CN114261322A

CN114261322A - Unlocking handle structure of automobile rear seat

Info

Publication number: CN114261322A
Application number: CN202111651059.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 冯凯; 周川; 杨戈; 钟伟
Original assignee: Chongqing Changan Automobile Co Ltd
Current assignee: Chongqing Changan Automobile Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-30
Filing date: 2021-12-30
Publication date: 2022-04-01
Anticipated expiration: 2041-12-30
Also published as: CN114261322B

Abstract

The invention discloses an unlocking handle structure of a rear seat of an automobile, which comprises a handle base, an unlocking handle, a decorative cover plate and an unlocking mechanism, wherein the unlocking mechanism is arranged in the handle base and the decorative cover plate; the unlocking mechanism comprises a pull rope, an unlocking fixing side plate and an unlocking support, the unlocking fixing side plate is fixedly arranged on the handle base, the unlocking support is arc-shaped, and the middle part of the unlocking support can be rotatably arranged on the unlocking fixing side plate; one end of the inhaul cable is connected with the backrest adjuster, and the other end of the inhaul cable penetrates through the unlocking fixing side plate and then is connected with the upper end of the unlocking support; a tension spring is arranged between the unlocking support and the unlocking fixing side plate, and two ends of the tension spring are respectively connected with the unlocking support and the unlocking fixing side plate; the installation arm is arranged on the inner side of the unlocking handle and fixedly connected with the lower end of the unlocking support, the unlocking handle can drive the unlocking support to rotate clockwise after being lifted upwards by external force, the tension spring is stretched simultaneously, and the inhaul cable is driven to move, so that the backrest adjuster is unlocked, and the seat backrest is adjusted.

Description

Unlocking handle structure of automobile rear seat

Technical Field

The invention relates to an automobile seat adjusting structure, in particular to an unlocking handle structure of an automobile rear seat.

Background

At present, in order to meet the travel requirements of families and improve the riding comfort of customers, an angle adjusting mechanism is arranged on a back row seat, so that the backrest angle of the back row seat is adjusted. Chinese patent No. 201921879550.X discloses a handle mechanism of unblock of car second row seat back, including installing the handle base on car second row seat back, the unblock handle of L shape, the torsional spring, the rotation axis, the corner of unblock handle is articulated through rotation axis and handle base, the torsional spring cover is on the rotation axis, the one end of torsional spring inserts in the torsional spring fixing base of establishing on the handle base, the other end of torsional spring inserts in establishing the torsional spring jack on the unblock handle, the bottom of handle base is equipped with the cable shell fixing base that is used for fixed cable shell head, be equipped with the cable head mounting hole that is used for installing cable inner core head on the minor face of unblock handle. This handle mechanism sets up the unblock handle of L shape, and the corner with unblock handle is articulated through rotation axis and handle base, sets up the cable head mounting hole that is used for installing cable inner core head on the minor face of unblock handle, has optimized the handle mechanism of back unblock, makes the rotation that unblock handle can be smooth and easy for handle base.

When the unlocking handle is used for unlocking, unlocking can be realized only by large pulling force, and the unlocking is labor-consuming.

Disclosure of Invention

Aiming at the defects of the prior art, the technical problems to be solved by the invention are as follows: how to provide a convenient operation, nimble car back-row seat unblock handle structure that just can realize the unblock with less pulling force.

