EP0724052A1 - Vehicle door handle with quick wedge-cam assembly - Google Patents

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EP0724052A1
EP0724052A1 EP96100907A EP96100907A EP0724052A1 EP 0724052 A1 EP0724052 A1 EP 0724052A1 EP 96100907 A EP96100907 A EP 96100907A EP 96100907 A EP96100907 A EP 96100907A EP 0724052 A1 EP0724052 A1 EP 0724052A1
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Jean Peyre
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B79/00—Mounting or connecting vehicle locks or parts thereof
    • E05B79/02—Mounting of vehicle locks or parts thereof
    • E05B79/06—Mounting of handles, e.g. to the wing or to the lock
    • 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
    • E05B85/18—Handles pivoted about an axis parallel to the wing a longitudinal grip part being pivoted about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the grip part

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  • the present invention relates to a door handle for a fast-mounting motor vehicle.
  • the invention relates more particularly to a control handle of a motor vehicle door locking mechanism, of the type comprising a base received in an opening of a door panel, a pallet articulated on the base between a rest position and an unlocking position which is connected to the locking mechanism, and of the type in which the door panel is clamped between the bearing surface of the base and a clamping element attached to the base.
  • Such devices are known and implemented but they require, for the establishment of the clamping element of the base, to be able to access the rear of the handle from the inside of the door.
  • the present invention aims to provide a door handle for a motor vehicle capable of being mounted quickly, for example automatically, and without the need for access to the interior of the door.
  • the invention provides a control handle for a locking mechanism of the type mentioned above, characterized in that the clamping element of the base is movably mounted on the base between a retracted mounting position and a fixing position to which it is moved during assembly of the handle by the action of a cam carried by the pallet, during the first passage of the pallet from the rest position to the unlocking position.
  • FIG. 1 represents a control handle 10 for a motor vehicle door locking mechanism (not shown).
  • the handle 10 comprises in particular a base 12, a control pallet 16 and two clamping elements 22 for fixing the handle on a door panel.
  • the base 12 has a generally elliptical shape seen from the front and has in its center a bowl whose back 42 is ribbed.
  • Flanks 44, 46 extend perpendicular to the plane of the door panel from the back 42 of the bowl and carry at their upper ends sockets 48, 50 intended to receive a rod 52 for articulation of the pallet 16 on the base 12.
  • the base 12 is substantially symmetrical with respect to a median plane separating the two flanks 44, 46. Also, for the remainder of the text, we will limit our to the description of half of the base 12 located on the side of flank 44, it i.e. located to the left when considering Figure 1.
  • a bearing surface 14 substantially parallel to the plane of the door panel and which extends perpendicular to the flank 44 towards the outside of the base 12.
  • a slide 24 made of material as well as a T-shaped reaction element 28.
  • a notch 54 is provided in the bearing surface 14 which has a wide part 56 at the foot of the sidewall 44 and a narrowed part 58 which extends between the opposite grooves of the slide 24.
  • the pallet 16 comprises a gripping plate 60 substantially parallel to the door panel which is intended to partially cover, from the outside, the bowl formed in the base 12.
  • These arms 62, 64 carry sockets 66, 68 intended to receive the rod 52 so as to articulate the pallet 16 on the base 12 around the horizontal axis A1 and parallel to the plane of the door panel.
  • the pallet 16 is substantially symmetrical with respect to a plane parallel to the plane of the arms 62, 64 and located between the two arms. Also, the description will be limited to half of the pallet 16 located on the side of the arm 62.
  • the arm 62 has an external lateral surface 72 on which a cam 26 is arranged.
  • This cam 26 is produced integrally and has an active surface 70.
  • This cam 26 is designed to pass through the narrowed part 58 of the notch 54 arranged in the base 12.
  • FIGS. 2 and 4 show a sheet 18 of the door panel intended to receive the handle 10.
  • This sheet is stamped and has a slot 20.
  • clamping element 22 which is a corner.
  • the wedge 22 has a lower clamping face 34 intended to come into contact with one face of the sheet 18, and it has an inclined plane 36 arranged on its upper face 73.
  • the corner 22 also has lateral faces 74, 76 which carry ribs 78, 80 intended to be received in the opposite grooves of the slide 24 arranged on the base 12.
  • the corner 22 can thus slide on the base 12 between a retracted mounting position and a fixing position, in a direction A2 parallel to the axis A1.
  • the reaction element 28 is a T-shaped element whose vertical branch 32 extends perpendicular to the bearing surface 14 of the base 12 and whose horizontal branch 30 is parallel to the bearing surface 14 and perpendicular to the direction of sliding of the corner 22 to cooperate with the inclined plane 36 of the latter.
  • the corner 22 is provided with a median longitudinal slot 40 which extends perpendicular to the inclined plane 36 and in the sliding direction of the corner 22 in order to allow the passage of the vertical branch 32 of the reaction element 28.
  • the wedge 22 has on the inclined plane 36 a notch 38 arranged perpendicular to the sliding direction A2 and intended to receive the horizontal branch 30 of the reaction element 28 when the wedge 22 is in the fixing position.
  • the sliding of the wedge 22 between its retracted mounting position and its fixing position is controlled by the cam 26 arranged on the external lateral face of the arm 62 of the pallet 16.
  • the active surface 70 of the cam 26 cooperates for this purpose with a rear upper edge 82 of the corner 22.
  • FIGS. 3A to 3D illustrate the different stages of mounting a handle according to the invention.
  • the wedge 22 is firstly mounted in its slide 24 on the base 12 and positioned in its fixing position, that is to say pushed in its direction of sliding towards the outside of the base, in order to clear the notch 54 arranged in the bearing surface 14 of the base 12.
  • the pallet 16 is then placed on the base 12.
  • the articulation of the pallet 16 on the base 12 is achieved by the introduction of the rod 52 through the sockets 50, 48 and 66, 68 respectively of the base 12 and the pallet 16 along the axis A1 .
  • the pallet 16 is then brought into the rest position and the wedge is pushed back to its retracted mounting position, its upper rear edge 82 then being supported on the external lateral face of the arm 62.
  • reaction element 28 is thus found released.
  • the handle is then presented facing the opening provided in the door panel.
  • reaction element 28 is received in the positioning slot 20 formed in the sheet 18 of the door panel.
  • the base 12 is pressed by its bearing surface 14 against an external face 19 of the sheet 18.
  • the pallet 16 is brought from its rest position to its unlocking position by traction on the gripping plate 60, while maintaining contact with the base 12 on the sheet 18.
  • the wedge 22 comes into contact with an internal face 17 of the sheet 18 by its clamping face 34.
  • corner advances on either side of the vertical branch 32 of the reaction element 28, the horizontal branch 30 of which then cooperates with the inclined plane 36 of the corner 22 to cause the sheet 18 to be tightened by corner effect.
  • the active surface 70 of the cam 26 is then in contact with the upper rear edge 82 of the corner, but can no longer act on the corner 22.
  • This new design of a door handle allows quick and simplified mounting on the assembly line.
  • Alternative embodiments may provide for example the addition of a chamfer on the front edge of the contact surface 34 of the corner 22 in order to facilitate the overlapping of the sheet 18 by the corner 22.

