EP1801331B1 - Handle support - Google Patents

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EP1801331B1
EP1801331B1 EP05112551A EP05112551A EP1801331B1 EP 1801331 B1 EP1801331 B1 EP 1801331B1 EP 05112551 A EP05112551 A EP 05112551A EP 05112551 A EP05112551 A EP 05112551A EP 1801331 B1 EP1801331 B1 EP 1801331B1
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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
    • E05B85/12—Inner door handles
    • 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
    • E05B63/00—Locks or fastenings with special structural characteristics
    • E05B63/0056—Locks with adjustable or exchangeable lock parts
    • E05B63/006—Locks with adjustable or exchangeable lock parts for different door thicknesses

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  • the optimization of assembly processes is one of the main vectors for improving profitability in the Automotive Industry.
  • the present invention proposes a simple, inexpensive and particularly easy to assemble handle holder intended to be fixed on the internal side of a bodywork panel, through at least one opening, provided with fixing means, each having a connecting foot and an attachment zone, which secure the handle support on the panel, characterized in that the attachment zone comprises n parts (n ⁇ 2) of different heights and offset laterally.
  • the term here refers to height, the distance between the support surface of the handle support in contact with the inner face of the panel and part of the attachment zone bearing on the outer face of the panel. We hear also by laterally offset, the fact that the different parts of the hooking area have front ends offset in the length direction of the handle holder, and in a direction which goes from the outside to the inside of said support bracket handle.
  • a handle support 1 intended to be mounted on the inner surface of an outer body panel 2 of a motor vehicle door.
  • the support 1 is provided with means which allow a quick and simple fixing of the support on the internal face of the panel 2.
  • the support 1 comprises a front support surface 3 and a rear support surface 4 which are each intended to bear against the internal face of the body panel 2.
  • the support 1 comprises, at its rear support surface 4, a fastening means 5.
  • This fastening means 5 essentially comprises, as can be seen in FIG. figure 3b a rigid connecting foot 6 perpendicular to the plane of the support 1 and which extends inside the support 1.
  • the connecting foot 6 is extended, at its upper end, by a hooking zone 7 which extends transversely towards the center of the support.
  • the attachment zone consists of two parts each comprising a flat base 8, 9 and a front end 10, 11.
  • the foot in its visible part, that is to say, emerging above the rear support surface of the support also has a front portion 12.
  • the flat bases 15 ° with respect to the support plane.
  • the two parts also have ⁇ different heights h1 and h2.
  • the height is here calculated as the distance between the fulcrum 13, 14 of the flat base, and the rear support surface 4 of the support.
  • the two parts are offset laterally towards the center of the support in the direction of the length.
  • the support 1 also comprises, at its front support surface 3, two flexible holding means 15, 16.
  • these holding means 15, 16 comprise essentially an elastic connecting foot 17 perpendicular to the plane of the support 1 and which extends inside the support 1.
  • the connecting foot 17 is extended at its upper end , by an attachment zone 18 which extends transversely towards the center of the support.
  • the catching area 18 consists of two parts each comprising a flat base 19, 20 and a front end 21, 22.
  • the foot in its visible part, that is to say emerging above of the rear support surface 3 of the support 2 also has a front portion 23.
  • the planar bases are inclined at an angle of 15 ° by ⁇ relative to the plane of the support.
  • the two sides also have different heights h1 and h2.
  • the height is here calculated as the distance between the fulcrum 24, 25 of the plane base, and the front support surface 3 of the support.
  • the two parts are offset laterally towards the center of the support in the direction of the length.
  • the support 1 also comprises, at its front bearing surface 3, a screw-type locking means, not shown here, which plugs into the orifice 26.
  • the panel 2 on which is fixed the support 1 first presents at its front surface 27, an orifice 28 to receive the locking screw.
  • the panel 2 finally has three openings, one 29 on the front surface 27 and two 30, 31 on the rear surface 32.
  • the panel 2 has a thickness E.
  • the handle support 1 is simply fixed on panels of different thicknesses.
  • the support 1 first bears against the inner face 33 'of the panel P1, leaving, above the outer surface 34' of said panel, the fixing means, a height h1.
  • the support 1 is moved longitudinally, the front end of the connecting leg 12 abuts against the edge 35 'of the opening 30' of the panel P1, and the flat base located at a height h1, which is equivalent to E1, bears against the outer face 34 'of the panel P1 at the point of support 13.
  • This embodiment allows a pre-assembly of the handle support on the panel without the support coming loose. Finally, once all the other parts of the handle assembled, the locking screw is used at the orifice 26 of the support and its counterpart 28 on the panel.
  • the flexible holding zones 15, 16 are omitted from the handle support 1.
  • the handle support 1 is no longer held fixedly on the panel 2 and it is therefore necessary to immediately assemble all the other parts and then tighten the locking screw.