In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

an unlocking handle structure of a rear seat of an automobile comprises a handle base, an unlocking handle, a decorative cover plate and an unlocking mechanism, wherein the unlocking mechanism is arranged in the handle base and the decorative cover plate; the novel backrest unlocking device is characterized in that the unlocking mechanism comprises a stay cable, an unlocking fixing side plate and an unlocking support, the unlocking fixing side plate is fixedly installed on the handle base, the unlocking support is arc-shaped, the middle part of the unlocking support is rotatably installed on the unlocking fixing side plate through a rivet, one end of the stay cable is clamped into the handle base and connected with the backrest adjuster, and the other end of the stay cable penetrates through the unlocking fixing side plate and then is connected with the upper end of the unlocking support; a tension spring is arranged between the unlocking support and the unlocking fixing side plate, and two ends of the tension spring are respectively connected with the unlocking support and the unlocking fixing side plate; the installation arm is arranged on the inner side of the unlocking handle and fixedly connected with the lower end of the unlocking support, the unlocking handle can drive the unlocking support to rotate clockwise after being lifted upwards by external force, and meanwhile, the tension spring is stretched and drives the inhaul cable to move, so that the backrest adjuster is unlocked and the seat backrest is adjusted. Like this, in the use, after the unblock handle is pulled up, can drive the unblock support clockwise rotation of prefabricated connection promptly, unblock support lower extreme upwards removes at the rotation in-process, and the upper end moves down to pulling cable tip and moving down, touching the back regulator unblock at cable end, realize the back regulation. By adopting the unlocking mode, the passenger can sit on the seat to adjust the angle of the back row backrest, the operation is convenient, and the passenger can quickly find a proper position. The unlocking handle is fixedly connected with the lower end of the unlocking support, the inhaul cable is connected with the unlocking support, when the unlocking device is used, the pulling force of the unlocking handle directly applies force to the unlocking support, the unlocking handle is made to rotate, the inhaul cable applies force, the inhaul cable is pulled downwards, unlocking is achieved, and the applied pulling force is small and lossless.

Furthermore, the lower end of the handle base is horizontally bent, and an L-shaped arc-shaped part with a limiting groove in the middle is fixedly arranged on the handle base; a threaded hole is formed in the middle of the L-shaped arc-shaped part and close to the limiting groove; the unlocking and fixing side plate is bent upwards after being horizontally bent towards the handle base along the right side direction to form a fixing vertical plate, a mounting hole corresponding to the threaded hole is formed in the fixing vertical plate, and the unlocking and fixing side plate penetrates through the mounting hole through a positioning bolt and then is matched and fixed with the threaded hole. Therefore, the unlocking fixing side plate is fixedly connected with the handle base through the fastener, is stably connected with the handle base, and is not easy to fall off in the running process of a vehicle.

Furthermore, a flanging bent towards the handle base is arranged on the unlocking fixing side plate along the left side, a round pipe is fixed at the tail end of the L-shaped arc-shaped piece, and the flanging of the unlocking fixing side plate is overlapped on the round pipe and is fixed with the round pipe in a welding mode. Therefore, the unlocking fixing side plate and the handle base are fixed through welding and are fixed together with the fastening piece in a multi-point-position fixing mode, and the fixing mode is more stable.

Furthermore, a shaft hole is formed in the middle of the unlocking support, a square hole is formed in the unlocking fixing side plate, and the rivet penetrates through the shaft hole and the square hole and is riveted with one end piece. Therefore, the unlocking support can be rotatably arranged on the unlocking fixing side plate through the rivet, and after the arranged rivet is matched with the end piece, the unlocking support can rotate by taking the rivet as a center after being pulled by external force.

Furthermore, a convex column is arranged on the unlocking fixing side plate, and a groove matched with the convex column is arranged at the upper end of the unlocking support and on the side edge of the opposite side of the shaft hole; a nylon sleeve is sleeved on the convex column. Like this, when the unblock support is rotatory, the projection can carry out certain spacing to the rotation angle of unblock support for the unblock support is when rotatory, and the projection can not continue the rotation with the recess block back, thereby accurate control unblock support rotation angle, and then the pulling distance of control cable. The nylon sleeve arranged on the convex column can prevent the unlocking support from making abnormal sound after colliding with the convex column.

Furthermore, the upper end of the unlocking bracket is provided with a stay cable fixing hole; one end of the inhaul cable connected with the handle base is an unlocking end, and the other end of the inhaul cable connected with the unlocking support is a control end; the unlocking end of the inhaul cable is connected with the backrest adjuster, and the control end of the inhaul cable is in clamping fit with the inhaul cable fixing hole of the unlocking support. Like this, the cable both ends are all fixed through the mode of joint, and after the chucking pulling, the cable is difficult for droing, and mounting structure is stable.

Furthermore, two through holes are formed in the middle of a plate bent horizontally at the lower end of the handle base at intervals, a cable sleeve end is arranged in the middle of the cable and close to the unlocking end, and two clamping belts are arranged between the cable sleeve end and the control end at intervals; the middle part of the inhaul cable is tightly matched with the limiting groove through the end of the inhaul cable pipe sleeve, and is fixedly clamped on the handle base after the two clamping belts and the two through holes are in one-to-one correspondence. Like this, the cable middle part is spacing through the chucking area to the cable middle part, prevents the indiscriminate cluster of cable middle part pencil.

