Door outside handle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9695614-B2
Application number	US-201414290707-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 29, 2014
Priority date	Dec 19, 2013
Publication date	Jul 4, 2017
Grant date	Jul 4, 2017

Abstract

A door outside handle mounted on a sliding door may include a grip assembly that slides to a front of a vehicle and unlocks a hold-open lock of the sliding door while sliding forward, and a blocking link that prevents the grip assembly from sliding forward by moving ahead of the grip assembly when a door latch is locked with closing of the sliding door.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A door outside handle that is mounted on a sliding door, comprising:
a grip assembly slidable to a front of a vehicle;
a blocking link preventing the grip assembly from sliding forward when a door latch is locked with closing of the sliding door; and
a link assembly having a first end connected to the grip assembly to selectively move with forward/rearward movement of the grip assembly and a second end selectively coming in contact with the blocking link to stop the grip assembly from moving when the door latch is locked,
wherein the link assembly includes:
a support shaft movable forward/rearward; and
a contact link fixed to the support shaft,

wherein a first end of the blocking link is coupled to the door by a hinge pin so that the blocking link rotates substantially vertically under the link assembly,
wherein a second end of the blocking link is configured to be directly contacted with the contact link when the blocking link rotates upward so as to prevent a forward movement of the link assembly, and
wherein a torsion spring applying a rotational force upward to the blocking link is disposed on the hinge pin.

2. The door outside handle of claim 1 , wherein the grip assembly unlocks the door latch that is locked, when pulled in cooperation of the door latch.

3. The door outside handle of claim 1 ,
wherein the support shaft includes a front end and a rear end supported to be movable forward/rearward in the door;
wherein the contact link is fixed between the front end and the rear end of the support shaft, with an upper end connected with the grip assembly and a lower end selectively in contact with the blocking link; and
wherein the link assembly further includes:
an elastic member fixed to the door, ahead of the contact link, and pressing back the contact link.

4. The door outside handle of claim 1 , wherein a connecting link capable of moving up/down when the door latch is locked, with an upper end coupled to the second end of the blocking link and a lower end coupled to the door latch, is disposed between the second end of the blocking link and the door latch.

5. The door outside handle of claim 4 , wherein the second end of the blocking link is formed in a shape of an arc, in which a top of the second end of the blocking link is selectively in direct contact with the contact link and a slot is formed along the arc at a bottom of the second end of the blocking link, wherein
when the door latch is unlocked, a first end of the connecting link is in contact with a lower end of the slot, thereby preventing upward movement of the blocking link, and
when the door latch is locked, the first end of the connecting link is separated from the lower end of the slot, thereby allowing the blocking link to rotate.

6. The door outside handle of claim 1 , wherein the hinge pin is coupled to the blocking link such that a longitudinal direction is a front-rear direction of the vehicle and the second end of the blocking link faces an inside of the vehicle.

7. The door outside handle of claim 4 , wherein a cam rotating upward when the door latch is locked is disposed in the door latch and the lower end of the connecting link is rotatably coupled to an end of the cam.

8. The door outside handle of claim 3 , wherein the support shaft is a rotary shaft, the upper end of the contact link rotates towards the outside of the door when the grip assembly is pulled, and the door latch has a latch wire of which a first end is connected with the upper end of the contact link, so that the door latch is unlocked when the latch wire is pulled.

9. The door outside handle of claim 3 , further comprising:
a connecting link disposed between the second end of the blocking link and the door latch, with an upper end coupled to the second end of the blocking link and a lower end coupled to the door latch, wherein the connecting link is capable of moving up/down when the door latch is locked.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jeong Ki Hwan

Classifications

• E05B1/0038 Primary

  Sliding handles, e.g. push buttons (E05B13/105 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E05C17/60

  holding sliding wings open {(E05C17/443, E05C17/54 take precedence)} · CPC title

• E05B2001/0076

  The handle having at least two operating positions, e.g. the bolt can be retracted by moving the handle either upwards or downwards · CPC title

• E05B85/10 Primary

  Handles · CPC title

• E05B83/40

  for sliding doors · CPC title