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The handle comprises a base (12) which fits into an aperture in the door panel and has a thrust surface (14) which goes against the external surface of the door panel, and a control bar (16) which is pivoted to the base, moves between rest and lock release positions and is connected to the lock mechanism. The base (12) is attached to the door panel by a fixing mechanism (22) which slides into place during assembly by the action of a cam (26) on the control bar (16) which operates during the bar's first movement between its rest and locking positions. The fixing mechanism comprises a wedge (22) which slides on the base and has an inclined upper surface which interacts with a T-shaped reaction element on the base which protrudes through a slot in the door panel.

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La présente invention concerne une poignée de porte pour véhicule automobile à montage rapide.The present invention relates to a door handle for a fast-mounting motor vehicle.

L'invention concerne plus particulièrement une poignée de commande d'un mécanisme de verrouillage de porte de véhicule automobile, du type comportant une embase reçue dans une ouverture d'un panneau de porte, une palette articulée sur l'embase entre une position de repos et une position de déverrouillage et qui est reliée au mécanisme de verrouillage, et du type dans lequel le panneau de porte est serré entre la surface d'appui de l'embase et un élément de serrage rapporté sur l'embase.The invention relates more particularly to a control handle of a motor vehicle door locking mechanism, of the type comprising a base received in an opening of a door panel, a pallet articulated on the base between a rest position and an unlocking position which is connected to the locking mechanism, and of the type in which the door panel is clamped between the bearing surface of the base and a clamping element attached to the base.

