EP1128003A1 - Türgriff für Kraftfahrzeug - Google Patents

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EP1128003A1
EP1128003A1 EP01104176A EP01104176A EP1128003A1 EP 1128003 A1 EP1128003 A1 EP 1128003A1 EP 01104176 A EP01104176 A EP 01104176A EP 01104176 A EP01104176 A EP 01104176A EP 1128003 A1 EP1128003 A1 EP 1128003A1
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Astorre Agostini
Ambrogio Martino
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B81/00—Power-actuated vehicle locks
    • E05B81/54—Electrical circuits
    • E05B81/64—Monitoring or sensing, e.g. by using switches or sensors
    • E05B81/76—Detection of handle operation; Detection of a user approaching a handle; Electrical switching actions performed by door handles
    • E05B81/78—Detection of handle operation; Detection of a user approaching a handle; Electrical switching actions performed by door handles as part of a hands-free locking or unlocking operation
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B81/00—Power-actuated vehicle locks
    • E05B81/54—Electrical circuits
    • E05B81/64—Monitoring or sensing, e.g. by using switches or sensors
    • E05B81/76—Detection of handle operation; Detection of a user approaching a handle; Electrical switching actions performed by door handles
    • 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
    • E05B85/16—Handles pivoted about an axis parallel to the wing a longitudinal grip part being pivoted at one end about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the grip part