Further, a handle inner decorative cover and a handle outer decorative plate are arranged between the unlocking handle and the handle base, a notch corresponding to the unlocking support is formed in the handle inner decorative cover, the cover body of the handle inner decorative cover is detachably connected with the unlocking fixing side plate, and the outer edge of the cover body is horizontally bent towards one side of the decorative cover plate to form a connecting side wall; the handle outer decorative plate is detachably connected with the side wall of the handle inner decorative cover, and the unlocking support is sealed in a cavity formed by the handle inner decorative cover and the handle outer decorative plate in a surrounding mode. Like this, including interior trim cover and the outer decorative board that sets up can shelter from fixed sideboard of unblock and unblock support to inside avoiding dust and impurity to get into the unblock handle, influence its use. Meanwhile, a user can only see the unlocking handle and the handle outer decorative plate, other internal parts are omitted, and the novel unlocking handle is more attractive.

Furthermore, a through hole is formed in the mounting arm of the unlocking handle, a connecting threaded hole is formed in the lower end of the unlocking support, and the mounting arm penetrates through the through hole through a positioning bolt and then is in threaded connection with the connecting threaded hole. Therefore, the unlocking handle and the unlocking support are fixedly connected through the fastener, and the unlocking support can be driven by the mounting arm to rotate after the unlocking handle is pulled.

Furthermore, a through hole is formed in the handle outer decorative plate, a clamping groove is formed in the mounting arm, and the clamping groove is matched with the lower end of the handle support after the mounting arm penetrates through the through hole of the handle outer decorative plate. Like this, pass decorative board and unblock support lower extreme cooperation when installation arm installation, and then when the installation arm removes, can hold up unblock support lower extreme and rotate for unblock support rotates more laborsavingly.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a split structure between a handle base, a cable, an unlocking bracket and an unlocking fixing plate in the embodiment;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the release handle mounting structure of the embodiment;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of a mounting structure of the unlocking handle assembled on the rear seat in the embodiment.

Detailed Description

The invention is further illustrated with reference to the following figures and examples.

Example (b):

as shown in fig. 1 to 3, the unlocking handle structure for the rear seat of the automobile provided by the embodiment includes a handle base 8, an unlocking handle 17, a decorative cover plate 9, and an unlocking mechanism disposed in the handle base 8 and the decorative cover plate 9, wherein the handle base 8 is mounted on the base, one side of the handle base, which is close to the backrest, is bent upward, and a backrest adjuster is mounted on the handle base 8; the decorative cover plate 9 is detachably connected with the handle base 8, and an assembly cavity is formed inside the decorative cover plate; the unlocking mechanism comprises a stay cable 7, an unlocking and fixing side plate 5 and an unlocking support 2, wherein the unlocking and fixing side plate 5 is fixedly arranged on a handle base 8, the unlocking support 2 is arc-shaped, the middle part of the unlocking and fixing side plate 5 is rotatably arranged on the unlocking and fixing side plate through a rivet 3, one end of the stay cable 7 is clamped into the handle base 8 and is connected with the backrest adjuster, and the other end of the stay cable penetrates through the unlocking and fixing side plate 5 and is connected with the upper end of the unlocking support 2; a tension spring 4 is arranged between the unlocking support 2 and the unlocking fixing side plate 5, and two ends of the tension spring 4 are respectively connected with the unlocking support 2 and the unlocking fixing side plate 5; be equipped with an installation arm 172 in unblock handle 17 inboard, installation arm 172 and unblock support 2 lower extreme fixed connection, unblock handle 17 is after external force is pulled up, can drive unblock support 2 clockwise rotation, and tensile extension spring 4 simultaneously to drive cable 7 and remove, thereby unblock back regulator realizes the seat back and adjusts.

