DE102023119448A1 - DOOR HANDLE ARRANGEMENT WITH CRASH LOCK DESIGNED AS AN INERTIAL LOCK - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a door handle arrangement (1), in particular for a vehicle, comprising a holding device (2), designed in particular as a bearing frame, and a holding device (2) on the holding device (2) between at least one basic or rest position and at least one pivoted opening or working position relative to the holding device (2) pivotally arranged door handle (3). According to the invention, it is in particular provided that the door handle arrangement (1) further has a crash lock which has at least one normal position and one blocking position, the crash lock allowing movement of the door handle (3) relative to the holding device (2) in its normal position and in the blocking position , which is present during or after the action of an acceleration force, in particular in the event of an accident, positively blocks a movement of the door handle (3) relative to the holding device (2).

Description

The invention relates to a door handle arrangement, in particular for a vehicle, according to the preamble of independent claim 1.

Accordingly, the invention relates in particular to a door handle arrangement comprising a holding device, in particular designed as a bearing frame, and a door handle which is pivotably arranged on the holding device between at least one basic or rest position and at least one pivoted opening or working position relative to the holding device.

The door handle preferably has a handle section that can be gripped manually and a pivot bearing section with which the door handle on the vehicle door and in particular on the holding device, which is designed in particular as a bearing frame, can be pivoted about a pivot axis between the at least one basic or rest position, which is a closed position can act, and the at least one opening or working position, which can be an opening position that unlocks the vehicle door, can be stored.

The publication JP 2005-2670 A relates to a door handle for a vehicle according to the preamble of independent claim 1.

With such door handle arrangements, various measures are taken to e.g. B. to prevent unwanted movement of the door handle and thus the opening of the door lock in the event of a side impact. On the one hand, such door handle arrangements can be equipped with a mass balance weight, which is intended to balance the mass of the door handle. In addition, a crash lock can be used, which anticipates a possible movement of the door handle when an acceleration force is applied, in order to block the movement of the door handle in advance.

In particular, it is known from vehicle technology to provide interior or exterior door handles of vehicles with flyweights or the like in order to avoid unwanted opening of the vehicle door in the event of a side impact due to the associated transverse acceleration acting on the door handle. Such an arrangement is, for example, from the publication DE 10 2006 027 912 A1 .

It is also known to provide a spring which biases the door handle into the closed position in the event of a side impact and thus counteracts the moment of inertia that tends to open the door handle.

The known devices for preventing unwanted opening of a vehicle door in the event of a side impact are structurally complex. In addition, the known solutions are usually individually designed for the respective application. This makes manufacturing and assembly complex.

In addition, the approaches known from the prior art are often not able to set a force threshold that is as precise as possible in advance or can be set, at which the crash lock is activated. This applies in particular to those applications in which a relatively high response force threshold is desired for the crash barrier, as may be necessary depending on the design of the vehicle door.

Based on the prior art explained, the invention is based on the object of providing a door handle arrangement of the type mentioned, which is simplified in terms of construction and production and allows greater standardization. In particular, the invention is intended to make it possible to predetermine, as accurately as possible, a particularly relatively high response force threshold at which the crash lock is activated.

To solve this problem, a door handle arrangement is proposed, in particular for a door lock in a vehicle, with the features of independent patent claim 1. Preferred developments of the invention are listed in the dependent claims.

Accordingly, the invention relates in particular to a door handle arrangement, in particular for a vehicle, comprising a holding device, in particular designed as a bearing frame, and a door handle which is pivotably arranged on the holding device between at least one basic or rest position and at least one pivoted opening or working position relative to the holding device.

According to the invention it is in particular provided that the door handle arrangement further has a crash lock which has at least a normal position and a blocking position, the crash lock in its normal position allowing a movement of the door handle relative to the holding device and in the blocking position which is present during or after the action of an acceleration force , especially in the event of an accident, a movement of the door handle is blocked relative to the holding device.

According to preferred implementations of the present invention, the door handle arrangement further has a mechanical coupling unit, through which movement of the door handle from the base or rest position in which at least one opening or working position can be transferred to a door lock, wherein the crash lock in its normal position allows a movement of the door handle and / or the coupling unit to operate the lock and in the blocking position a movement of the door handle and / or the coupling unit blocked so that the door lock cannot be operated.