De tels dispositifs sont connus et mis en oeuvre mais ils nécessitent, pour la mise en place de l'élément de serrage de l'embase, de pouvoir accéder à l'arrière de la poignée par le côté intérieur de la porte.Such devices are known and implemented but they require, for the establishment of the clamping element of the base, to be able to access the rear of the handle from the inside of the door.

La présente invention a pour but de proposer une poignée de porte pour véhicule automobile susceptible d'être montée rapidement, par exemple de manière automatique, et sans nécessité d'accès à l'intérieur de la porte.The present invention aims to provide a door handle for a motor vehicle capable of being mounted quickly, for example automatically, and without the need for access to the interior of the door.

Dans ce but, l'invention propose une poignée de commande d'un mécanisme de verrouillage du type mentionné précédemment, caractérisée en ce que l'élément de serrage de l'embase est monté mobile sur l'embase entre une position escamotée de montage et une position de fixation vers laquelle il est déplacé lors du montage de la poignée par l'action d'une came portée par la palette, lors du premier passage de la palette de la position de repos à la position de déverrouillage.To this end, the invention provides a control handle for a locking mechanism of the type mentioned above, characterized in that the clamping element of the base is movably mounted on the base between a retracted mounting position and a fixing position to which it is moved during assembly of the handle by the action of a cam carried by the pallet, during the first passage of the pallet from the rest position to the unlocking position.

Selon d'autres caractéristiques de l'invention :

  • l'élément de serrage est un coin qui coulisse sur l'embase entre la position escamotée de montage et la position de fixation, et qui comporte une face inférieure de serrage en contact avec une tôle du panneau de porte et un plan incliné supérieur coopérant avec un élément de réaction de l'embase lors du coulissement pour assurer un serrage par effet de coin ;
  • l'élément de réaction est un élément en forme de T dont la branche verticale s'étend perpendiculairement depuis la surface d'appui et dont la branche horizontale est parallèle à la surface d'appui et perpendiculaire à la direction de coulissement du coin pour coopérer avec le plan incliné de ce dernier ;
  • le coin comporte une fente pour le passage de la branche verticale de l'élément de réaction ;
  • la branche horizontale de l'élément de réaction qui coopère avec le plan incliné est, en position de fixation, logée dans une encoche formée dans le plan incliné pour bloquer le coin dans cette position ;
  • la face inférieure de serrage du coin est en contact avec la face interne du panneau de porte ;
  • l'élément de réaction en forme de T est prévu pour être reçu à travers une fente du panneau de porte ;
  • la palette est montée articulée autour d'un axe parallèle à la direction de coulissement du coin de serrage ;
  • la came est formée sur une face latérale d'un bras d'articulation de la palette et la surface active de la came coopère avec un bord de commande du coin de serrage qui s'étend selon une direction sensiblement perpendiculaire à la direction de coulissement ;
  • la poignée comporte deux éléments de serrage agencés symétriquement.
According to other characteristics of the invention:
  • the clamping element is a wedge which slides on the base between the retracted mounting position and the fixing position, and which comprises a lower clamping face in contact with a sheet of the door panel and an upper inclined plane cooperating with an element of reaction of the base during sliding to ensure clamping by wedge effect;
  • the reaction element is a T-shaped element whose vertical branch extends perpendicularly from the bearing surface and whose horizontal branch is parallel to the bearing surface and perpendicular to the direction of sliding of the corner to cooperate with the latter's inclined plane;
  • the corner has a slot for the passage of the vertical branch of the reaction element;
  • the horizontal branch of the reaction element which cooperates with the inclined plane is, in the fixing position, housed in a notch formed in the inclined plane to block the wedge in this position;
  • the lower corner clamping face is in contact with the inner face of the door panel;
  • the T-shaped reaction member is adapted to be received through a slot in the door panel;
  • the pallet is mounted articulated around an axis parallel to the sliding direction of the clamping wedge;
  • the cam is formed on a lateral face of a hinge arm of the pallet and the active surface of the cam cooperates with a control edge of the clamping wedge which extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the sliding direction;
  • the handle has two clamping elements arranged symmetrically.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description détaillée qui va suivre pour la compréhension de laquelle on se reportera aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :

  • La figure 1 est une vue en perspective éclatée des principaux composants d'une poignée de commande d'un mécanisme de verrouillage selon l'invention ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue en perspective éclatée plus détaillée d'un système coin-came de montage rapide selon l'invention ;
  • les figures 3A, 3B, 3C et 3D sont des vues similaires à celles de la figure 2 qui illustrent les étapes successives de montage d'une poignée selon l'invention ;
  • la figure 4 est une vue en perpective d'une tôle de panneau de porte destinée à recevoir une poignée selon l'invention.
Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear on reading the detailed description which follows for the understanding of which reference will be made to the appended drawings in which:
  • Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of the main components of a control handle of a locking mechanism according to the invention;
  • FIG. 2 is a more detailed exploded perspective view of a quick assembly wedge-cam system according to the invention;
  • Figures 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D are views similar to those of Figure 2 which illustrate the successive steps of mounting a handle according to the invention;
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of a door panel sheet for receiving a handle according to the invention.

La figure 1 représente une poignée 10 de commande d'un mécanisme de verrouillage de porte de véhicule automobile (non représenté).FIG. 1 represents a control handle 10 for a motor vehicle door locking mechanism (not shown).

La poignée 10 comporte notamment une embase 12, une palette 16 de commande et deux éléments de serrage 22 pour la fixation de la poignée sur un panneau de porte.The handle 10 comprises in particular a base 12, a control pallet 16 and two clamping elements 22 for fixing the handle on a door panel.

L'embase 12 a une forme générale elliptique vue de face et présente en son centre une cuvette dont le dos 42 est nervuré.The base 12 has a generally elliptical shape seen from the front and has in its center a bowl whose back 42 is ribbed.

Des flancs 44,46 s'étendent perpendiculairement au plan du panneau de porte depuis le dos 42 de la cuvette et portent à leurs extrémités supérieures des douilles 48, 50 destinées à recevoir une tige 52 d'articulation de la palette 16 sur l'embase 12.Flanks 44, 46 extend perpendicular to the plane of the door panel from the back 42 of the bowl and carry at their upper ends sockets 48, 50 intended to receive a rod 52 for articulation of the pallet 16 on the base 12.

L'embase 12 est sensiblement symétrique par rapport à un plan médian séparant les deux flancs 44, 46. Aussi on se limitera pour la suite du texte à la description de la moitié de l'embase 12 située du côté du flanc 44, c'est-à-dire située à gauche en considérant la figure 1.The base 12 is substantially symmetrical with respect to a median plane separating the two flanks 44, 46. Also, for the remainder of the text, we will limit ourselves to the description of half of the base 12 located on the side of flank 44, it i.e. located to the left when considering Figure 1.

Sur la partie centrale formant cuvette de l'embase 12 est aménagée une surface d'appui 14 sensiblement parallèle au plan du panneau de porte et qui s'étend perpendiculairement au flanc 44 vers l'extérieur de l'embase 12.On the central part forming the bowl of the base 12 is provided a bearing surface 14 substantially parallel to the plane of the door panel and which extends perpendicular to the flank 44 towards the outside of the base 12.

Sur cette surface d'appui 14 est agencée une glissière 24 venue de matière ainsi qu'un élément de réaction 28 en forme de T.On this bearing surface 14 is arranged a slide 24 made of material as well as a T-shaped reaction element 28.

Une échancrure 54 est aménagée dans la surface d'appui 14 qui présente une partie large 56 au pied du flanc 44 et une partie rétrécie 58 qui s'étend entre les rainures opposées de la glissière 24.A notch 54 is provided in the bearing surface 14 which has a wide part 56 at the foot of the sidewall 44 and a narrowed part 58 which extends between the opposite grooves of the slide 24.

La palette 16 comporte une plaque de préhension 60 sensiblement parallèle au panneau de porte qui est destinée à couvrir partiellement, depuis l'extérieur, la cuvette formée dans l'embase 12.The pallet 16 comprises a gripping plate 60 substantially parallel to the door panel which is intended to partially cover, from the outside, the bowl formed in the base 12.