As shown in the figure, the lower end of the handle base 8 is horizontally bent (the bent part is arranged at the side end of the base), and an L-shaped arc-shaped piece with a limit groove 82 in the middle is fixedly arranged on the handle base 8; a threaded hole 83 is formed in the middle of the L-shaped arc-shaped part and close to the limiting groove 82; the unlocking fixing side plate 5 is horizontally bent along the right lateral direction to the handle base 8 and then is bent upwards to form a fixing vertical plate, a mounting hole 51 corresponding to the threaded hole 83 is formed in the fixing vertical plate, and the unlocking fixing side plate 5 penetrates through the mounting hole 51 through a positioning bolt 6 and then is matched and fixed with the threaded hole 83. A flange 54 bent towards the handle base 8 is arranged on the unlocking fixing side plate 5 along the left side, a round pipe 84 is fixed at the tail end of the L-shaped arc-shaped piece, and the flange 54 of the unlocking fixing side plate 5 is lapped on the round pipe 84 and is fixed with the round pipe through welding.

Specifically, the rotation between the unlocking support 2 and the unlocking fixing side plate 5 is realized by the following mode: the middle of the unlocking support 2 is provided with a shaft hole 21, the unlocking fixing side plate 5 is provided with a square hole 56, and the rivet 3 penetrates through the shaft hole 21 and the square hole 56 and is riveted with one end plate 1.

The rotation angle of the unlocking bracket 2 is controlled by the following structure: a convex column 52 is arranged on the unlocking fixed side plate 5, and a groove 24 matched with the convex column 52 is arranged at the upper end of the unlocking support 2 and on the side edge of the opposite side of the shaft hole 21; a nylon sleeve is sleeved on the convex column 52.

The mounting structure of the stay 7 is as follows; the upper end of the unlocking bracket 2 is provided with a stay cable fixing hole 23; one end of the inhaul cable 7 connected with the handle base 8 is an unlocking end 71, and one end connected with the unlocking support 2 is a control end 76; the unlocking end 71 of the cable 7 is connected with the backrest adjuster, and the control end 76 of the cable 7 is tightly matched with the cable fixing hole 23 of the unlocking support 2. Two through holes 85 are arranged at intervals in the middle of a plate bent horizontally at the lower end of the handle base 8, a cable pipe sleeve end 72 is arranged in the middle of the cable 7 and close to the unlocking end 71, and two clamping belts 73 are arranged at intervals between the cable pipe sleeve end 72 and the control end 76; the middle part of the inhaul cable 7 is tightly matched with the limit groove 82 through the pipe sleeve end 72 of the inhaul cable 7, and is tightly fixed on the handle base 8 after being in one-to-one correspondence with the two through holes 85 through the two clamping belts 73.

In order to avoid external impurities from entering the unlocking mechanism and ensure the attractiveness of the unlocking handle, an inner handle decorative cover 11 and an outer handle decorative plate 16 are arranged between the unlocking handle 17 and the handle base 8, a gap 113 corresponding to the unlocking support 2 is formed in the cover body of the inner handle decorative cover 11, the cover body of the inner handle decorative cover 11 is detachably connected with the unlocking fixed side plate 5, and the outer edge of the cover body is horizontally bent towards one side of the decorative cover plate 9 to form a side connecting wall 113; the handle outer decorative plate 16 is detachably connected with the side wall of the handle inner decorative cover, and the unlocking support 2 is sealed in a cavity formed by the handle inner decorative cover 11 and the handle outer decorative plate 16 in a surrounding mode.

The decorative cover 11 is connected with the unlocking fixing side plate 5 in the following mode: the handle inner decoration cover 11 is also provided with a convex card 117 protruding outwards, and the middle part of the unlocking fixed side plate 5 is provided with a rectangular hole 511 matched with the convex card 117. The cover body of the handle inner decoration cover 11 is provided with a plurality of fastening holes 111 at intervals, the unlocking fixing side plate 5 is provided with a plurality of internal thread holes 58 corresponding to the fastening holes 111 one by one, and the handle inner decoration cover 11 and the unlocking fixing side plate 5 are fixed with the internal thread holes 58 through threaded connection after penetrating through the fastening holes 111 through a plurality of bolts. Specifically, the fastening holes 111 are distributed in a triangular shape, and the fixing structure is stable.