In particular, in the solution according to the invention it is provided that the crash barrier positively blocks a movement of the door handle and/or the coupling unit in the blocking position.

According to preferred implementations of the present invention, it is provided that the crash lock is designed as an inertia lock with a locking mass, the locking mass being mounted and / or designed in such a way that during or after the action of a particularly predetermined or definable acceleration force, in particular in the event of an accident the at least one normal position changes into the blocking position, in which the locking mass blocks a movement of the door handle and/or the coupling unit in a form-fitting manner.

In particular, the locking mass can be designed as a spherical element, in particular as a ball.

It is preferably provided that the crash barrier has a housing or cage area in which the locking mass is accommodated in such a way that the locking mass can be moved in at least one direction relative to the housing or cage area.

In this context, it is particularly conceivable that the housing or cage area is divided into a first and second area, with the locking mass being accommodated in the first area of the housing or cage area in the normal position of the crash lock, and in the blocking position of the crash lock Locking mass is accommodated in the second area of the housing or cage area.

According to implementations of the last-mentioned embodiment, it is provided that the housing or cage area is assigned a particularly resiliently mounted holding element, via which the locking mass is held in the normal position of the crash barrier in the first area of the housing or cage area in such a way that by means of the particularly resilient mounted holding element, a transition of the locking mass from the first area into the second area of the housing or cage area is blocked, the particularly resiliently mounted holding element preferably also being designed in such a way that during or after the action of the particularly predetermined or definable acceleration force on the locking mass Blocking of the holding element is at least temporarily lifted and a transition of the locking mass from the first area into the second area of the housing or cage area is made possible.

The particularly resiliently mounted holding element can preferably also be designed in such a way that after the transition of the locking mass from the first region into the second region of the housing or cage region, the retaining element returns to its starting position, so that by means of the particularly resiliently mounted retaining element a transition of the Locking mass is blocked from the second area into the first area of the housing or cage area.

In this context, it is advisable that the crash lock is further assigned a prestressing element, with which the locking mass is prestressed in the first area of the housing or cage area against the particularly resiliently mounted holding element.

Preferably, the holding device, which is designed in particular as a bearing frame, is designed such that when the door handle is moved from the basic or rest position to the at least one opening or working position, it holds the locking mass against the preloading force of the preloading element in the first area of the housing or cage area relative to the Housing or cage area moves.

In a preferred implementation, it is provided that the holding device, which is designed in particular as a bearing frame, has a projection which projects partially or partially into the first region of the housing or cage region and which serves as a seat for the locking mass when the door handle is in the base or Rest position is located and the locking mass is biased in the first area of the housing or cage area against the particularly resiliently mounted holding element.

In this context, it is advisable that the projection which partially or partially protrudes into the first region of the housing or cage region is designed in such a way that in the basic or rest position of the door handle, the locking mass between the projection and an opposite wall region of the housing or cage area is trapped.

In this embodiment of the door handle arrangement, the locking mass is optimized against “whirring”. When “whirring” certain frequencies excite zen the locking mass so that it begins to make noises (whistling, whirring). Because the locking mass is additionally clamped in the rest position with the main restoring moment of the projection, the locking mass is held particularly well in the rest position and is much more difficult to excite.

According to preferred implementations of the present invention, the door handle arrangement is assigned a particular electric motor drive, which is designed, if necessary, to pivot the door handle from the at least one basic or rest position into the at least one pivoted opening or working position relative to the holding device.

Alternatively or additionally, the door handle arrangement can be assigned a biasing element, in particular in the form of a leg spring arrangement, via which the door handle is biased into the at least one basic or rest position.

It is also conceivable that the door handle arrangement is assigned an emergency release mechanism, in particular with a Bowden cable, via which the door handle can be pivoted, in particular manually, into the at least one pivoted opening or working position relative to the holding device.

In this case, it is advisable that in the normal position of the crash lock, the locking mass is accommodated in the first area of the housing or cage area in such a way that when the door handle is pivoted, in particular manually, into the at least one pivoted opening or working position relative to the holding device With the help of the emergency unlocking mechanism, the locking mass is preferably guided against the force of a biasing element along a guide surface of the holding device, which is designed in particular as a bearing frame.