Perpendiculairement à cette plaque de préhension, s'étendent deux bras coudés 62,64 qui sont destinés à être reçus chacun dans la partie large 56 de l'échancrure 54 aménagée dans la surface d'appui 14 de l'embase 12.Perpendicular to this gripping plate, extend two bent arms 62, 64 which are intended to be received each in the wide part 56 of the notch 54 arranged in the bearing surface 14 of the base 12.

Ces bras 62, 64 portent des douilles 66, 68 destinés à recevoir la tige 52 de manière à articuler la palette 16 sur l'embase 12 autour de l'axe A1 horizontal et parallèle au plan du panneau de porte.These arms 62, 64 carry sockets 66, 68 intended to receive the rod 52 so as to articulate the pallet 16 on the base 12 around the horizontal axis A1 and parallel to the plane of the door panel.

De même que l'embase 12, la palette 16 est sensiblement symétrique par rapport à un plan parallèle au plan des bras 62, 64 et situé entre les deux bras. Aussi on se limitera à la description de la moitié de la palette 16 située du côté du bras 62.Like the base 12, the pallet 16 is substantially symmetrical with respect to a plane parallel to the plane of the arms 62, 64 and located between the two arms. Also, the description will be limited to half of the pallet 16 located on the side of the arm 62.

Le bras 62 possède une surface latérale externe 72 sur laquelle est aménagée une came 26.The arm 62 has an external lateral surface 72 on which a cam 26 is arranged.

Cette came 26 est réalisée venue de matière et comporte une surface active 70.This cam 26 is produced integrally and has an active surface 70.

Cette came 26 est prévue pour passer dans la partie rétrécie 58 de l'échancrure 54 aménagée dans l'embase 12.This cam 26 is designed to pass through the narrowed part 58 of the notch 54 arranged in the base 12.

Sur les figures 2 et 4, on a représenté une tôle 18 du panneau de porte destinée à recevoir la poignée 10.FIGS. 2 and 4 show a sheet 18 of the door panel intended to receive the handle 10.

Cette tôle est emboutie et présente une fente 20.This sheet is stamped and has a slot 20.

On a également représenté sur la figure 2 l'élément de serrage 22 qui est un coin.Also shown in Figure 2 the clamping element 22 which is a corner.

Le coin 22 comporte une face inférieure de serrage 34 destinée à venir en contact avec une face de la tôle 18, et il comporte un plan incliné 36 aménagé sur sa face supérieure 73.The wedge 22 has a lower clamping face 34 intended to come into contact with one face of the sheet 18, and it has an inclined plane 36 arranged on its upper face 73.

Le coin 22 comporte également des faces latérales 74, 76 qui portent des nervures 78, 80 destinés à être reçus dans les rainures opposées de la glissière 24 aménagée sur l'embase 12.The corner 22 also has lateral faces 74, 76 which carry ribs 78, 80 intended to be received in the opposite grooves of the slide 24 arranged on the base 12.

Le coin 22 peut ainsi coulisser sur l'embase 12 entre une position escamotée de montage et une position de fixation, selon une direction A2 parallèle à l'axe A1.The corner 22 can thus slide on the base 12 between a retracted mounting position and a fixing position, in a direction A2 parallel to the axis A1.

Agencé dans l'axe de la glissière 24, l'élément de réaction 28 est un élément en forme de T dont la branche verticale 32 s'étend perpendiculairement à la surface d'appui 14 de l'embase 12 et dont la branche horizontale 30 est parallèle à la surface d'appui 14 et perpendiculaire à la direction de coulissement du coin 22 pour coopérer avec le plan incliné 36 de ce dernier.Arranged in the axis of the slide 24, the reaction element 28 is a T-shaped element whose vertical branch 32 extends perpendicular to the bearing surface 14 of the base 12 and whose horizontal branch 30 is parallel to the bearing surface 14 and perpendicular to the direction of sliding of the corner 22 to cooperate with the inclined plane 36 of the latter.

Le coin 22 est muni d'une fente longitudinale médiane 40 qui s'étend perpendiculairement au plan incliné 36 et selon la direction de coulissement du coin 22 afin de permettre le passage de la branche verticale 32 de l'élément de réaction 28.The corner 22 is provided with a median longitudinal slot 40 which extends perpendicular to the inclined plane 36 and in the sliding direction of the corner 22 in order to allow the passage of the vertical branch 32 of the reaction element 28.

