Actuating mechanism for actuating covers for vehicles

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12540496-B2
Application number	US-202318123098-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 17, 2023
Priority date	Mar 30, 2022
Publication date	Feb 3, 2026
Grant date	Feb 3, 2026

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an actuating mechanism for actuating, in particular opening, vehicle doors, wherein the actuating mechanism comprises the following: a housing having a pivot axis; an actuating element, which is transferable from a home position into an actuating position in order to generate an electrical actuation signal and into an emergency release position for manual unlocking of the vehicle door, wherein the actuating element comprises a curved region, which is pivotally connected to the pivot axis, and wherein the curved region is arranged in the home position of the actuating element in the housing and protrudes from the housing in the emergency release position of the actuating element.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An actuating mechanism for actuating vehicle doors, wherein the actuating mechanism comprises the following:
a housing having a pivot axis; and an actuating element, which is transferable from a home position into an actuating position in order to generate an electrical actuation signal and into an emergency release position for manual unlocking of the vehicle door,
wherein the actuating element comprises a grip region,
wherein the actuating element comprises a curved region, which is pivotally connected to the pivot axis, wherein the curved region is located along a length of the actuating element between the pivot axis and the grip region,
wherein the curved region is arranged in the home position of the actuating element in the housing and protrudes from the housing in the emergency release position of the actuating element, and
wherein the actuating element is pivotable in a first direction for the transfer from the home position into the actuating position and pivotable in an opposite second direction for the transfer from the home position into the emergency release position.

2 . The actuating mechanism according to claim 1 ,
wherein the curved region is pivotable into the housing for the transfer into the actuating position or wherein the curved region is pivotable out of the housing for the transfer into the emergency release position.

3 . The actuating mechanism according to claim 1 ,
wherein the actuating element comprises a substantially trumpet-like cross-section.

4 . The actuating mechanism according to claim 1 ,
wherein the actuating element is pivotable by 90° between the home position and the emergency release position.

5 . The actuating mechanism according to claim 1 ,
wherein the curved region comprises a first portion having a first radius and a second portion having a second, smaller radius.

6 . The actuating mechanism according to claim 1 ,
wherein the grip region is configured to cover the curved region in the home position or the actuating position.

7 . The actuating mechanism according to claim 6 ,
wherein the grip region comprises an outer side configured as a push-button for transferring the actuating element into the actuating position and a rear side configured as a pull-handle for transferring the actuating element into the emergency release position.

8 . The actuating mechanism according to claim 7 ,
wherein the actuating mechanism comprises a trough body extending around the grip region in such a way that the rear side of the grip region is graspable in the home position of the actuating element.

9 . A vehicle having the actuating mechanism according to claim 1 .

10 . The actuating mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the actuating element is pivotable by at least 80° between the home position and the emergency release position.

11 . An actuating mechanism for actuating vehicle doors, wherein the actuating mechanism comprises the following:
a housing having a pivot axis; and an actuating element, which is transferable from a home position into an actuating position in order to generate an electrical actuation signal and into an emergency release position for manual unlocking of the vehicle door,
wherein the actuating element comprises a curved region pivotally connected to the pivot axis,
wherein the curved region is arranged in the home position of the actuating element in the housing and protrudes from the housing in the emergency release position of the actuating element,
wherein the actuating element is pivotable in a first direction for the transfer from the home position into the actuating position and pivotable in an opposite second direction for the transfer from the home position into the emergency release position, and
wherein the curved region comprises a first portion having a first radius and a second portion having a second, smaller radius.

12 . The actuating mechanism according to claim 11 ,
wherein the curved region is pivotable into the housing for the transfer into the actuating position or wherein the curved region is pivotable out of the housing for the transfer into the emergency release position.

13 . The actuating mechanism according to claim 11 ,
wherein the actuating element comprises a substantially trumpet-like cross-section.

14 . The actuating mechanism according to claim 11 ,
wherein the actuating element is pivotable by 80° to 100° between the home position and the emergency release position.

15 . An actuating mechanism for actuating vehicle doors, wherein the actuating mechanism comprises the following:
a housing having a pivot axis; and an actuating element, which is transferable from a home position into an actuating position in order to generate an electrical actuation signal and into an emergency release position for manual unlocking of the vehicle door,
wherein the actuating element comprises a curved region, which is pivotally connected to the pivot axis,
wherein the curved region is arranged in the home position of the actuating element in the housing and protrudes from the housing in the emergency release position of the actuating element,
wherein the actuating element comprises a handle region, which is arranged at a first end of the curved region and is configured in order to cover the curved region in the home position or the actuating position,
wherein the handle region comprises an outer side configured as a push-button for transferring the actuating element into the actuating position and a rear side configured as a pull-handle for transferring the actuating element into the emergency release position, and
wherein the curved region comprises a first portion having a first radius and a second portion having a second, smaller radius.

16 . The actuating mechanism according to claim 15 ,
wherein the curved region is pivotable into the housing for the transfer into the actuating position or wherein the curved region is pivotable out of the housing for the transfer into the emergency release position.

17 . The actuating mechanism according to claim 15 ,
wherein the actuating element comprises a substantially trumpet-like cross-section.

18 . The actuating mechanism according to claim 15 ,
wherein the actuating mechanism comprises a trough body extending around the handle region in such a way that the rear side of the handle region is graspable in the home position of the actuating element.

Assignees

• Illinois Tool Works

Inventors

• Wilke Zsolt
• Rudolf Andreas

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 Primary

  Inner door handles · CPC title

• E05B85/103

  creating a completely closed wing surface · CPC title

• E05B81/04

  Electrical (electrical circuits E05B81/54) · CPC title

• E05B81/90 Primary

  Manual override in case of power failure · CPC title