EP0251844A1 - Pivotable door handle - Google Patents

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EP0251844A1
EP0251844A1 EP87401257A EP87401257A EP0251844A1 EP 0251844 A1 EP0251844 A1 EP 0251844A1 EP 87401257 A EP87401257 A EP 87401257A EP 87401257 A EP87401257 A EP 87401257A EP 0251844 A1 EP0251844 A1 EP 0251844A1
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Georges D'avico
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B85/00—Details of vehicle locks not provided for in groups E05B77/00 - E05B83/00
    • E05B85/10—Handles
    • E05B85/14—Handles pivoted about an axis parallel to the wing
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B15/00—Other details of locks; Parts for engagement by bolts of fastening devices
    • E05B15/16—Use of special materials for parts of locks
    • E05B15/1635—Use of special materials for parts of locks of plastics materials
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B15/00—Other details of locks; Parts for engagement by bolts of fastening devices
    • E05B15/04—Spring arrangements in locks
    • E05B2015/0472—Made of rubber, plastics or the like
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B85/00—Details of vehicle locks not provided for in groups E05B77/00 - E05B83/00
    • E05B85/10—Handles
    • E05B85/12—Inner door handles

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  • the present invention relates to a door handle comprising a frame suitable for being fixed for example on the door of a motor vehicle, a control pallet connected by an articulation to the frame, and means for returning the pallet to its position. rest.
  • the articulation is constituted by an axis connecting the pallet and the frame while the return means are formed by one or two springs which are put under stress when the pallet is pivoted and which then ensure the return of the pallet to its rest position.
  • these return springs can sometimes oxidize and break.
  • the present invention relates to an improvement made to these door handles in particular with the aim of eliminating this risk of breakage and oxidation of the springs.
  • the door handle according to the invention is characterized in that the frame, the pallet, the articulation and the return means consist of a single piece of molded plastic.
  • the pallet is connected to the frame by a curved part sufficiently thin to be able to deform elastically and thus constitute both the articulation and the elastic return means.
  • the door handle according to the invention has the advantage of not comprising oxidizable elements such as springs. It is also of low cost since a single part replaces several. Finally there is no longer a pivoting axis therefore less wear.
  • the door handle comprises a frame 1 intended to be fixed to a door, in particular of a motor vehicle, and a control pallet 2 whose width is less than that of the opening 3 of the frame 1 and which has a gripping portion on its external face 4.
  • the whole of the handle is constituted by a single molded plastic part having a certain flexibility, the pallet 2 being connected to the frame 1 by an elastically deformable curved portion 5, which constitutes an ar ticulation.
  • Pallet 2 has on its internal face an ear 6 connected at 7 to the operating lever of the lock.
  • the frame 1 has at its lower part a part 8 which projects into the opening 3 and constitutes a stop for the pallet 2 by limiting its stroke.
  • Figure 1 shows the handle at rest before mounting on a door; the gripping part 4 is substantially parallel to the mean plane of the frame 1.
  • Figure 2 shows the handle mounted on a vehicle, in the closed door position.
  • the pallet 2 has slightly pivoted relative to its position in Figure 1 so that the curvature of the part 5 has increased and the pallet exerts on the linkage which is coupled to it at 7, an effort eliminating any play.
  • the part 5 is reinforced by a leaf spring 9 embedded in the plastic.

Abstract

1. Door handle adapted to be fixed on a wall and comprising several parts connected together by a curved portion which is sufficiently thin to form an articulation, the assembly of these parts being moulded in a single piece from a plastic material, characterized in that said parts comprise a frame (1) adapted to be fixed the wall, a control plate (2) connected by the articulation to the frame and coupled to the control linkage and means for returning the plate to its rest position.

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La présente invention concerne une poignée de porte comportant un encadrement propre à être fixé par exemple sur la porte d'un véhicule automobile, une palette de commande reliée par une articulation à l'encadrement, et des moyens de rappel de la palette dans sa position de repos.The present invention relates to a door handle comprising a frame suitable for being fixed for example on the door of a motor vehicle, a control pallet connected by an articulation to the frame, and means for returning the pallet to its position. rest.

Dans les poignées de ce genre actuellement réalisées, l'articulation est constituée par un axe reliant la palette et l'encadrement alors que les moyens de rap­pel sont formés par un ou deux ressorts qui sont mis sous contrainte lorsqu'on fait pivoter la palette et qui assurent ensuite le retour de la palette à sa position de repos. Mais il arrive que ces ressorts de rappel s'oxydent et se cassent.In handles of this kind currently produced, the articulation is constituted by an axis connecting the pallet and the frame while the return means are formed by one or two springs which are put under stress when the pallet is pivoted and which then ensure the return of the pallet to its rest position. However, these return springs can sometimes oxidize and break.