Par ailleurs le coin 22 comporte sur le plan incliné 36 une encoche 38 agencée perpendiculairement à la direction de coulissement A2 et destinée à recevoir la branche horizontale 30 de l'élément de réaction 28 lorsque le coin 22 est en position de fixation.Furthermore, the wedge 22 has on the inclined plane 36 a notch 38 arranged perpendicular to the sliding direction A2 and intended to receive the horizontal branch 30 of the reaction element 28 when the wedge 22 is in the fixing position.

La commande du coulissement du coin 22 entre sa position escamotée de montage et sa position de fixation est assurée par la came 26 agencée sur la face latérale externe du bras 62 de la palette 16.The sliding of the wedge 22 between its retracted mounting position and its fixing position is controlled by the cam 26 arranged on the external lateral face of the arm 62 of the pallet 16.

La surface active 70 de la came 26 coopère à cet effet avec un bord supérieur arrière 82 du coin 22.The active surface 70 of the cam 26 cooperates for this purpose with a rear upper edge 82 of the corner 22.

Les figures 3A à 3D illustrent les différentes étapes de montage d'une poignée selon l'invention.FIGS. 3A to 3D illustrate the different stages of mounting a handle according to the invention.

Avant le montage de la poignée, il faut que celle-ci soit assemblée.Before mounting the handle, it must be assembled.

Le coin 22 est tout d'abord monté dans sa glissière 24 sur l'embase 12 et positionné dans sa position de fixation, c'est-à-dire poussé selon sa direction de coulissement vers l'extérieur de l'embase, afin de dégager l'échancrure 54 aménagée dans la surface d'appui 14 de l'embase 12.The wedge 22 is firstly mounted in its slide 24 on the base 12 and positioned in its fixing position, that is to say pushed in its direction of sliding towards the outside of the base, in order to clear the notch 54 arranged in the bearing surface 14 of the base 12.

La palette 16 est alors mise en place sur l'embase 12.The pallet 16 is then placed on the base 12.

L'articulation de la palette 16 sur l'embase 12 est réalisée par la mise en place de la tige 52 à travers les douilles 50, 48 et 66, 68 respectivement de l'embase 12 et de la palette 16 selon l'axe A1.The articulation of the pallet 16 on the base 12 is achieved by the introduction of the rod 52 through the sockets 50, 48 and 66, 68 respectively of the base 12 and the pallet 16 along the axis A1 .

La palette 16 est alors amenée en position de repos et le coin est repoussé vers sa position escamotée de montage, son bord arrière supérieur 82 étant alors en appui sur la face latérale externe du bras 62.The pallet 16 is then brought into the rest position and the wedge is pushed back to its retracted mounting position, its upper rear edge 82 then being supported on the external lateral face of the arm 62.

On peut également effectuer le montage d'un ressort de rappel (non représenté) qui sollicite élastiquement la palette vers sa position de repos.It is also possible to mount a return spring (not shown) which resiliently urges the pallet towards its rest position.

L'élément de réaction 28 se retrouve ainsi dégagé.The reaction element 28 is thus found released.

La poignée est ensuite présentée face à l'ouverture prévue dans le panneau de porte.The handle is then presented facing the opening provided in the door panel.

Elle y est engagée en prenant soin que l'élément de réaction 28 soit reçu dans la fente 20 de positionnement pratiquée dans la tôle 18 du panneau de porte.It is engaged in this, taking care that the reaction element 28 is received in the positioning slot 20 formed in the sheet 18 of the door panel.

L'embase 12 est plaquée par sa surface d'appui 14 contre une face externe 19 de la tôle 18.The base 12 is pressed by its bearing surface 14 against an external face 19 of the sheet 18.

On se trouve alors dans la configuration de présentée à la figure 3A.We are then in the configuration shown in Figure 3A.

Ainsi que représenté sur la figure 3B, la palette 16 est amenée de sa position de repos à sa position de déverrouillage par traction sur la plaque de préhension 60, tout en maintenant le contact de l'embase 12 sur la tôle 18.As shown in FIG. 3B, the pallet 16 is brought from its rest position to its unlocking position by traction on the gripping plate 60, while maintaining contact with the base 12 on the sheet 18.