Exemplary embodiments of the door handle arrangement according to the invention are described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

• 1 schematisch und in einer ersten isometrischen Ansicht eine erste exemplarische Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Türgriffanordnung, bei welcher eine als sphärisches Element, insbesondere als Kugel, ausgeführte Sperrmasse als Kraftschwelle und Trägheitssperre zum Einsatz kommt;
• 2 schematisch und in einer zweiten isometrischen Ansicht die erste exemplarische Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Türgriffanordnung gemäß 1;
• 3 schematisch und in einer isometrischen Ansicht der Türgriff der Türgriffanordnung gemäß 1 mit der als sphärisches Element, insbesondere als Kugel, ausgeführten Sperrmasse;
• 4 schematisch und in einer isometrischen Ansicht die als Lagerrahmen ausgeführte Halteeinrichtung der Türgriffanordnung gemäß 1;
• 5 schematisch und in einer isometrischen Detailansicht die bei der als Lagerrahmen ausgeführten Halteeinrichtung gemäß 4 zum Einsatz kommende Funktionsrippe mit der Kontaktfläche für die als sphärisches Element, insbesondere als Kugel, ausgeführte Sperrmasse der Türgriffanordnung gemäß 1;
• 6 schematisch und in einer isometrischen Ansicht die als Vorspannelement ausgeführte Rückstellfeder des Türgriffs der Türgriffanordnung gemäß 1;
• 7A schematisch und in einer teilgeschnittenen Ansicht die Türgriffanordnung gemäß 1 in ihrer Grund- oder Ruheposition;
• 7B schematisch und in einer Schnittansicht die Türgriffanordnung gemäß 1 in einem Zustand, in welchem der Türgriff bis zur Kraftschwelle relativ zu der als Lagerrahmen ausgeführten Halteeinrichtung verschwenkt ist;
• 7C schematisch und in einer Schnittansicht die Türgriffanordnung gemäß 7A in einem Zustand, in welchem nach Überwinden der Kraftschwelle der Türgriff weiter relativ zu der als Lagerrahmen ausgeführten Halteeinrichtung verschwenkt vorliegt;
• 7D schematisch und in einer Schnittansicht die Türgriffanordnung gemäß 7A in einem Zustand, in welchem die als sphärisches Element, insbesondere als Kugel, ausgeführte Sperrmasse in ihrer Blockierlage vorliegt;
• 8A schematisch und in einer teilgeschnittenen Ansicht eine weitere exemplarische Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Türgriffanordnung in ihrer Grund- oder Ruheposition;
• 8B schematisch und in einer Schnittansicht die Türgriffanordnung gemäß 8A in einem Zustand, in welchem der Türgriff bis zur Kraftschwelle relativ zu der als Lagerrahmen ausgeführten Halteeinrichtung verschwenkt ist;
• 8C schematisch und in einer Schnittansicht die Türgriffanordnung gemäß 8A in einem Zustand, in welchem nach Überwinden der Kraftschwelle der Türgriff weiter relativ zu der als Lagerrahmen ausgeführten Halteeinrichtung verschwenkt vorliegt;
• 8D schematisch und in einer Schnittansicht die Türgriffanordnung gemäß 8A in einem Zustand, in welchem die als sphärisches Element, insbesondere als Kugel, ausgeführte Sperrmasse in ihrer Blockierlage vorliegt;
• 9A schematisch und in einer teilgeschnittenen Ansicht eine weitere exemplarische Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Türgriffanordnung in ihrer Grund- oder Ruheposition;
• 9B schematisch und in einer Schnittansicht die Türgriffanordnung gemäß 9A in einem Zustand, in welchem der Türgriff bis zur Kraftschwelle relativ zu der als Lagerrahmen ausgeführten Halteeinrichtung verschwenkt ist;
• 9C schematisch und in einer Schnittansicht die Türgriffanordnung gemäß 9A in einem Zustand, in welchem nach Überwinden der Kraftschwelle der Türgriff weiter relativ zu der als Lagerrahmen ausgeführten Halteeinrichtung verschwenkt vorliegt;
• 10 schematisch und in einer Schnittansicht eine weitere exemplarische Ausführungsform der Türgriffanordnung, und zwar in einem Zustand, in welchem der Türgriff in seiner Grund- oder Ruheposition und die als sphärisches Element, insbesondere als Kugel, ausgeführte Sperrmasse in ihrer Normallage vorliegt; und
• 11 schematisch und in einer Schnittansicht eine weitere exemplarische Ausführungsform der Türgriffanordnung, und zwar in einem Zustand, in welchem der Türgriff in seiner Grund- oder Ruheposition und die als sphärisches Element, insbesondere als Kugel, ausgeführte Sperrmasse in ihrer Normallage vorliegt.

