EP2818615B2 - Door handle assembly for a motor vehicle - Google Patents
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
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- E05B85/14—Handles pivoted about an axis parallel to the wing
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- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
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- E05B77/00—Vehicle locks characterised by special functions or purposes
- E05B77/02—Vehicle locks characterised by special functions or purposes for accident situations
- E05B77/04—Preventing unwanted lock actuation, e.g. unlatching, at the moment of collision
- E05B77/06—Preventing unwanted lock actuation, e.g. unlatching, at the moment of collision by means of inertial forces
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- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
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- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
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- the invention is directed to a door handle arrangement for a motor vehicle with a frame-like handle carrier, a manually operated handle which is movably mounted on the handle carrier for opening a door or flap of the motor vehicle by a user, a coupling device pivotably mounted on the handle carrier, through which a movement the handle can be transferred to a vehicle-side locking arrangement, and a locking device serving as a mass lock, which is movably held on the handle carrier and is designed such that, when an acceleration force acts, due to the inertia of its mass, it moves from a rest position in which the handle can be operated is, in a first blocking direction, in which an actuation of the locking arrangement is blocked by the handle and / or the coupling device, is movable, the locking device when an acceleration force is applied due to the inertia of its mass from the Rest position in a second blocking direction, in which actuation of the locking arrangement is blocked by the handle and / or the coupling device, is designed to be movable, the second blocking direction being opposite to
- Such door handle arrangements with a locking device serving as a mass lock are intended to prevent the acceleration forces occurring in an accident from leading to an actuation of the handle or the door handle and an unwanted opening of the door of the motor vehicle, which entails considerable risks for an occupant of the vehicle.
- Convention door handle assemblies for motor vehicles are namely Handle components to be operated by the user are mechanically coupled to a locking arrangement on the vehicle side (the actual door lock). The movement of the door handle or the handle is transmitted through the coupling device to the locking arrangement and the door is released for opening.
- the acceleration forces act under unfavorable conditions like an actuation of the handle component by a user, since the handle can be accelerated in the opening direction due to the inertia.
- the DE 199 29 022 C2 a corresponding mass lock in the form of a pivotable locking member, which is intended to prevent the handle from being operated in the event of a crash.
- forces are exerted on the locking member and an unwanted movement of the handle, also caused by the forces acting, is blocked.
- a door handle assembly is also, for example, from FIG DE 10 2009 053 553 A1 known. In this door handle arrangement, an additional force acts on the handle or the door handle through a crash lock, which is intended to reliably prevent the handle from moving unintentionally.
- a door handle arrangement of the type designated at the beginning with a locking device in the form of a crash barrier is for example from FIG DE 10 2008 000 098 A1 known.
- crash barriers can be designed as a pendulum mass, so that due to the force acting on the For example, the crash barrier is moved into the path of movement of the handle, thereby blocking the handle.
- crash spears are also known which lock in a blocking position and, after their activation and locking, can only be deactivated again by a targeted intervention in the door handle unit, so that the door handle can be used again in normal operation.
- the known locking devices are only active in a relatively small locking travel or adjusting travel range, which blocks an actuation of the coupling device or the handle designed as a reversing lever, so that either strong and pronounced vibrations or long-lasting vibrations due to the Under the effect of acceleration forces, there is a risk that, with the locking device swinging back and forth or oscillating, the travel range is not designed to be sufficiently long to reliably prevent the handle or the reversing lever from being blocked. Therefore, in the event of a crash, the locking device can, despite its activation, assume a position during the swinging process in which it holds the handle or the deflection lever not blocked.
- Another disadvantage is that the known door handle arrangements with a crash barrier are only designed for an acceleration force directed into the vehicle interior. An acceleration force which is directed in the opposite direction is not taken into account, but can also influence undesired actuation of the handle.
- the invention is therefore intended to create a solution that provides a door handle arrangement in a structurally simple manner and inexpensively, in which the locking device reliably and securely blocks the handle or the coupling device even with alternating acceleration forces as a result of a crash.
- the locking device is not actuated for a long time, because this is only an exception in a vehicle accident.
- the locking device is part of a door handle arrangement and can be provided, for example, on an outside door handle that is exposed to weather conditions and corrosion.