La présente invention a pour objet un perfectionne­ment apporté à ces poignées de porte notamment dans le but de supprimer ce risque de casse et d'oxydation des ressorts.The present invention relates to an improvement made to these door handles in particular with the aim of eliminating this risk of breakage and oxidation of the springs.

La poignée de porte selon l'invention est caractéri­sée en ce que l'encadrement, la palette, l'articu­lation et les moyens de rappel sont constitués par une seule pièce en matière plastique moulée.The door handle according to the invention is characterized in that the frame, the pallet, the articulation and the return means consist of a single piece of molded plastic.

Dans un mode de réalisation particulier de l'invention, la palette est reliée à l'encadrement par une partie courbe suffisamment mince pour pouvoir se déformer élastiquement et constituer ainsi à la fois l'articu­lation et les moyens élastiques de rappel.In a particular embodiment of the invention, the pallet is connected to the frame by a curved part sufficiently thin to be able to deform elastically and thus constitute both the articulation and the elastic return means.

La poignée de porte selon l'invention présente l'avantage de ne pas comporter d'éléments oxydables tels que des ressorts. Elle est en outre d'un faible prix de revient puisqu'une seule pièce en remplace plusieurs. Enfin il n'y a plus d'axe pivotant donc moins d'usure.The door handle according to the invention has the advantage of not comprising oxidizable elements such as springs. It is also of low cost since a single part replaces several. Finally there is no longer a pivoting axis therefore less wear.

On a décrit ci-après, à titre d'exemple non limita­tif, un mode de réalisation d'une poignée de porte selon l'invention, avec référence au dessin annexé dans lequel :

  • La Figure 1 est une vue en coupe de la poignée en position de montage;
  • Les Figures 2 et 3 sont des vues semblables à la Figure 1 respectivement en position de fer­meture de la porte et en position d'ouverture.
  • La Figure 4 est une vue en coupe d'un détail d'une variante.
An embodiment of a door handle according to the invention has been described below, by way of non-limiting example, with reference to the appended drawing in which:
  • Figure 1 is a sectional view of the handle in the mounting position;
  • Figures 2 and 3 are views similar to Figure 1 respectively in the closed position of the door and in the open position.
  • Figure 4 is a sectional view of a detail of a variant.

Telle qu'elle est représentée au dessin, la poignée de porte selon l'invention comprend un encadrement 1 destiné à être fixé à une porte, notamment de véhicule automobile, et une palette de commande 2 dont la lar­geur est inférieure à celle de l'ouverture 3 de l'en­cadrement 1 et qui présente sur sa face externe une partie de préhension 4. L'ensemble de la poignée est constitué par une seule pièce en plastique moulée présentant une certaine souplesse, la palette 2 étant reliée à l'encadrement 1 par une partie courbe 5 dé­formable de manière élastique, qui constitue une ar­ ticulation. La palette 2 présente sur sa face interne une oreille 6 reliée en 7 à la tringlerie de manoeu­vre de la serrure. L'encadrement 1 présente à sa partie inférieure une partie 8 qui fait saillie dans l'ouverture 3 et constitue une butée pour la palette 2 en limitant sa course.As shown in the drawing, the door handle according to the invention comprises a frame 1 intended to be fixed to a door, in particular of a motor vehicle, and a control pallet 2 whose width is less than that of the opening 3 of the frame 1 and which has a gripping portion on its external face 4. The whole of the handle is constituted by a single molded plastic part having a certain flexibility, the pallet 2 being connected to the frame 1 by an elastically deformable curved portion 5, which constitutes an ar ticulation. Pallet 2 has on its internal face an ear 6 connected at 7 to the operating lever of the lock. The frame 1 has at its lower part a part 8 which projects into the opening 3 and constitutes a stop for the pallet 2 by limiting its stroke.

La Figure 1 montre la poignée au repos avant son mon­tage sur une porte; la partie de préhension 4 est sensiblement parallèle au plan moyen de l'encadrement 1.Figure 1 shows the handle at rest before mounting on a door; the gripping part 4 is substantially parallel to the mean plane of the frame 1.

La Figure 2 représente la poignée montée sur un véhi­cule, en position porte fermée. La palette 2 a légère­ment pivoté par rapport à sa position de la Figure 1 de sorte que la courbure de la partie 5 a augmenté et que la palette exerce sur la tringlerie qui lui est attelée en 7, un effort supprimant les jeux éventuels.Figure 2 shows the handle mounted on a vehicle, in the closed door position. The pallet 2 has slightly pivoted relative to its position in Figure 1 so that the curvature of the part 5 has increased and the pallet exerts on the linkage which is coupled to it at 7, an effort eliminating any play.

Pour ouvrir la porte, l'opérateur exerce une traction sur la palette 2, à l'aide de sa partie de préhension 4. La palette pivote, la partie 5 jouant le rôle d'articulation, et vient en fin de course rencontrer la butée 8 (Figure 3).To open the door, the operator pulls on the pallet 2, using its grip part 4. The pallet pivots, the part 5 playing the role of articulation, and comes at the end of the race to meet the stop 8 (Figure 3).