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• 1 schematically and in a first isometric view a first exemplary embodiment of the door handle arrangement according to the invention, in which a locking mass designed as a spherical element, in particular as a ball, is used as a force threshold and inertia lock;
• 2 schematically and in a second isometric view the first exemplary embodiment of the door handle arrangement according to the invention 1 ;
• 3 schematically and in an isometric view of the door handle according to the door handle arrangement 1 with the locking mass designed as a spherical element, in particular as a ball;
• 4 schematically and in an isometric view the holding device designed as a bearing frame according to the door handle arrangement 1 ;
• 5 schematically and in an isometric detailed view of the holding device designed as a storage frame 4 functional rib used with the contact surface for the locking mass designed as a spherical element, in particular as a ball, according to the door handle arrangement 1 ;
• 6 schematically and in an isometric view, the return spring of the door handle, designed as a biasing element, according to the door handle arrangement 1 ;
• 7A schematically and in a partially sectioned view the door handle arrangement according to 1 in their basic or resting position;
• 7B schematically and in a sectional view the door handle arrangement according to 1 in a state in which the door handle is pivoted up to the force threshold relative to the holding device designed as a bearing frame;
• 7C schematically and in a sectional view the door handle arrangement according to 7A in a state in which, after overcoming the force threshold, the door handle is further pivoted relative to the holding device designed as a bearing frame;
• 7D schematically and in a sectional view the door handle arrangement according to 7A in a state in which the blocking mass, designed as a spherical element, in particular as a ball, is in its blocking position;
• 8A schematically and in a partially sectioned view a further exemplary embodiment of the door handle arrangement according to the invention in its basic or rest position;
• 8B schematically and in a sectional view the door handle arrangement according to 8A in a state in which the door handle is pivoted up to the force threshold relative to the holding device designed as a bearing frame;
• 8C schematically and in a sectional view the door handle arrangement according to 8A in a state in which, after overcoming the force threshold, the door handle continues to move relative to the holding device designed as a bearing frame is pivoted;
• 8D schematically and in a sectional view the door handle arrangement according to 8A in a state in which the blocking mass, designed as a spherical element, in particular as a ball, is in its blocking position;
• 9A schematically and in a partially sectioned view a further exemplary embodiment of the door handle arrangement according to the invention in its basic or rest position;
• 9B schematically and in a sectional view the door handle arrangement according to 9A in a state in which the door handle is pivoted up to the force threshold relative to the holding device designed as a bearing frame;
• 9C schematically and in a sectional view the door handle arrangement according to 9A in a state in which, after overcoming the force threshold, the door handle is further pivoted relative to the holding device designed as a bearing frame;
• 10 schematically and in a sectional view a further exemplary embodiment of the door handle arrangement, in a state in which the door handle is in its basic or rest position and the locking mass, designed as a spherical element, in particular as a ball, is in its normal position; and
• 11 schematically and in a sectional view a further exemplary embodiment of the door handle arrangement, in a state in which the door handle is in its basic or rest position and the locking mass, designed as a spherical element, in particular as a ball, is in its normal position.

The following is with reference to the illustrations in 1 until 7D a first exemplary embodiment of the door handle arrangement 1 according to the invention is described.

The door handle arrangement 1 has a holding device 2, designed in particular as a bearing frame, and a door handle 3 which is pivotably arranged on the holding device 2 between a basic or rest position and a pivoted opening or working position relative to the holding device 2.

The holding device 2, designed as a bearing frame, of the first exemplary embodiment of the door handle arrangement 1 is detailed and in an isometric view in 4 shown.