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Abstract

The support has a fixing unit comprising a rigid connection leg (6) that lies perpendicular to a plane of a support (1) and is extended by a coupling zone (7) which extends transversally towards the center of the support. The coupling zone includes two parts that are presented in a form of a plate comprising flat bases (8, 9) and frontal ends (10, 11), where the two parts have different heights and are shifted laterally towards the center of the support in a longitudinal direction.

Description

L'optimisation des procédés d'assemblage est un des principaux vecteurs d'amélioration de la rentabilité dans l'Industrie Automobile.The optimization of assembly processes is one of the main vectors for improving profitability in the Automotive Industry.

C'est dans ce cadre que la demande de brevet EP1026349 a été déposée. Cette dernière décrit des moyens de fixation simple et rapide d'un support de poignée sur le panneau de carrosserie d'un ouvrant de véhicule automobile. Ces moyens de fixation doivent pouvoir aisément être mis en oeuvre par la personne qui effectue le montage et ils doivent, à coup sûr, assurer un verrouillage du support sur le panneau.It is in this context that the patent application EP1026349 has been filed. The latter describes simple and fast fixing means of a handle support on the body panel of a motor vehicle opening. These fixing means must be easily implemented by the person performing the assembly and they must, certainly, ensure a locking of the support on the panel.

Avec le développement grandissant des plates-formes véhicule, il est devenu indispensable de pouvoir adapter de manière simple et efficace une même référence de support de poignée à des panneaux d'épaisseurs différentes. Jusqu'à présent le moyen le plus satisfaisant consistait à réaliser, sur les panneaux d'épaisseur non adaptée au support de poignée, des emboutis pour compenser le jeu au niveau des moyens d'accrochage. Or, avec cette solution, il est difficile de garantir des tolérances dimensionnelles satisfaisantes.With the increasing development of vehicle platforms, it has become essential to be able to easily and efficiently adapt the same handle support reference to panels of different thicknesses. Until now the most satisfactory means consisted in producing, on the panels of thickness not adapted to the handle support, stampings to compensate for the play at the level of the fastening means. However, with this solution, it is difficult to guarantee satisfactory dimensional tolerances.

Pour remédier à cet inconvénient la présente invention propose un support de poignée simple, peu coûteux et particulièrement facile à assembler, destiné à être fixé du côté interne d'un panneau de carrosserie, à travers au moins une ouverture, muni de moyens de fixation, comportant chacun un pied de liaison et une zone d'accrochage, qui assurent la fixation du support de poignée sur le panneau, caractérisé en ce que la zone d'accrochage comporte n parties (n≥2), de hauteurs différentes et décalées latéralement.To overcome this drawback, the present invention proposes a simple, inexpensive and particularly easy to assemble handle holder intended to be fixed on the internal side of a bodywork panel, through at least one opening, provided with fixing means, each having a connecting foot and an attachment zone, which secure the handle support on the panel, characterized in that the attachment zone comprises n parts (n≥2) of different heights and offset laterally.

On entend ici par hauteur, la distance qui sépare la surface d'appui du support de poignée en contact avec la face interne du panneau et partie de la zone d'accrochage en appui sur la face externe du panneau. On entend également par décalées latéralement, le fait que les différente parties de la zone d'accrochage ont des extrémités frontales décalées dans le sens de la longueur du support de poignée, et dans une direction qui va de l'extérieur vers l'intérieur dudit support de poignée.The term here refers to height, the distance between the support surface of the handle support in contact with the inner face of the panel and part of the attachment zone bearing on the outer face of the panel. We hear also by laterally offset, the fact that the different parts of the hooking area have front ends offset in the length direction of the handle holder, and in a direction which goes from the outside to the inside of said support bracket handle.

Selon d'autres caractéristiques de l'invention :

  • chaque partie se présente sous la forme d'une plaque constituée d'une base plane et d'une extrémité frontale plane,
  • la base plane prend appui contre la face externe du panneau,
According to other features of the invention:
  • each part is in the form of a plate consisting of a flat base and a flat front end,
  • the flat base bears against the outer face of the panel,

On entend par face externe du panneau la surface du panneau dirigée vers l'extérieur du véhicule.

