Vehicle door comprising a handle arrangement, and vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12241291-B2
Application number	US-202218063080-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 8, 2022
Priority date	Dec 10, 2021
Publication date	Mar 4, 2025
Grant date	Mar 4, 2025

Abstract

A vehicle door may have a handle arrangement, where the door may also have a door support structure. The door may also have a shaft strip which is arranged on the upper side of the door support structure. The handle arrangement may be arranged movably, in particular pivotably, at the shaft strip. The handle arrangement may have a handle element which can be gripped on an exterior of the vehicle door. The handle element may be designed as a device which can be actuated in at least one direction for actively actuating at least two switching functions.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle door comprising a handle arrangement, wherein the vehicle door comprises:
a door support structure,
a shaft strip which is arranged on the upper side of the door support structure,
wherein the handle arrangement is arranged pivotably at the shaft strip, and comprises a handle element which can be gripped on an exterior of the vehicle door, and
wherein the handle element is designed as a device which can be actuated in at least one direction for actively actuating at least two switching functions,
wherein the shaft strip comprises a support strip which protrudes substantially perpendicularly and on which the handle arrangement is arranged to form a form fit and/or force fit, and is mounted so as to be movable in a limited manner.

2. The vehicle door according to claim 1 , wherein the handle element can be operated in at least two directions for actively actuating at least two switching functions.

3. The vehicle door according to claim 2 , wherein the handle arrangement comprises a handle support which comprises a fixed support part connected to the door support structure, and a movable support part at which the handle element can be arranged to form a form fit and/or force fit.

4. The vehicle door according to claim 3 , wherein the handle element is hinged at the handle support.

5. The vehicle door according to claim 4 , wherein an axis of rotation of the handle element is arranged in a region of the handle support or of the shaft strip.

6. The vehicle door according to claim 3 , wherein the handle support is provided with a sensor which comprises: a first metal surface, and a second metal surface arranged at a distance therefrom, which is arranged so as to be movable relative to the first metal surface, and an electronic unit adapted to detect a capacitance change or inductance change caused by the change in the distance between the metal surfaces.

7. The vehicle door according to claim 6 , wherein the first metal surface is arranged on the fixed support part and the second metal surface is arranged on the movable support part.

8. The vehicle door according to claim 6 , wherein the handle element is pivotable between a first switching movement directed away from the vehicle door and a second switching movement directed towards the vehicle door.

9. The vehicle door according to claim 8 , wherein the electronic unit is designed to trigger a first predefined or programmable action upon detection of the first switching movement, and to trigger a second predefined or programmable action upon detection of the second switching movement.

10. The vehicle door according to claim 8 , wherein the handle support has a first end stop for limiting the first switching movement, and a second end stop for limiting the second switching movement.

11. A vehicle comprising at least one vehicle door according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Witte Automotive Gmbh

Inventors

• Mensch Reinaldo
• Höhn Ralf
• Handl Patrick

Classifications

• E05B81/76 Primary

  Detection of handle operation; Detection of a user approaching a handle; Electrical switching actions performed by door handles · CPC title

• E05Y2900/531

  Doors · CPC title

• E05Y2600/46

  in or on the wing · CPC title

• E05Y2400/86

  by hand · CPC title

• E05Y2400/854

  Switches · CPC title