A detail of the holding device 2 and in particular the functional rib 12 of the holding device 2 with the contact surface 13 for the locking mass 4, designed as a spherical element, in particular a ball, is shown in 5 shown.

The locking mass 4, designed as a spherical element, in particular a ball, serves in the first exemplary embodiment of the door handle arrangement 1 according to the invention to define a force threshold on the one hand and to provide an inertia lock on the other hand.

In the in for example 1 and 3 In the normal position shown of the locking mass 4, which is designed as a spherical element, in particular a ball, the door handle 3 is movable and in particular pivotable relative to the holding device 2, which is designed as a bearing frame, from the in 1 or 7A shown basic or rest position into a pivoted opening or working position.

A movement of the door handle 3 from the basic or rest position to the opening or working position is transmitted to a door lock via a mechanical coupling unit (not shown in the drawings). The locking mass 4, which serves as a crash lock or inertia lock and is designed as a spherical element, in particular a ball, is in its normal position and thus allows movement of the door handle 3 or the coupling unit operatively connected to the door handle 3 to operate a door lock.

However, if the locking mass 4, designed as a spherical element, in particular a ball, is in its blocking position, a movement of the door handle 3 or the coupling unit operatively connected to the door handle 3 is blocked in such a way that actuation of the door lock is avoided.

As will be explained below, particularly with reference to the illustrations in 7A until 7D is described in more detail, the crash lock of the door handle arrangement 1, which is designed as an inertia lock, has the already mentioned locking mass 4, which is designed as a spherical element, in particular a ball. The locking mass 4 is mounted and/or designed in such a way that when or after the action of a particularly predetermined or definable acceleration force, in particular in the event of an accident, the locking mass 4 is moved away from, for example, in 3 shown normal position changes into a blocking position, in which the locking mass 4 positively blocks a movement of the door handle 3 or the coupling unit operatively connected to the door handle 3.

In the case of the crash lock used in the door handle assembly 1 according to the first exemplary embodiment, which acts as an inertia lock is designed, the crash barrier has a housing or cage area 5, in which the locking mass 4, designed as a spherical element, in particular a ball, is accommodated in such a way that the locking mass 4 is movable in at least one direction relative to the housing or cage area 5 .

The housing or cage area 5 of the crash barrier is in particular in 3 to recognize.

The representation in 3 It can be seen that the housing or cage area 5 of the crash lock designed as an inertia lock is assigned a particularly resiliently mounted holding element 8, for example in the form of a plastic rib, via which the locking mass 4 in the normal position of the crash lock in a first area 6 of the housing or Cage area 5 is held in such a way that a transition of the locking mass 4 from the first area 6 into a second area 7 of the housing or cage area 5 is blocked by means of the particularly resiliently mounted holding element 8.

In the normal position of the crash barrier, as shown in, for example 3 is shown, the locking mass 4 is received in the first area 6 of the housing or cage area 5, wherein in the blocking position of the crash lock, the locking mass 4 is received in the second area 7 of the housing or cage area 5.

As will be explained below, particularly with reference to the sectional view in 7D is described, the particularly resiliently mounted holding element 8, which - as stated - can be designed, for example, in the form of a plastic functional rib 12, is also designed in such a way that the blocking occurs during or after the action of the particularly predetermined or definable acceleration force on the locking mass 4 of the holding element 8 is at least temporarily canceled and a transition of the locking mass 4 from the first area 6 into the second area 7 of the housing or cage area 5 is made possible.

In other words, the particularly resiliently mounted holding element 8 holds the locking mass 4, which is designed in particular as a ball, in position in the first area 6 of the housing or cage area 5 until a limit acceleration for the locking function is reached.

The particularly resiliently mounted holding element 8 is further designed such that after the transition of the locking mass 4 from the first region 6 into the second region 7 of the housing or cage region 5, the retaining element 8 returns to its starting position, so that by means of the particularly resiliently mounted Holding element 8 a transition of the locking mass 4 from the second area 7 into the first area 6 of the housing or cage area 5 is blocked.