The handle outer decorative plate 16 is detachably mounted on the side wall 113 of the handle inner decorative cover 11, specifically, a U-shaped clip 161 is arranged on the surface of the handle outer decorative plate 16 facing the handle inner decorative cover 11, a mounting hole 115 corresponding to the U-shaped clip 161 is arranged on the outer end surface of the handle inner decorative cover 11, and the handle outer decorative plate 16 is primarily fixed by inserting the U-shaped clip 161 into the mounting hole 115. Two through grooves 112 are provided at an interval in the side wall 113 of the handle inner decorative cover 11, and two barbs 162 that fit into the through grooves 112 are provided at an interval in the upper end of the handle outer decorative plate 16.

The unlocking fixing side plate 5 and the handle outer decorative plate 16 are fixed through a locking bolt 15, specifically, a fixing hole 164 is formed below the barb 162 and on one side of the U-shaped clamp 161, a hole 57 with internal threads is formed in the unlocking fixing side plate 5, and the handle outer decorative plate 16 is fixedly connected with the hole 57 through threads after penetrating through the fixing hole 164 through the locking bolt 15.

The fitting structure between the unlocking handle 17 and the unlocking bracket 2 in this embodiment is as follows: a through hole 171 is arranged on a mounting arm 172 of the unlocking handle 17, a connecting threaded hole 26 is arranged at the lower end of the unlocking bracket 2, and the mounting arm 172 is in threaded connection with the connecting threaded hole 26 after penetrating through the through hole 171 through a positioning bolt 18. The handle outer decorative plate 16 is provided with a through hole 165, the mounting arm 172 is provided with a clamping groove, and after the mounting arm 172 penetrates through the through hole 165 of the handle outer decorative plate 16, the clamping groove is matched with the lower end of the handle bracket 2.

As shown in fig. 2, the decorative cover plate 9 and the handle base 8 in this embodiment are fixed in the following manner: a plurality of mounting grooves 91 are formed in the inner wall of the decorative cover plate 9, a plurality of inner inverted hooks which are in one-to-one correspondence with the mounting grooves 91 are arranged on the inner wall of the handle base 8 at intervals and are clamped with the mounting grooves 91; the middle part of the inner side of the decorative cover plate is provided with a screw hole 92, the handle base 8 is provided with a cover plate mounting hole 87 corresponding to the screw hole 92, and the decorative cover plate 9 and the handle base 8 are connected with the screw hole 92 and the cover plate mounting hole 97 through threads through a fastening bolt.

Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present invention and not for limiting the technical solutions, and although the present invention has been described in detail by referring to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications or equivalent substitutions to the technical solutions of the present invention can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions, and all the modifications and equivalent substitutions should be covered by the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. An unlocking handle structure of a rear seat of an automobile comprises a handle base (8), an unlocking handle (17), a decorative cover plate (9) and an unlocking mechanism arranged in the handle base (8) and the decorative cover plate (9), wherein the decorative cover plate (9) is detachably connected with the handle base (8), and an assembly cavity is formed inside the decorative cover plate; the unlocking mechanism is characterized by comprising a stay cable (7), an unlocking fixing side plate (5) and an unlocking support (2), wherein the unlocking fixing side plate (5) is fixedly arranged on a handle base (8), the unlocking support (2) is arc-shaped, the middle part of the unlocking fixing side plate is rotatably arranged on the unlocking fixing side plate (5) through a rivet (3), one end of the stay cable (7) is clamped into the handle base (8) and is connected with a backrest adjuster, and the other end of the stay cable penetrates through the unlocking fixing side plate (5) and is connected with the upper end of the unlocking support (2); a tension spring (4) is arranged between the unlocking support (2) and the unlocking fixing side plate (5), and two ends of the tension spring (4) are respectively connected with the unlocking support (2) and the unlocking fixing side plate (5); be equipped with one installation arm (172) in unblock handle (17) inboard, installation arm (172) and unblock support (2) lower extreme fixed connection, unblock handle (17) are in the external force back of pulling that upwards carries, can drive unblock support (2) clockwise rotation, tensile extension spring (4) simultaneously to drive cable (7) and remove, thereby unblock back regulator realizes the seat back and adjusts.

