Opening apparatus for a door that has an outer panel, a motor vehicle and a motor vehicle door with such an opening apparatus

US8997537B2 · US · B2

Patent metadata
FieldValue
Publication numberUS-8997537-B2
Application numberUS-201314037700-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 26, 2013
Priority dateOct 9, 2012
Publication dateApr 7, 2015
Grant dateApr 7, 2015

How to read this patent

A practical reading order for non-experts. Skip the full description unless you need deep technical detail.

  1. Title

    What the patent document calls the invention.

  2. Abstract

    A short plain-language summary of the technical disclosure.

  3. Assignees and inventors

    Who owns or filed the patent and who is credited as inventor.

  4. Key dates

    Filing, priority, publication, and grant dates set the timeline.

  5. First independent claim

    The legal scope of protection — read this for what is actually claimed.

  6. CPC / IPC classifications

    Technology tags used to group this patent with similar filings.

  7. Citations and related patents

    Prior art links and similar publications in this corpus.

Abstract

Official abstract text for this publication.

A door ( 200 ) of a motor vehicle has an outer panel ( 100 ) and an opening apparatus. The opening apparatus has a door handle ( 30 ) and a door lock ( 20 ) with a lock barrel ( 10 ). The lock barrel ( 10 ) and the door handle ( 30 ) are arranged completely on the inner side of the outer panel ( 100 ) of the door ( 200 ).

First claim

Opening claim text (preview).

What is claimed is: 1. A door opening apparatus of a motor vehicle, comprising: a door having a hinged end and a free end opposite the hinged end, the hinged end and the free end being spaced from one another along a longitudinal direction of the door, the door having an outer panel extending from the hinged end to the free end; a recessed indentation formed in a region of the motor vehicle adjacent the free end of the door; a door lock having a lock barrel and arranged in pro…

Assignees

Inventors

Classifications

Patent family

Related publications grouped by family.

External sources

Next steps

Free tools are coming soon. Tell us what you want to track and we'll notify you.

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What does patent US8997537B2 cover?
A door ( 200 ) of a motor vehicle has an outer panel ( 100 ) and an opening apparatus. The opening apparatus has a door handle ( 30 ) and a door lock ( 20 ) with a lock barrel ( 10 ). The lock barrel ( 10 ) and the door handle ( 30 ) are arranged completely on the inner side of the outer panel ( 100 ) of the door ( 200 ).
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Porsche Ag, Porsche Ag
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification E05B83/36. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 07 2015 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 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).