  • la base plane s'étend parallèlement ou de manière incliné par rapport au plan du panneau,
  • l'angle d'inclinaison est compris entre 5° et 20°, préférentiellement entre 10° et 15°,
  • une extrémité frontale de la zone d'accrochage vient en butée sur un bord d'une ouverture réalisée dans le panneau de carrosserie,
  • l'ouverture réalisée dans les panneaux a une longueur différente suivant l'épaisseur du panneau, de manière à rattraper le décalage latéral des zones d'accrochage,
  • le support comporte au moins un moyen de maintien empêchant le retrait du support,
  • le moyen de maintien est flexible,
  • le support comporte au moins une vis de verrouillage.
The outer face of the panel means the surface of the panel facing the outside of the vehicle.
  • the plane base extends parallel or inclined with respect to the plane of the panel,
  • the angle of inclination is between 5 ° and 20 °, preferably between 10 ° and 15 °,
  • a front end of the attachment zone abuts on an edge of an opening made in the body panel,
  • the opening made in the panels has a different length depending on the thickness of the panel, so as to catch the lateral offset of the attachment zones,
  • the support comprises at least one holding means preventing the removal of the support,
  • the holding means is flexible,
  • the support comprises at least one locking screw.

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

  • la figure 1 est une vue schématique d'un support de poignée d'un ouvrant selon invention ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue en plan du panneau de carrosserie;
  • les figures 3a et 3b sont des vues schématiques du moyen de fixation;
  • les figures 4a et 4b sont des vues schématiques d'un moyen de maintien ;
  • la figure 5 est une représentation d'une étape d'assemblage du support de poignée sur le panneau ;
  • les figures 6a et 6b sont des vues en coupe d'une poignée montée sur des panneaux d'épaisseurs différentes ;
  • les figures 7a et 7b sont des vues en plan de panneaux d'épaisseur différentes.
Other features 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:
  • the figure 1 is a schematic view of a handle support of an opening according to the invention;
  • the figure 2 is a plan view of the body panel;
  • the Figures 3a and 3b are schematic views of the fastening means;
  • the Figures 4a and 4b are schematic views of a holding means;
  • the figure 5 is a representation of a step of assembling the handle support on the panel;
  • the Figures 6a and 6b are sectional views of a handle mounted on panels of different thicknesses;
  • the Figures 7a and 7b are plan views of panels of different thickness.

On a illustré sur les figures 1 et 2, un support de poignée 1, destinée à être monté sur la surface interne d'un panneau extérieur de carrosserie 2 d'un ouvrant de véhicule automobile.We have illustrated on Figures 1 and 2 , a handle support 1, intended to be mounted on the inner surface of an outer body panel 2 of a motor vehicle door.

Conformément aux enseignements de l'invention, le support 1 est pourvu de moyens qui permettent une fixation rapide et simple du support sur la face interne du panneau 2.According to the teachings of the invention, the support 1 is provided with means which allow a quick and simple fixing of the support on the internal face of the panel 2.

Comme on peut le voir sur la figure 1, le support 1 comporte une surface d'appui avant 3 et une surface d'appui arrière 4 qui sont chacune destinées à venir en appui contre la face interne du panneau de carrosserie 2.As can be seen on the figure 1 , the support 1 comprises a front support surface 3 and a rear support surface 4 which are each intended to bear against the internal face of the body panel 2.

Dans le mode réalisation représenté, le support 1 comporte, au niveau de sa surface d'appui arrière 4, un moyen de fixation 5. Ce moyen de fixation 5 comporte pour l'essentiel, comme on peut le voir sur la figure 3b, un pied de liaison rigide 6 perpendiculaire au plan du support 1 et qui se prolonge à l'intérieur du support 1. Le pied de liaison 6 est prolongé, à son extrémité supérieure, par une zone d'accrochage 7 qui s'étend transversalement vers le centre du support. Dans l'exemple proposé, la zone d'accrochage est constitué de deux parties comportant chacune une base plane 8, 9 et une extrémité frontale 10, 11. Le pied dans sa partie visible, c'est-à-dire émergeant au dessus de la surface d'appui arrière du support, présente aussi un partie frontale 12. Comme visible sur la figure 3a, les bases planes de 15° par rapport au plan du support. Les deux parties ont également θ des hauteurs différentes h1 et h2. La hauteur est ici calculée, comme la distance entre le point d'appui 13, 14 de la base plane, et la surface d'appui arrière 4 du support. Enfin les deux parties sont décalées latéralement vers le centre du support dans le sens de la longueur.In the embodiment shown, the support 1 comprises, at its rear support surface 4, a fastening means 5. This fastening means 5 essentially comprises, as can be seen in FIG. figure 3b a rigid connecting foot 6 perpendicular to the plane of the support 1 and which extends inside the support 1. The connecting foot 6 is extended, at its upper end, by a hooking zone 7 which extends transversely towards the center of the support. In the example proposed, the attachment zone consists of two parts each comprising a flat base 8, 9 and a front end 10, 11. The foot in its visible part, that is to say, emerging above the rear support surface of the support, also has a front portion 12. As visible on the figure 3a , the flat bases 15 ° with respect to the support plane. The two parts also have θ different heights h1 and h2. The height is here calculated as the distance between the fulcrum 13, 14 of the flat base, and the rear support surface 4 of the support. Finally the two parts are offset laterally towards the center of the support in the direction of the length.