The representation in 1 as in 2 It can be seen that the crash lock is also assigned a biasing/resetting element 9 in the form of a restoring spring, with which the locking mass 4 in the first region 6 of the housing or cage region 5 is biased against the particularly resiliently mounted holding element 8. The biasing/restoring element 9 is shown as such in an isometric and schematic representation 6 shown.

The biasing/resetting element 9 has at least one spiral spring, which is tensioned when the door handle 3 is pivoted relative to the holding device 2, which is designed as a bearing frame, from the basic or rest position towards the opening or working position. In this respect, the biasing/resetting element 9 also serves as a restoring spring for the door handle 3 in order to transfer it from the swung-out opening or working position back to the basic or rest position.

As can be seen in particular from the representations in 7A until 7D can be removed, the holding device 2, which is designed as a bearing frame, is designed in such a way that when the door handle 3 is moved from the, for example, in 7A shown basic or rest position into the at least one opening or working position (cf. 7D or. 7C ) the locking mass 4 moves against the biasing force of the biasing/restoring element 9 in the first region 6 of the housing or cage region 5 relative to the housing or cage region 5.

This is particularly in 7C indicated.

Specifically, the pretensioning/restoring element 9 is pretensioned when the door handle 3 is moved from the in 7B position shown further into the in 7C position shown is pivoted (further) relative to the holding device 2 designed as a bearing frame. The locking mass 4 moves in the first area 6 of the housing or cage area 5 relative to the first area 6 of the housing or cage area 5.

For this purpose, a functional rib 12 designed on the holding device 2 designed as a bearing frame is used, which in 4 as well as in the detailed view 5 can be recognized. This functional rib 12 has a contact surface 13, by means of which the locking mass 4 is guided with the aid of the biasing/resetting element 9, similar to a link guide.

So that the locking mass 4 can be displaced relative to the housing or cage area 5 in the first area 6 of the housing or cage area 5 against the preloading force of the preloading/resetting element 9 and can be moved along the contact surface 13 of the functional rib 12 of the holding device 2 designed as a bearing frame a certain force threshold must be overcome. This force threshold is defined by the tension force or spring strength of the biasing/restoring element 9.

The following is with reference to the illustrations in 8A until 8D a second exemplary embodiment of the door handle arrangement 1 according to the invention is described in more detail.

The second exemplary embodiment of the door handle arrangement 1 according to the invention essentially corresponds in structural and functional terms to that previously made with reference to the illustrations in 1 until 6 or in 7A until 7D described embodiment, but in the second exemplary embodiment according to 8A until 8D the holding device 2, designed in particular as a bearing frame, has a projection 11 which projects partially or partially into the first region 6 of the housing or cage region 5, which - as in 8A shown - serves as a seat for the locking mass 4 when the door handle 3 is in the basic or rest position and the locking mass 4 is biased in the first area 6 of the housing or cage area 5 against the particularly resiliently mounted holding element 8.

In other words, a section of the holding device 2, designed as a bearing frame, penetrates through the wall area of the housing or cage area 5, which is part of the door handle 3, and clamps the locking mass 4, designed as a spherical element (ball), in addition to the particularly resiliently mounted holding element 8 and the biasing/restoring element 9.

This projection 11, which partially or partially protrudes into the first area 6 of the housing or cage area 5, thus serves as an additional stop for the locking mass 4. This further minimizes the risk of the locking mass 4 whirring. The clamping force is applied by the biasing/restoring element 9, which serves as a return spring for the door handle 3.

If - as in 8B shown - the door handle 3 from its basic or rest position 8A is pivoted in the direction of the opening or working position relative to the holding device 2, the clamping effect caused by the projection 11 partially or partially protruding into the first region 6 of the housing or cage region 5 stops immediately. In this state, however, the locking mass 4 is held by the biasing/restoring element 9, which serves as a return spring, on the one hand, the holding element 8, which is particularly resiliently mounted, on the other hand, and the step region formed in the functional rib 12 of the holding device 2.

In 9A until 9C a further (third) exemplary embodiment of the door handle arrangement 1 according to the invention is shown.

In this embodiment variant, which is structurally similar to the second exemplary embodiment of the door handle arrangement 1 according to the invention 9A until 9D can be compared, however, the housing or cage area 5 is not divided into a first and a second area 6, 7. In this respect, the degree of freedom of movement of the locking mass 4, which is designed as a spherical element (ball), is eliminated.

