Assist handle for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9656584-B2
Application number	US-201414329604-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 11, 2014
Priority date	Jul 17, 2013
Publication date	May 23, 2017
Grant date	May 23, 2017

Abstract

An assist handle apparatus for a vehicle having a mounting plate positioned at a handgrip may include a damping mechanism having a hinge pin connected to the handgrip; hinge ends positioned at first and second sides of the mounting plate, wherein a damper seat is formed in a space defined between the hinge ends; a damper that is inserted in the damper seat with the hinge pin passing through the damper and the hinge ends, the damper having first and second damping ends protruding at a first side and a second side of an outer circumference of the damper respectively; and a stopper that is formed on an inner side of a hinge portion of the handgrip, wherein the stopper damps rotation shock in both rotation directions of the handgrip when the stopper selectively contacts with the first damping end or the second damping end according to rotation of the handgrip.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An assist handle apparatus for a vehicle in which first and second ends of a handgrip are hingedly mounted on a head lining through first and second mounting plates, the first mounting plate positioned at a first side of the handgrip, and the second mounting plate positioned at a second side of the handgrip and including a damping mechanism to absorb a return shock force, wherein the damping mechanism includes:
a hinge pin connected to the handgrip;
hinge ends positioned at first and second sides of the second mounting plate, wherein a damper seat is formed in a space defined between the hinge ends;
a damper inserted in the damper seat with the hinge pin passing through the damper and the hinge ends, the damper having first and second damping ends protruding at a first side and a second side of an outer circumference of the damper respectively; and
a stopper formed on an inner side of a hinge portion of the handgrip, wherein the stopper damps rotation shock in both rotation directions of the handgrip when the stopper selectively contacts with the first damping end or the second damping end according to rotation of the handgrip,
wherein the stopper has both first and second sides formed in a rotational direction of the handgrip and the first and second sides are formed at different angles to damp rotation shock in both rotation directions of the handgrip by coming in full contact with the first damping end or the second damping end.

2. The assist handle apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, in the damper, the first and second damping ends are supported between both first and second inner sides of the damper seat.

3. The assist handle apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the damper is made of rubber and has a pin hole into which the hinge pin is forcibly fitted.

4. The assist handle apparatus of claim 3 , wherein a return rotation speed of the hinge pin is reduced by a friction between the damper and the hinge pin integrally rotating with the handgrip.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp
• Trw Controls & Fasteners Inc

Inventors

• Shin Han
• Lee Sung Mo
• Jang Sang Eun
• Jun Kyoung Sub

Classifications

• E05B77/42

  Means for damping the movement of lock parts, e.g. slowing down the return movement of a handle (E05B77/38 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60N3/023 Primary

  movable · CPC title

• E05B17/041

  Coupling device with a shaft projecting axially rearwardly from the cylinder, e.g. affording a degree of universal motion to compensate for misalignment · CPC title

• Y10T292/57

  Operators with knobs or handles · CPC title

• B60N3/02

  of hand grips or straps · CPC title