Le support 1 comprend également, au niveau de sa surface d'appui avant 3, deux moyens de maintien 15, 16 flexible. Comme on peut le voir sur la figure 4b, ces moyens de maintien 15, 16 comportent pour l'essentiel, un pied de liaison élastique 17 perpendiculaire au plan du support 1 et qui se prolonge à l'intérieur du support 1. Le pied de liaison 17 est prolongé, à son extrémité supérieure, par une zone d'accrochage 18 qui s'étend transversalement vers le centre du support. Dans l'exemple proposé, la zone d'accrochage 18 est constitué de deux parties comportant chacune une base plane 19, 20 et une extrémité frontale 21, 22. Le pied dans sa partie visible, c'est-à-dire émergeant au dessus de la surface d'appui arrière 3 du support 2, présente aussi un partie frontale 23. Comme visible sur la figure 4a, les bases planes sont inclinées d'un angle de 15° par θ rapport au plan du support. Les deux parties ont également des hauteurs différentes h1 et h2. La hauteur est ici calculée, comme la distance entre le point d'appui 24, 25 de la base plane, et la surface d'appui avant 3 du support. Enfin les deux parties sont décalées latéralement vers le centre du support dans le sens de la longueur.The support 1 also comprises, at its front support surface 3, two flexible holding means 15, 16. As can be seen on the figure 4b these holding means 15, 16 comprise essentially an elastic connecting foot 17 perpendicular to the plane of the support 1 and which extends inside the support 1. The connecting foot 17 is extended at its upper end , by an attachment zone 18 which extends transversely towards the center of the support. In the example shown, the catching area 18 consists of two parts each comprising a flat base 19, 20 and a front end 21, 22. The foot in its visible part, that is to say emerging above of the rear support surface 3 of the support 2, also has a front portion 23. As visible on the figure 4a , the planar bases are inclined at an angle of 15 ° by θ relative to the plane of the support. The two sides also have different heights h1 and h2. The height is here calculated as the distance between the fulcrum 24, 25 of the plane base, and the front support surface 3 of the support. Finally the two parts are offset laterally towards the center of the support in the direction of the length.

Enfin, le support 1, comprend également, au niveau de sa surface d'appui avant 3, un moyen de verrouillage de type vis, non représentée ici, qui s'enfiche dans l'orifice 26.Finally, the support 1, also comprises, at its front bearing surface 3, a screw-type locking means, not shown here, which plugs into the orifice 26.

Comme représenté sur le figure 2, le panneau 2 sur lequel vient se fixer le support 1, présente tout d'abord au niveau de sa surface avant 27, un orifice 28 devant recevoir la vis de verrouillage. Le panneau 2 dispose enfin de trois ouvertures, une 29 sur la surface avant 27 et deux 30, 31 sur la surface arrière 32. Le panneau 2 à une épaisseur E.As represented on the figure 2 , the panel 2 on which is fixed the support 1, first presents at its front surface 27, an orifice 28 to receive the locking screw. The panel 2 finally has three openings, one 29 on the front surface 27 and two 30, 31 on the rear surface 32. The panel 2 has a thickness E.

Nous allons maintenant expliquer comment selon les principes de l'invention, le support de poignée 1 se fixe simplement sur des panneaux d'épaisseurs différentes.We will now explain how according to the principles of the invention, the handle support 1 is simply fixed on panels of different thicknesses.

Pour assurer le montage du support 1, celui-ci est tout d'abord amené, par un premier mouvement d'approche, de l'intérieur vers l'extérieur, en appui contre la surface interne 33 du panneau 2, de telle sorte que le moyen de fixation est engagé au travers de l'ouvertures 30 correspondante.To ensure the mounting of the support 1, it is first brought, by a first approach movement, from the inside to the outside, bearing against the inner surface 33 of the panel 2, so that the fastening means is engaged through the corresponding openings 30.