In 10 and 11 Further exemplary embodiments of the door handle arrangement 1 according to the invention are each shown in a schematic sectional view.

At the in 10 In the embodiment shown, the door handle arrangement 1 is in its basic or rest position. The locking mass 4, designed as a spherical element, in particular a ball, is accommodated in a housing or cage area 5, namely in a first area 6 of the housing or cage area 5, and is there with the help of a in the first area 6 of the housing or cage area 5 partially or partially projecting projection 11 held.

In addition, a spring 10 is used, the spring being completely mounted in the door handle 3 and the locking mass 4 being held between the two spring arms. The spring 10 preloads the ball/locking mass 4 against the force threshold and creates the obstacle for the ball/locking mass 4, which determines the limit acceleration for the function of the mass lock. The advantage of this embodiment variant is that there is temperature independence with regard to the limit acceleration.

The further spring element 10 only serves to return the door handle 3 back to the basic or rest position when the door handle 3 is deflected from the basic or rest position.

At the in 11 In the embodiment variant shown, the biasing/restoring element 9, which is completely mounted in the door handle 3, only serves to bias the locking mass 4, which is designed as a ball against the force threshold. The locking mass 4 only functions as a ball detent and not as a mass lock.

The special thing about the ball designed as a locking mass 4 is that it not only acts as a mass barrier when a limit acceleration is exceeded, but also as a force threshold element below the limit acceleration.

In embodiments of the door handle arrangement 1, the locking mass 4 is optimized against “whirring”. When “whirring”, certain frequencies excite the barrier mass 4 so that it begins to make noises (whistling, whirring). Because the locking mass 4 is additionally clamped in the rest position with the main restoring torque of the projection 11, the locking mass 4 is held particularly well in the rest position and is much more difficult to excite.

The invention is not limited to the embodiment variants shown in the drawings, but results from a synopsis of all the features disclosed herein.

It should already be mentioned at this point that the features disclosed in the claims and in the description as well as in the drawings can each be essential to the invention individually or in combination. Features and details that are described in connection with the method according to the invention naturally also apply to the door handle unit according to the invention and vice versa.

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Housing or cage area

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• JP 2005002670 A [0004]
• DE 102006027912 A1 [0006]

Claims (15)