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  • the present invention relates to a vehicle door handle.
  • Vehicle, in particular motor vehicle, doors are opened by means of a handle wherein an elongated frame is fixed to the inside of the door and supports a control lever hinged to an end portion of the frame and rotatable with respect to the frame to release a lock.
  • Known handles of the above type normally also comprise a tubular body housing a key cylinder, which, when activated, provides for activating and deactivating the security lock function of the respective lock.
  • More and more modern vehicles are equipped with electronic devices for remote controlling each door lock and, in particular, activating or deactivating the security function of the lock without using the key.
  • a transmitter or so-called 'badge' is used, which is carried by the user of the vehicle and provides for transmitting signals to a central control unit on the vehicle, which, on receiving and recognizing the signals, deactivates the security function of the lock.
  • the same transmitter can also be used to activate the security function of the lock. That is, when the transmitter is a given distance from the vehicle, the central control unit is no longer able to receive the signals emitted by the transmitter, and can be programmed to automatically activate the security function of the lock in the absence of a signal.
  • the above electronic device has the drawback that, in most cases, the user of the vehicle wishes to activate the security function of the lock immediately, without waiting for it to be done automatically when the transmitter is a given distance from the vehicle.
  • a handle comprising a switch located inside the frame at an end portion of the lever, in particular the end portion by which the lever is hinged; and the lever has an appendix which, when the lever is moved towards the door from the rest position to the security lock position and in the opposite direction to the release movement, trips the switch and so activates the security function of the lock.
  • the above handle has several drawbacks.
  • the switch is easily damaged, on account of said security lock movement necessarily requiring, between the frame and the end of the lever in the rest position, a certain amount of clearance by which the switch communicates directly with the outside environment in the event the seal provided is not positioned correctly or is damaged, e.g. by normal operation of the lever.
  • replacing the switch is an expensive, relatively time-consuming job, which calls for removing the entire handle and, above all, for working from the inside so that the inner door panel and connected devices must be removed and reassembled.
  • a handle for a door of a vehicle comprising a frame fittable to said door; a lever connected to said frame and movable, with respect to the frame, between a rest position and an open position opening a lock on said door; and push-button actuating means connectable to said lock to activate a security function of the lock; and being characterized by also comprising a supporting body connected releasably to said frame to support said push-button actuating means.
  • Number 1 in Figures 1 and 3 indicates as a whole a handle connectable to a door (not shown) of a vehicle (not shown).
  • Handle 1 comprises a frame 2 fittable inside the door (not shown) of the vehicle (not shown); and a lever 3 for activating a lock la (Figure 3) on the door (not shown).
  • Lever 3 extends along an axis 4, is hinged at one end (not shown) in known manner to frame 2, and is operated from outside the door (not shown) to move between a rest position and a work position (not shown) releasing lock 1a.
  • Handle 1 also comprises a tubular body 5 connected releasably, as explained in detail later on, to' an end portion of frame 2; and a push-button actuating device 6 carried by body 5 and connectable by an electric cable 7a to a central control unit 7 ( Figure 3) for activating the security function of lock 1a.
  • Tubular body 5 comprises an elongated body 8 having an axis 9 and inserted removably through a through seat 10 in frame 2, is fixed axially to frame 2 by a radial pin 11 or, according to a known variation not shown, by means of a bayonet connection, and also comprises a cap 12 which clicks on to elongated body 8 and has a convex outer wall 13 substantially crosswise to axis 9 and defining an extension of an outer wall 14 of lever 3.
  • wall 13 rests directly on a convex end of elongated body 8, projects laterally beyond elongated body 8, and is fitted, on the surface facing elongated body 8, with a catch 15 which clicks on to a corresponding underside recess integral with the outer surface of elongated body 8.
  • wall 13 rests on an outer end flange 16 of elongated body 8 via the interposition of an appendix 17 in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped with the major axis crosswise to axes 4 and 9, and one of the minor axes, indicated 18, perpendicular to axis 4 and parallel to axis 9.
  • Appendix 17 is hollow and has an inner recess 19, which communicates with the outside through wall 13 and is defined internally by a bottom wall 20 perpendicular to axis 18 and maintained contacting flange 16 by at least two elastic tabs 21, which, as shown in Figure 2, project towards each other from the inner surface of wall 13 and click on to flange 16.
  • elongated body 8 has a cylindrical axial hole 22 coaxial with axis 9 and housing a key cylinder 23 also coaxial with axis 9.
  • elongated body 8 is defined externally by a substantially flat surface 24 parallel to axis 9, and from which extend two cylindrical pins 25 crosswise to axis 9, and two axial ribs 26 parallel to axis 9 and defining a cavity 27 parallel to axis 9.
  • push-button actuating device 6 comprises a switch 28, which is mounted contacting surface 24 inside cavity 27 and is connected to electric cable 7a.
  • Switch 28 is substantially parallelepiped-shaped, has two through holes 29 engaged by pins 25, and comprises a switch push-button 30 ( Figures 2 and 3) coaxial with axis 18, movable in a direction parallel to axis 18, and positioned facing the opposite surface of flange 16 to that contacting bottom wall 20 of appendix 17.
  • Switch 28 is made integral with elongated body 8 by a substantially U-shaped elastic plate 31 comprising an intermediate plate 32, and two end tabs 33 which click on to respective ribs 26.
  • recess 19 houses a push-button 34 forming part of push-button actuating device 6 and in turn comprising a head 35 projecting partly from recess 19 through wall 13; and a rod 36, which is integral with head 35, extends through recess 19 coaxially with axis 18, and engages in sliding manner a through hole 37 in bottom wall 20 and an opening 38 formed through flange 16.
  • Rod 36 is movable, together with head 35, along axis 18 and in opposition to a spring 39 compressed inside recess 19, to activate switch push-button 30 of switch 28.
  • push-button 34 When pushed back up by spring 39, the return travel of push-button 34 is limited by two appendixes 40, which extend from head 35 parallel to axis 18 and towards bottom wall 20, extend through bottom wall 20, engage in sliding manner respective openings 41, and have respective stop hooks 42 on the free ends.
  • Push-button 34 and, hence, switch 28 are sealed against external agents by a deformable bellows 43, which is coaxial with axis 18, houses rod 36, spring 39 and appendixes 40, and is connected in fluidtight manner to head 35 at one end and to bottom wall 20 at the opposite end.
  • Handle 1 as described above is straightforward in design and is particularly advantageous by push-button actuating device 6 being fitted to a tubular body removable from the outside. That is, tubular body 5 being connected releasably and in such a manner as to be removed easily from frame 2, in the event of a fault on switch 28, tubular body 5 is simply released and withdrawn from seat 10 in frame 2 (for which purpose, electric cable 7a connected to switch 28 will be made long enough), elastic plate 31 is removed, and the damaged switch 28 is pulled out.
  • switch 28 may be fitted to frame 2 in such a position as to be easily accessible from the outside, e.g. after removing body 5.