Comme illustré sur les figures 6a et 7a, pour une épaisseur de panneau E1, le support 1 vient tout d'abord en appui contre la face interne 33' du panneau P1, laissant dépasser, au dessus de la surface externe 34' dudit panneau, le moyen de fixation, d'une hauteur h1. Ainsi, lorsque dans un deuxième temps, le support 1 est déplacé longitudinalement, l'extrémité frontale du pied de liaison 12, vient en butée contre le bord 35' de l'ouverture 30' du panneau P1, et la base plane situé à une hauteur h1, qui équivaut à E1, vient en appui contre la face externe 34' du panneau P1 au niveau du point d'appui 13.As illustrated on Figures 6a and 7a for a panel thickness E1, the support 1 first bears against the inner face 33 'of the panel P1, leaving, above the outer surface 34' of said panel, the fixing means, a height h1. Thus, when in a second step, the support 1 is moved longitudinally, the front end of the connecting leg 12 abuts against the edge 35 'of the opening 30' of the panel P1, and the flat base located at a height h1, which is equivalent to E1, bears against the outer face 34 'of the panel P1 at the point of support 13.

Pour une épaisseur E2>E1, et comme illustré sur les figure 6b et 7b, le support 1 vient tout d'abord en appui contre la face interne 33" du panneau P2, laissant dépasser au dessus de la surface externe dudit panneau le moyen de fixation, d'une hauteur h2. Ainsi également, lorsque dans un deuxième temps le support 1 est déplacé longitudinalement, l'extrémité frontale 21 vient en butée contre le bord 35" de l'ouverture 30" du panneau P2, et la base plane situé à une hauteur h2, qui équivaut à E2, vient en appui contre la face externe 34" du panneau P2 au niveau du point d'appui 14.For a thickness E2> E1, and as illustrated on figure 6b and 7b the support 1 firstly bears against the internal face 33 "of the panel P2, allowing the fastening means to protrude above the external surface of said panel by a height h.sub.2, thus also when, in a second step, the support 1 is moved longitudinally, the front end 21 abuts against the edge 35 "of the opening 30" of the panel P2, and the flat base located at a height h2, which is equivalent to E2, bears against the external face 34 "of the panel P2 at the point of support 14.

Dans un premier mode de réalisation, où le support dispose également de deux moyens de maintien flexible 15, 16, il est nécessaire d'opérer lors du premier mouvement d'approche, comme illustré sur la figure 5, une inclinaison du support 1 de manière à ce que les moyens de maintien 15, 16 ne viennent pas en appui contre la face interne 33 du panneau 2 sur une zone non pourvu d'ouvertures, et ainsi empêcher le moyen de fixation 5 de venir se positionner au dessus de la surface externe 34 du panneau 2.In a first embodiment, where the support also has two flexible holding means 15, 16, it is necessary to operate during the first approach movement, as shown in FIG. figure 5 , an inclination of the support 1 so that the holding means 15, 16 do not bear against the inner face 33 of the panel 2 on an area not provided with openings, and thus prevent the fixing means 5 from coming position itself above the outer surface 34 of the panel 2.

Pour une épaisseur E1, respectivement E2, lorsque dans un deuxième temps, le moyen de fixation 5 vient en butée contre le bord 35', respectivement 35", la surface d'appui avant 3 du support 1, toujours inclinée, est ramenée en appui contre la face interne 33', respectivement 33", du panneau P1, respectivement P2, et les moyens de maintien élastiques 15, 16 émergent au niveau de l'ouverture 29', respectivement 29", pour venir se plaquer en butée contre les bords 36', 37', respectivement 36", 37". Les bases planes situées à une hauteur h1 respectivement h2 viennent alors en appui contre la face externe du panneau P1, respectivement P2, au niveau du point d'appui 24, respectivement 25.For a thickness E1, respectively E2, when in a second step, the fastening means 5 abuts against the edge 35 ', respectively 35 ", the bearing surface front 3 of the support 1, always inclined, is brought back in support against the inner face 33 ', respectively 33 ", of the panel P1, respectively P2, and the elastic holding means 15, 16 emerge at the opening 29', respectively 29", to come abutting against the edges 36 ', 37', respectively 36 ", 37" The planar bases located at a height h1 respectively h2 then bear against the outer face of the panel P1, respectively P2, at the point of support 24, respectively 25.