Le pivotement de la palette 16 autour de son axe d'articulation A1 provoque le déplacement vers le bas, en considérant la figure 3B, de la came 26 dont la surface active 70 coopère avec le bord arrière supérieur 82 du coin 22.The pivoting of the pallet 16 around its articulation axis A1 causes the displacement 26, considering FIG. 3B, of the cam 26 whose active surface 70 cooperates with the upper rear edge 82 of the corner 22.

Sous l'effet de la came 26, le coin 22 est ainsi poussé dans la glissière 24 selon la direction A2, de la droite vers la gauche.Under the effect of the cam 26, the corner 22 is thus pushed into the slide 24 in the direction A2, from right to left.

Dans son mouvement, le coin 22 vient en contact avec une face interne 17 de la tôle 18 par sa face de serrage 34.In its movement, the wedge 22 comes into contact with an internal face 17 of the sheet 18 by its clamping face 34.

Par ailleurs, le coin s'avance de part et d'autre de la branche verticale 32 de l'élément de réaction 28 dont la branche horizontale 30 coopère alors avec le plan incliné 36 du coin 22 pour provoquer le serrage de la tôle 18 par effet de coin.Furthermore, the corner advances on either side of the vertical branch 32 of the reaction element 28, the horizontal branch 30 of which then cooperates with the inclined plane 36 of the corner 22 to cause the sheet 18 to be tightened by corner effect.

Lorsque la palette 16 a atteint sa position de déverrouillage, le coin 22 a atteint sa position de fixation.When the pallet 16 has reached its unlocking position, the wedge 22 has reached its fixing position.

Dans cette position, la branche horizontale 30 de l'élément de réaction 28 est reçue dans l'encoche 38 pratiquée dans le plan incliné 36 du coin 22 de manière à bloquer ce dernier dans sa position de fixation.In this position, the horizontal branch 30 of the reaction element 28 is received in the notch 38 formed in the inclined plane 36 of the corner 22 so as to lock the latter in its fixing position.

La surface active 70 de la came 26 est alors en contact avec le bord arrière supérieur 82 du coin, mais ne peut plus agir sur le coin 22.The active surface 70 of the cam 26 is then in contact with the upper rear edge 82 of the corner, but can no longer act on the corner 22.

Comme cela est représenté sur la figure 3D lorsque la palette 16 est ramenée à sa position de repos, le coin 22 reste en position de fixation et la poignée est fixée.As shown in Figure 3D when the pallet 16 is returned to its rest position, the wedge 22 remains in the fixing position and the handle is fixed.

Les manipulations ultérieures de la palette 16 depuis sa position de repos jusqu'à sa position de déverrouillage n'auront plus d'effet sur le coin 22.Subsequent manipulations of the pallet 16 from its rest position to its unlocking position will no longer have an effect on the wedge 22.

Cette nouvelle conception d'une poignée de porte permet un montage rapide et simplifié sur la chaîne d'assemblage.This new design of a door handle allows quick and simplified mounting on the assembly line.

Des variantes de réalisation pourront prévoir par exemple l'adjonction d'un chanfrein sur le bord avant de la surface de contact 34 du coin 22 afin de faciliter le chevauchement de la tôle 18 par le coin 22.Alternative embodiments may provide for example the addition of a chamfer on the front edge of the contact surface 34 of the corner 22 in order to facilitate the overlapping of the sheet 18 by the corner 22.