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IT2000TO000173A IT1319905B1 (it) 2000-02-23 2000-02-23 Maniglia per una portiera di un veicolo.
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EP2090728A2 (de) * 2008-02-18 2009-08-19 Zanini S.p.A. Entsperrvorrichtung, insbesondere für Kraftfahrzeugtüren
FR2927925A1 (fr) * 2008-02-26 2009-08-28 Peugeot Citroen Automobiles Sa Sous ensemble de vehicule comportant une poignee d'ouverture d'un ouvrant de vehicule et une zone de commande de verrouillage de l'ouvrant
EP2314803A2 (de) 2009-10-22 2011-04-27 Audi AG Betätigungseinrichtung für ein Türschloss eines Fahrzeuges
JP2017014711A (ja) * 2015-06-29 2017-01-19 株式会社ホンダロック 車両用ドアのアウトハンドル装置
CN108049735A (zh) * 2018-01-10 2018-05-18 宁波华德汽车零部件有限公司 一种汽车电子式外把手
EP4249708A1 (de) * 2022-03-22 2023-09-27 Witte Automotive GmbH Betätigungsanordnung

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US4482179A (en) * 1982-12-15 1984-11-13 General Motors Corporation Door handle assembly
EP0276972A2 (de) * 1987-01-28 1988-08-03 Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited Handhabenzusammenbau
US4886310A (en) * 1988-06-20 1989-12-12 General Motors Corporation Door handle for vehicle with flush glass
EP0646688A1 (de) * 1993-10-05 1995-04-05 YMOS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Industrieprodukte Aussengriffanordnung für eine Tür, insbesondere eine Kraftfahrzeugtür
US5725262A (en) * 1995-06-02 1998-03-10 Kiekert Ag Pull-type handle for motor-vehicle door latch

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US4482179A (en) * 1982-12-15 1984-11-13 General Motors Corporation Door handle assembly
EP0276972A2 (de) * 1987-01-28 1988-08-03 Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited Handhabenzusammenbau
US4886310A (en) * 1988-06-20 1989-12-12 General Motors Corporation Door handle for vehicle with flush glass
EP0646688A1 (de) * 1993-10-05 1995-04-05 YMOS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Industrieprodukte Aussengriffanordnung für eine Tür, insbesondere eine Kraftfahrzeugtür
US5725262A (en) * 1995-06-02 1998-03-10 Kiekert Ag Pull-type handle for motor-vehicle door latch

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP2090728A2 (de) * 2008-02-18 2009-08-19 Zanini S.p.A. Entsperrvorrichtung, insbesondere für Kraftfahrzeugtüren
EP2090728A3 (de) * 2008-02-18 2013-06-05 Zanini S.p.A. Entsperrvorrichtung, insbesondere für Kraftfahrzeugtüren
FR2927925A1 (fr) * 2008-02-26 2009-08-28 Peugeot Citroen Automobiles Sa Sous ensemble de vehicule comportant une poignee d'ouverture d'un ouvrant de vehicule et une zone de commande de verrouillage de l'ouvrant
EP2314803A2 (de) 2009-10-22 2011-04-27 Audi AG Betätigungseinrichtung für ein Türschloss eines Fahrzeuges
DE102009050228A1 (de) 2009-10-22 2011-05-05 Audi Ag Betätigungseinrichtung für ein Türschloss eines Fahrzeugs
EP2314803A3 (de) * 2009-10-22 2013-01-09 Audi AG Betätigungseinrichtung für ein Türschloss eines Fahrzeuges
JP2017014711A (ja) * 2015-06-29 2017-01-19 株式会社ホンダロック 車両用ドアのアウトハンドル装置
CN108049735A (zh) * 2018-01-10 2018-05-18 宁波华德汽车零部件有限公司 一种汽车电子式外把手
EP4249708A1 (de) * 2022-03-22 2023-09-27 Witte Automotive GmbH Betätigungsanordnung

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