Pour respecter de façon précise la correspondance parfaite de l'orifice et des ouvertures entre le support 1 et le panneau 2, il est indispensable, lorsque l'on passe d'une épaisseur E1 de panneau à une épaisseur E2, E1<E2, comme schématisé figures 4a, 4b, de corriger le décalage latéral L provoqué par le positionnement des zones de fixation et de maintien du support sur la face externe de panneaux d'épaisseurs différentes.In order to precisely respect the perfect correspondence of the orifice and the openings between the support 1 and the panel 2, it is essential, when passing from a panel thickness E1 to a thickness E2, E1 <E2, as schematically Figures 4a, 4b , to correct the lateral offset L caused by the positioning of the fixing and holding areas of the support on the outer face of panels of different thicknesses.

Comme schématisé figure 5a, 5b, en passant d'une épaisseur de panneau E1 à E2, on agrandit les ouvertures I1' et I2' d'une valeur L dans le sens de la longueur et vers le centre du support de poignée. On obtient ainsi des ouvertures correspondantes I1" et I2".As schematized Figure 5a, 5b when passing from a panel thickness E1 to E2, the openings I1 'and I2' are enlarged by a value L in the length direction and towards the center of the handle support. Corresponding openings I1 "and I2" are thus obtained.

Ce mode de réalisation permet un pré-assemblage du support de poignée sur le panneau sans que le support puisse se détacher. Enfin, une fois l'ensemble des autres pièces de la poignée assemblées, on sert la vis de verrouillage au niveau de l'orifice 26 du support et de sa contrepartie 28 sur le panneau.This embodiment allows a pre-assembly of the handle support on the panel without the support coming loose. Finally, once all the other parts of the handle assembled, the locking screw is used at the orifice 26 of the support and its counterpart 28 on the panel.

Dans un autre mode de réalisation, non représenté, on supprime les zones de maintien flexible 15, 16 du le support de poignée 1. Le support de poignée 1 n'est plus maintenu de façon fixe sur le panneau 2 et il est donc nécessaire de procéder immédiatement à l'assemblage de l'ensemble des autres pièces, puis au serrage de la vis de verrouillage.In another embodiment, not shown, the flexible holding zones 15, 16 are omitted from the handle support 1. The handle support 1 is no longer held fixedly on the panel 2 and it is therefore necessary to immediately assemble all the other parts and then tighten the locking screw.

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  1. Handle mount (1) designed to be attached to the inside (33, 33', 33") of a bodywork panel (2, P1, P2), through at least one opening (29, 29' 29", 30, 30', 30"); said handle mount (1) being provided with attachment means (5), each comprising a connecting leg (6), with a forward end (12), and an engagement part (7), which attach the handle mount (1) to the panel (2, P1, P2); characterized in that the engagement part (7) comprises n parts (n ≥2) that are of different heights and that are offset laterally.
  2. Handle mount (1) according to Claim 1, characterized in that it comprises at least one retention means (15, 16) for retaining the mount (1).
  3. Handle mount (1) according to Claim 2, characterized in that the retention means is a flexible means.
  4. Handle mount (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises at least one locking screw.
  5. Handle mount (1) according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each portion is in the form of a plate consisting of a planar base (8, 9) and a planar forward end (10, 11).
  6. Assembly comprising a handle mount (1) according to Claim 5 and a bodywork panel (2, P1, P2), said handle mount (1) being designed to be attached to the inside (33, 33', 33") of said bodywork panel (2, P1, P2), characterized in that the planar base (8, 9) bears against the outer face (34, 34', 34") of the panel (2, P1, P2).
  7. Assembly according to Claim 6, characterized in that the planar base (B, 9) extends parallel or in an inclined manner with respect to the plane of the panel (2, P1, P2).
  8. Assembly according to Claim 7, characterized in that the angle of inclination θ is from 5° to 25°, preferably from 10° to 20°.
  9. Assembly according to at least one of Claims 6 to 8, characterized in that a forward end (10, 12) of the mount (1) presses against an edge (35, 35', 35") of an opening (29, 29', 29") formed in the bodywork panel (2, P1, P2).
  10. Assembly according to Claim 9, characterized in that the opening (29, 29', 29") formed in the panels varies in length (11, 11', 11") depending on the thickness of the panel (E, E1, E2).
  11. Handle characterized in that it comprises a handle mount according to at least one of Claims 1 to 5.
  12. Motor vehicle characterized in that it comprises at least one handle according to Claim 11.
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