Escutcheon and vehicle door

US11434670B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-11434670-B2
Application numberUS-201816763022-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 6, 2018
Priority dateFeb 6, 2018
Publication dateSep 6, 2022
Grant dateSep 6, 2022

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Abstract

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An escutcheon and a vehicle door which attain excellent door interior design are provided. An escutcheon includes: a first vertical wall part covering the circumference of a handle base vertical wall part having a shape of a frame; a second vertical wall part having a shape of a frame continuous in a circumferential direction along a handle opening, the second vertical wall part having its height set corresponding to a clearance between a projecting end of the handle base vertical wall part and a back surface of the door trim; and a continuous part connecting between the first vertical wall part and the second vertical wall part.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An escutcheon configured to mount a handle base pivotally supporting an interior door handle on a door trim including a handle opening, the escutcheon comprising: a first vertical wall part covering a circumference of a handle base vertical wall part having a shape of a frame; a second vertical wall part having a shape of a frame continuous in a circumferential direction along the handle opening, the second vertical wall part having its height set corresponding to a clearance between a projecting end of the handle base vertical wall part and a back surface of the door trim; and a continuous part connecting between the first vertical wall part and the second vertical wall part, wherein the second vertical wall part is set to become flush with the handle base vertical wall part, and a projecting end of the second vertical wall part is set to abut on the back surface of the door trim. 2. The escutcheon according to claim 1 , further comprising: a first engaging part configured to engage with a first hook part disposed in an outer circumference of the handle base vertical wall part so that the handle base is mounted on the escutcheon; and a second engaging part configured to engage with a second hook part provided around the handle opening on the back surface of the door trim so that the escutcheon is mounted on the door trim. 3. A vehicle door comprising: a door trim configured to cover a door panel on a cabin side and includes a handle opening; an interior door handle device including a handle base pivotally supporting an interior door handle for a user in the cabin to manipulate for opening and closing a door; and the escutcheon according to claim 1 . 4. The vehicle door according to claim 3 , wherein a surface member covering a surface of a core member of the door trim is bonded as being folded back on a back surface side from an edge of the handle opening. 5. A vehicle door comprising: a door trim configured to cover a door panel on a cabin side and includes a handle opening; an interior door handle device including a handle base pivotally supporting an interior door handle for a user in the cabin to manipulate for opening and closing a door; and the escutcheon according to claim 2 .

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Classifications

  • E05B85/12Primary

    Inner door handles · CPC title

  • Operators with knobs or handles · CPC title

  • with a locking knob forming part of the inside door handle unit · CPC title

  • Doors · CPC title

  • E05B79/06Primary

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

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What does patent US11434670B2 cover?
An escutcheon and a vehicle door which attain excellent door interior design are provided. An escutcheon includes: a first vertical wall part covering the circumference of a handle base vertical wall part having a shape of a frame; a second vertical wall part having a shape of a frame continuous in a circumferential direction along a handle opening, the second vertical wall part having its heig…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kasai Kogyo Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification E05B85/12. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 06 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 5 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).