Securing arrangement on a motor vehicle door

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12371929-B2
Application number	US-202318180227-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 8, 2023
Priority date	Mar 8, 2023
Publication date	Jul 29, 2025
Grant date	Jul 29, 2025

Abstract

A securing arrangement on a motor vehicle door, which is equipped with an actuating element, in particular a securing button, and with a mechanical transmission element for acting upon, for example, a motor vehicle latch. The actuating element penetrates a door opening and is coupled to the transmission element. In addition, an additional sealing element is provided in the region of the door opening. According to the invention, the sealing element is provided on/or in a grommet engaging over the mechanical transmission element.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A securing arrangement on a motor vehicle door comprising:
an actuating element,
a mechanical transmission element for acting upon a motor vehicle latch, wherein the actuating element penetrates a door opening and is mechanically coupled to the mechanical transmission element,
a sealing element that is provided in a region of the door opening, and
a grommet that engages with the mechanical transmission element wherein the sealing element is provided on and/or in the grommet,
wherein the grommet has a recess on a grommet head for receiving a foot-side pin located on the actuating element, wherein the foot-side pin is configured for entering into and exiting out of the recess as the actuating element moves,
wherein the sealing element is fixedly attached to the grommet at the grommet head to seal the grommet off from the mechanical transmission element, and
wherein the sealing element abuts an inside of a grommet head of the grommet and seals the grommet off from the mechanical transmission element.

2. The securing arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing element engages the grommet head from below to seal the grommet off from the mechanical transmission element.

3. The securing arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing element includes a ring seal made of an elastomeric material.

4. The securing arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the mechanical transmission element includes a Bowden cable having a core and a sheath.

5. The securing arrangement according to claim 4 , wherein the core is connected to the actuating element and the sealing element is connected to the sheath and/or to the grommet.

6. The securing arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising a guide sleeve for guiding the actuating element and that is inserted into the door opening.

7. The securing arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the actuating element includes a securing button that is manually actuatable.

8. The securing arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the actuating element has a cylindrical configuration.

Assignees

• Kiekert Ag

Inventors

• Uhrin Michael
• Bills Scott
• Spencer Jeffrey C

Classifications

• E05B85/08

  Sill-buttons, garnish buttons or inner door lock knobs · CPC title

• E05B79/22

  Operative connections between handles, sill buttons or lock knobs and the lock unit (mounting of non-movable base elements of a handle to a lock E05B79/06) · CPC title

• E05B81/48 Primary

  Actuators being driven in a single direction · CPC title

• E05B79/06

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

• E05B77/34

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