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Poignée de commande d'un mécanisme de verrouillage de porte de véhicule automobile, du type comportant une embase (12) reçue dans une ouverture d'un panneau de porte, l'embase (12) comportant une surface d'appui (14) contre la face externe du panneau de porte, une palette de commande (16) qui est articulée sur l'embase (12) entre une position de repos et une position de déverrouillage et qui est reliée au mécanisme de verrouillage, et du type dans lequel le panneau de porte est serré entre la surface d'appui (14) de l'embase (12) et un élément de serrage (22) rapporté sur l'embase (12), caractérisée en ce que l'élément de serrage (22) de l'embase (12) est monté mobile sur l'embase entre une position escamotée de montage et une position de fixation vers laquelle il est déplacé lors du montage de la poignée (10) par l'action d'une came (26) portée par la palette (16), lors du premier passage de la palette (16) de la position de repos à la position de déverrouillage.Control handle for a motor vehicle door locking mechanism, of the type comprising a base (12) received in an opening in a door panel, the base (12) comprising a bearing surface (14) against the outer face of the door panel, a control pallet (16) which is articulated on the base (12) between a rest position and an unlocking position and which is connected to the locking mechanism, and of the type in which the door panel is clamped between the bearing surface (14) of the base (12) and a clamping element (22) attached to the base (12), characterized in that the clamping element (22) of the base (12) is movably mounted on the base between a retracted mounting position and a fixing position to which it is moved during assembly of the handle (10) by the action of a cam (26) carried by the pallet (16), during the first passage of the pallet (16) from the rest position to the unlocked position e. Poignée selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que l'élément de serrage est un coin (22) qui coulisse sur l'embase (12) entre la position escamotée de montage et la position de fixation, et qui comporte une face inférieure de serrage (34) en contact avec une tôle (18) du panneau de porte et un plan incliné supérieur (36) coopérant avec un élément de réaction (28) de l'embase (12) lors du coulissement pour assurer un serrage par effet de coin.Handle according to claim 1, characterized in that the clamping element is a wedge (22) which slides on the base (12) between the retracted mounting position and the fixing position, and which has a lower clamping face (34) in contact with a sheet (18) of the door panel and an upper inclined plane (36) cooperating with a reaction element (28) of the base (12) during sliding to ensure clamping by wedge effect . Poignée selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que l'élément de réaction est un élément en forme de T dont la branche verticale (32) s'étend perpendiculairement depuis la surface d'appui (14) et dont la branche horizontale (30) est parallèle à la surface d'appui (14) et perpendiculaire à la direction de coulissement (A2) du coin (22) pour coopérer avec le plan incliné (36) de ce dernier.Handle according to claim 2, characterized in that the reaction element is a T-shaped element whose vertical branch (32) extends perpendicularly from the bearing surface (14) and whose horizontal branch (30) is parallel to the bearing surface (14) and perpendicular to the direction of sliding (A2) of the corner (22) to cooperate with the inclined plane (36) of the latter. Poignée selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que le coin (22) comporte une fente (40) pour le passage de la branche verticale (32) de l'élément de réaction (28).Handle according to claim 3, characterized in that the wedge (22) has a slot (40) for the passage of the vertical branch (32) of the reaction element (28). Poignée selon les revendications 3 ou 4, caractérisée en ce que la branche horizontale (30) de l'élément de réaction (28) qui coopère avec le plan incliné (36) est, en position de fixation, logée dans une encoche (38) formée dans le plan incliné (36) pour bloquer le coin dans cette position.Handle according to claims 3 or 4, characterized in that the horizontal branch (30) of the reaction element (28) which cooperates with the inclined plane (36) is, in the fixing position, housed in a notch (38) formed in the inclined plane (36) to lock the wedge in this position. Poignée selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 5, caractérisée en ce que la face inférieure de serrage (34) du coin (22) est en contact avec la face interne (17) du panneau de porte.Handle according to any one of Claims 3 to 5, characterized in that the lower clamping face (34) of the corner (22) is in contact with the internal face (17) of the door panel. Poignée selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 6, caractérisée en ce que l'élément de réaction (28) en forme de T est prévu pour être reçu à travers une fente (20) du panneau de porte (18).Handle according to any one of Claims 3 to 6, characterized in that the T-shaped reaction element (28) is intended to be received through a slot (20) in the door panel (18). Poignée selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 7, caractérisée en ce que la palette (16) est montée articulée autour d'un axe (A1) parallèle à la direction de coulissement du coin de serrage (22).Handle according to any one of claims 3 to 7, characterized in that the pallet (16) is mounted articulated about an axis (A1) parallel to the direction of sliding of the clamping wedge (22). Poignée selon la revendication 8, caractérisée en ce que la came (26) est formée sur une face latérale d'un bras (60) d'articulation de la palette (16), et en ce que la surface active de la came coopère avec un bord de commande (82) du coin de serrage (22) qui s'étend selon une direction sensiblement perpendiculaire à la direction de coulissement.Handle according to claim 8, characterized in that the cam (26) is formed on a lateral face of an arm (60) of articulation of the pallet (16), and in that the active surface of the cam cooperates with a control edge (82) of the clamping wedge (22) which extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the sliding direction. Poignée selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte deux éléments de serrage (22) agencés symétriquement.Handle according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises two clamping elements (22) arranged symmetrically.
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