Lorsque l'opérateur cesse d'agir sur la palette 2, celle-ci revient à sa position de la Figure 2 sous l'action élastique de la partie 5 et des ressorts de rappel de la tringlerie et éventuellement de la ser­rure.When the operator ceases to act on the pallet 2, the latter returns to its position in FIG. 2 under the elastic action of the part 5 and of the return springs of the linkage and possibly of the lock.

A la Figure 4, la partie 5 est renforcée par une lame de ressort 9 noyée dans la matière plastique.In Figure 4, the part 5 is reinforced by a leaf spring 9 embedded in the plastic.

Il va de soi que la présente invention ne doit pas être considérée comme limitée au mode de réalisation décrit et représenté, mais en couvre, au contraire, toutes les variantes.It goes without saying that the present invention should not be considered as limited to the embodiment described and shown, but on the contrary covers all variants thereof.

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1. Poignée de porte comprenant un encadrement (1) propre à être fixé par exemple sur la porte d'un vé­hicule automobile, une palette (2) de commande reliée par une articulation (5) à l'encadrement, et des moyens de rappel de la palette dans sa position de repos
caractérisée en ce que l'encadrement (1), la palet­te (2), l'articulation et les moyens de rappel sont constitués par une seule pièce en matière plastique moulée.1. Door handle comprising a frame (1) suitable for being fixed for example on the door of a motor vehicle, a control pallet (2) connected by a hinge (5) to the frame, and return means of the pallet in its rest position
characterized in that the frame (1), the pallet (2), the articulation and the return means consist of a single piece of molded plastic. 2. Poignée de porte selon la revendication 1,
caractérisée en ce que la palette (2) est reliée à l'encadrement (1) par une partie courbe (5) suffisam­ment mince pour pouvoir se déformer élastiquement et constituer ainsi à la fois l'articulation et les moyens élastiques de rappel.2. Door handle according to claim 1,
characterized in that the pallet (2) is connected to the frame (1) by a curved part (5) sufficiently thin to be able to deform elastically and thus constitute both the joint and the elastic return means. 3. Poignée de porte selon la revendication 2,
caractérisée en ce que la palette présente sur sa face interne une partie de préhension (4) dont le plan moyen est au repos sensiblement parallèle au plan moyen de l'encadrement (1).3. Door handle according to claim 2,
characterized in that the pallet has on its internal face a gripping part (4) whose mean plane is at rest substantially parallel to the mean plane of the frame (1). 4. Poignée de porte selon l'une des revendications 2 et 3,
caractérisée en ce que la partie courbe (5) est ren­forcée par une lame de ressort (9).4. Door handle according to one of claims 2 and 3,
characterized in that the curved part (5) is reinforced by a spring leaf (9). 5. Poignée de porte selon l'une des revendications 2 à 4,
caractérisée en ce que l'encadrement (1) présente à sa partie inférieure une partie (8) qui fait saillie à l'intérieur de l'encadrement et forme butée pour la palette (2).5. Door handle according to one of claims 2 to 4,
characterized in that the frame (1) has at its lower part a part (8) which projects inside the frame and forms a stop for the pallet (2).
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EP1536088A2 (en) * 2003-11-27 2005-06-01 Melchor Daumal Castellon Actuating handle for opening a motor vehicle bonnet
FR2937362A1 (en) * 2008-10-22 2010-04-23 Coutier Moulage Gen Ind Outer or inner control for controlling opening of front side door of motor vehicle, has pivoting axle supported on pallet and on fixed body so as to constitute return spring unit of pallet in rest position by branch and length of axle
ITMI20082293A1 (en) * 2008-12-22 2010-06-23 Valeo Spa COMMAND BRACKET FOR THE OPENING OF A VEHICLE DOOR

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GB2126477A (en) * 1982-09-09 1984-03-28 Wilmot Breeden Ltd Motor vehicle door handles

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GB2126477A (en) * 1982-09-09 1984-03-28 Wilmot Breeden Ltd Motor vehicle door handles

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EP1536088A2 (en) * 2003-11-27 2005-06-01 Melchor Daumal Castellon Actuating handle for opening a motor vehicle bonnet
EP1536088A3 (en) * 2003-11-27 2007-03-21 Melchor Daumal Castellon Actuating handle for opening a motor vehicle bonnet
FR2937362A1 (en) * 2008-10-22 2010-04-23 Coutier Moulage Gen Ind Outer or inner control for controlling opening of front side door of motor vehicle, has pivoting axle supported on pallet and on fixed body so as to constitute return spring unit of pallet in rest position by branch and length of axle
ITMI20082293A1 (en) * 2008-12-22 2010-06-23 Valeo Spa COMMAND BRACKET FOR THE OPENING OF A VEHICLE DOOR

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