9. The door of claim 8 , wherein the biasing element is a leaf spring.

10. The door of claim 1 , wherein the rotation axis is oriented parallel to an outer surface of the door.

11. The door of claim 1 , wherein:
a lever portion of the first handle extends away from the rotation axis in a first direction; and
a lever portion of the second handle extends away from the rotation axis in a second direction, the second direction being opposite the first direction.

12. The door of claim 1 , wherein the latch is biased toward the unlocked position.

13. The door of claim 1 , wherein:
the door body includes:
a door frame, and
at least one door panel;

the at least one door panel defining at least one aperture through which extends at least one of:
the first handle,
the second handle, and
the shaft; and

the first handle and the second handle are rotatably connected to the door frame.

14. A vehicle comprising:
a frame;
two front wheels operatively connected to the frame;
two rear wheels operatively connected to the frame;
at least one seat connected to the frame;
a motor connected to the frame, the motor being operatively connected to at least one of:
the two front wheels; and
the two rear wheels; and

at least one door connected to the frame, the at least one door including:
a door body;

a latch connected to the door body, the latch being selectively movable between a locked position and an unlocked position;
a first handle rotatably connected to the door body, the first handle being located on an exterior side of the vehicle,
the first handle including:
a first handle body, and
a first lever portion integrally connected to the first handle body;

a second handle rotatably connected to the door body, the second handle being located on an interior of the vehicle,
the second handle including:
a second handle body, and
a second lever portion integrally connected to the second handle body; and

a rod connected between the latch and at least one of the first handle and the second handle,
the first handle and the second handle rotating about a common rotation axis, the first handle body of the first handle and the second lever portion of the second handle being shaped to fit together and be in direct contact with each other,
the first handle being rotatable between a first position and a second position, the second handle being rotatable between a third position and a fourth position, the latch being in the locked position when the first handle is in the first position and the second handle is in the third position,
the latch being in the unlocked position when the first handle is in the second position and the second handle is in any position, the latch being in the unlocked position also when the second handle is in the fourth position and the first handle is in any position,
the locked position of the latch preventing the at least one door from pivoting with respect to the vehicle when the door is in a closed position,
the unlocked position of the latch allowing the at least one door to pivot with respect to the vehicle,
the first handle being operatively connected to the second handle such that rotation of one of the first handle and the second handle causes an other one of the first handle and the second handle to rotate;
the first handle being in the first position when the second handle is in the third position,
the first handle being in the second position when the second handle is in the fourth position,
the first handle and the second handle having a fixed relative orientation to each other such that rotation of the one of the first and second handles causes an equal rotation of the other one of the

Assignees

• Bombardier Recreational Products Inc

Inventors

• Laroche David
• Proulx Dave

Classifications

• 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

• E05B85/12

  Inner door handles · CPC title

• E05B79/12

  using connecting rods · CPC title

• E05B79/06 Primary

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

• Y10T292/93

  Latch spindles · CPC title