2. The unlocking handle structure for the rear seats of the automobile as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lower end of the handle base (8) is horizontally bent, and an L-shaped arc-shaped member with a limiting groove (82) in the middle is fixedly installed on the handle base (8); a threaded hole (83) is formed in the middle of the L-shaped arc-shaped part and close to the limiting groove (82); the unlocking fixing side plate (5) is bent upwards after being horizontally bent towards the handle base (8) along the right side direction to form a fixing vertical plate, a mounting hole (51) corresponding to the threaded hole (83) is formed in the fixing vertical plate, and the unlocking fixing side plate (5) penetrates through the mounting hole (51) through a positioning bolt (6) and then is matched and fixed with the threaded hole (83).

3. The unlocking handle structure for the rear seats of the automobile as claimed in claim 2, wherein a flange (54) bent toward the handle base (8) is provided on the unlocking fixing side plate (5) along the left side, a round tube (84) is fixed to the end of the L-shaped arc member, and the flange (54) of the unlocking fixing side plate (5) is overlapped on the round tube (84) and is fixed to the round tube by welding.

4. The unlocking handle structure for the rear seat of the automobile according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein a shaft hole (21) is formed in the middle of the unlocking support (2), a square hole (56) is formed in the unlocking fixing side plate (5), and the rivet (3) is riveted with the end piece (1) after passing through the shaft hole (21) and the square hole (56).

5. The unlocking handle structure for the rear seat of the automobile as claimed in claim 4, wherein a boss (52) is provided on the unlocking fixing side plate (5), and a groove (24) which is matched with the boss (52) is provided at the upper end of the unlocking bracket (2) and at the side of the opposite side of the shaft hole (21); a nylon sleeve is sleeved on the convex column (52).

6. The unlocking handle structure for the rear seat of the automobile according to claim 2, 3 or 5, wherein a cable fixing hole (23) is provided at the upper end of the unlocking bracket (2); one end of the inhaul cable (7) connected with the handle base (8) is an unlocking end (71), and the other end connected with the unlocking support (2) is a control end (76); an unlocking end (71) of the inhaul cable (7) is connected with the backrest adjuster, and a control end (76) of the inhaul cable (7) is matched with an inhaul cable fixing hole (23) of the unlocking support (2) in a clamping mode.

7. The unlocking handle structure for the rear seats of the automobile as claimed in claim 6, wherein two through holes (85) are arranged at intervals in the middle of a plate horizontally bent at the lower end of the handle base (8), a cable sleeve end (72) is arranged at the middle of the cable (7) and close to the unlocking end (71), and two clamping belts (73) are arranged at intervals between the cable sleeve end (72) and the control end (76); the middle part of the inhaul cable (7) is tightly matched with the limiting groove (82) through an end socket (72) of the inhaul cable pipe sleeve, and is tightly fixed on the handle base (8) through two clamping belts (73) and two through holes (85) in a one-to-one correspondence mode.

8. The unlocking handle structure for the rear seats of the automobile according to claim 1, 2, 3, 5 or 7, wherein an inner handle decorative cover (11) and an outer handle decorative plate (16) are further arranged between the unlocking handle (17) and the handle base (8), a gap corresponding to the unlocking bracket (2) is formed in the cover body of the inner handle decorative cover (11), the cover body of the inner handle decorative cover (11) is detachably connected with the unlocking fixed sideboard (5), and the outer edge of the cover body is horizontally bent towards one side of the decorative cover plate (9) to form a side connecting body; the handle outer decorative plate (16) is detachably connected with the side wall of the handle inner decorative cover, and the unlocking support (2) is sealed in a cavity formed by the handle inner decorative cover (11) and the handle outer decorative plate (16) in a surrounding mode.

9. The handle structure for unlocking a rear seat of an automobile according to claim 8, wherein a through hole (171) is formed in a mounting arm (172) of the unlocking handle (17), a connecting threaded hole (26) is formed in the lower end of the unlocking bracket (2), and the mounting arm (172) is threaded with the connecting threaded hole (26) after passing through the through hole (171) by a positioning bolt (18).

10. The handle structure for unlocking a rear seat of an automobile according to claim 9, wherein a through hole (165) is formed in the outer handle trim (16), and a catching groove is formed in the mounting arm (172), and the catching groove is engaged with the lower end of the handle bracket after the mounting arm (172) passes through the through hole (165) of the outer handle trim (16).