Door handle arrangement (1) in particular for a vehicle, comprising a holding device (2) designed in particular as a bearing frame and a holding device (2) which can be pivoted on the holding device (2) between at least one basic or rest position and at least one pivoted opening or working position relative to the holding device (2). arranged door handle (3), characterized in that the door handle arrangement (1) further has a crash lock which has at least a normal position and a blocking position, the crash lock in its normal position allowing movement of the door handle (3) relative to the holding device (2). and in the blocking position, which occurs during or after the action of an acceleration force, in particular in the event of an accident, a movement of the door handle (3) relative to the holding device (2) is positively blocked. Door handle arrangement (1). Claim 1 , wherein the door handle arrangement (1) further has a mechanical coupling unit, through which a movement of the door handle (3) from the basic or rest position to the at least one opening or working position can be transferred to a door lock, the crash lock being able to move in its normal position of the door handle (3) and/or the coupling unit for actuating the door lock and in the blocking position blocks a movement of the door handle (3) and/or the coupling unit in such a way that actuation of the door lock is avoided. Door handle arrangement (1). Claim 1 or 2 , wherein the crash lock is designed as an inertia lock with a locking mass (4), the locking mass (4) being mounted and / or designed in such a way that during or after the action of a particularly predetermined or definable acceleration force, in particular in the event of an accident, the locking mass ( 4) transitions from the at least one normal position into the blocking position, in which the locking mass (4) positively blocks a movement of the door handle (3) and/or the coupling unit, the locking mass (4) preferably being in the form of a spherical element, in particular as a ball, is executed. Door handle arrangement (1). Claim 3 , wherein the crash barrier has a housing or cage area (5) in which the locking mass (4) is accommodated such that the locking mass (4) can be moved in at least one direction relative to the housing or cage area (5). Door handle arrangement (1). Claim 4 , wherein the housing or cage area (5) is divided into a first and second area (6, 7), wherein in the normal position of the crash barrier, the locking mass (4) in the first area (6) of the housing or cage area (5) is accommodated, and wherein in the blocking position of the crash barrier, the locking mass (4) is accommodated in the second area (7) of the housing or cage area (5). Door handle arrangement (1). Claim 5 , wherein the housing or cage area (5) is assigned a particularly resiliently mounted holding element (8), via which the locking mass (4) is held in the normal position of the crash barrier in the first area (6) of the housing or cage area (5). is that a transition of the locking mass (4) from the first area (6) into the second area (7) of the housing or cage area (5) is blocked by means of the particularly resiliently mounted holding element (8), the particularly resiliently mounted holding element (8) is preferably further designed in such a way that during or after the action of the particularly predetermined or definable acceleration force on the locking mass (4), the blocking of the holding element (8) is at least temporarily lifted and a transition of the locking mass (4) from the first area ( 6) is made possible in the second area (7) of the housing or cage area (5). Door handle arrangement (1). Claim 6 , wherein the particularly resiliently mounted holding element (8) is preferably further designed such that after the transition of the locking mass (4) from the first area (6) into the second area (7) of the housing or cage area (5), the holding element ( 8) returns back to its starting position, so that a transition of the locking mass (4) from the second area (7) into the first area (6) of the housing or cage area (5) is blocked by means of the particularly resiliently mounted holding element (8). . Door handle arrangement (1). Claim 6 or 7 , wherein the crash lock is further assigned a biasing/restoring element (9), with which the locking mass (4) in the first region (6) of the housing or cage region (5) is biased against the particularly resiliently mounted holding element (8). Door handle arrangement (1). Claim 8 , wherein the holding device (2), which is designed in particular as a bearing frame, is designed in such a way that when the door handle (3) is moved from the basic or rest position to the at least one opening or working position, it holds the locking mass (4) against the pretensioning force of the pretensioning/ Restoring element (9) in the first area (6) of the housing or cage area (5) moves relative to the housing or cage area (5). Door handle arrangement (1). Claim 8 or 9 , which is designed in particular as a storage frame The holding device (2) has a projection (11) which partially or partially projects into the first region (6) of the housing or cage region (5), which serves as a seat for the locking mass (4) when the door handle (3 ) is in the basic or rest position and the locking mass (4) is biased in the first area (6) of the housing or cage area (5) against the particularly resiliently mounted holding element (8). Door handle arrangement (1). Claim 10 , wherein the projection (11) which partially or partially projects into the first area (6) of the housing or cage area (5) is designed such that in the basic or rest position of the door handle (3), the locking mass (4) between the Projection (11) and an opposite wall area of the housing or cage area (5) is clamped. Door handle arrangement (1) according to one of the Claims 1 until 11 , wherein the door handle arrangement (1) is assigned an in particular electric motor drive, which is designed, if necessary, to pivot the door handle (3) from the at least one basic or rest position into the at least one pivoted opening or working position relative to the holding device (2). . Door handle arrangement (1) according to one of the Claims 1 until 12 , wherein the door handle arrangement (1) is assigned a further prestressing/restoring element (10), in particular in the form of a leg spring arrangement, via which the door handle (3) is prestressed into the at least one basic or rest position, the door handle arrangement (1 ) assigned further biasing/restoring element (10) and the biasing/restoring element (9) assigned to the crash barrier are preferably one and the same component. Door handle arrangement (1) according to one of the Claims 1 until 13 , wherein the door handle arrangement (1) is assigned an emergency unlocking mechanism, in particular with a Bowden cable, via which the door handle (3) can be pivoted, in particular manually, into the at least one pivoted opening or working position relative to the holding device (2). Door handle arrangement (1). Claim 14 and one of the Claims 5 until 7 , wherein in the normal position of the crash lock, the locking mass (4) is accommodated in the first area (6) of the housing or cage area (5) in such a way that when the door handle (3) is pivoted, in particular manually, into the at least one pivoted opening or working position Relative to the holding device (2), with the aid of the emergency release mechanism, the locking mass (4) is guided, preferably against the force of a biasing/resetting element (9), along a guide surface of the holding device (2), which is designed in particular as a bearing frame.

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