- the coupling device has a lever element which can be pivoted together with it and has an angled extension, which at Pivoting of the coupling device as a result of manual actuation of the handle dips into a slot-shaped recess of the locking device, the angled approach pressing against the wall of the slot-shaped recess upon further, deflecting actuation of the handle and thereby pushing the locking device in one of the two blocking directions.
- the invention provides a door handle arrangement of a motor vehicle which is characterized by a functionally appropriate construction and has a simple and inexpensive structure. Because the locking device is designed to be movable not only in a first blocking direction but also in a second blocking direction when an acceleration force acts from the rest position, the range of use of the locking device is increased, because it is no longer just a single, predetermined one Direction acting acceleration force can be activated, but also when an acceleration force acts in a second direction.
- This property of the locking device according to the invention is advantageous, for example, in a vehicle accident or crash, in which pronounced oscillation processes prevail due to the acceleration forces acting, which leads to the locking device swinging back and forth or swinging or fluttering between the rest position and a blocking position.
- the locking device can move in a second blocking direction in the event of a crash
- the handle and / or the coupling device are effectively blocked in the event of the locking device swinging back or swinging during a crash, because the locking device moves during swing back from a first blocking position beyond the rest position in a second blocking direction, whereby the locking device does not stay in the rest position at any time, but the rest position is only passed through for a minimum period of time.
- a pivoting movement of the coupling device as a result of manual actuation of the handle also causes the locking device to move in one of the two blocking directions without blocking the handle and / or the coupling device.
- the handle is first operated manually by a user, the manual operation of the handle ensuring that the locking device rotates. With each manual actuation of the handle, the locking device is also moved at the same time, which ensures that the rotatably mounted locking device does not become jammed or even corroded over time due to the weather. The constant movement of the locking device rather ensures that the locking device maintains its function even with a long service life.
- the locking device first rotates as a result of an acceleration force which acts on the locking device.
- the locking device Due to different masses, when an acceleration force acts, the locking device is first moved before the acceleration force then causes a deflection of the handle or the coupling device. However, since the locking device is already moving in a blocking direction, it will block the deflection of the coupling device and the handle.
- the coupling device has a jointly pivotable lever element with an angled extension which, when the coupling device is pivoted as a result of manual actuation of the handle, dips into a recess of the locking device, for example a slot-shaped recess, the angled extension upon further deflecting actuation the handle presses against the wall of the slot-shaped recess and thereby urges the locking device in one of the two blocking directions.
- the kinematics of the movement of the coupling device which is coupled in movement to the handle, is used to act directly on the locking device and to move it out of the rest position in the direction of one of the two blocking directions.
- the locking device is also moved, which can be the case, for example, to a small extent.
- the locking device is rotatably mounted on the handle carrier by means of a rotation axis and if the movement of the locking device in the first and second blocking direction is a rotary movement of the locking device.
- the axis of rotation can rotate the locking device at its center, which also has a favorable effect on the installation space to be provided.
- the invention provides in a further embodiment that the locking device, when an acceleration force acts, moves the locking device from the rest position by a maximum possible angle of rotation by
- the axis of rotation is rotatable, the angle of rotation, for example, +/- 90 °, preferably +/- 270 °.
- This path of movement of the locking device their activation is long enough so that the crash state, which is characterized by the action of alternating acceleration forces and the associated vibrations or fluttering movements of the vehicle structure, is ended before the locking device is moved back into its rest position due to its spring preload.
- the locking device has a disk-shaped blocking body in which the slot-shaped recess is designed as a radial incision into which the angled attachment of the coupling device can pivot.
- the installation space to be provided for the locking device can be kept small, in particular if the coupling device is pivotably mounted on the handle carrier about a pivot axis, wherein the rotation axis of the locking device can be aligned essentially parallel to the pivot axis of the coupling device.
- the axis of rotation of the locking device is oriented at an angle to the axis of rotation of the locking device.
- a mechanical restoring element which applies a force that urges the locking device into the rest position.
- the handle of the door handle assembly according to the invention can thus be re-used and operated after the action of acceleration forces, since the locking device is is back in the rest position.
- the mechanical restoring element is an elastic one Includes spring element which is supported both on a stationary attachment of the handle carrier and on a contact element moving with the locking element, the contact element moving relative to the attachment against the force of the elastic spring element when the locking device is moved in the first or second blocking direction.
- a vehicle or motor vehicle 1 in the form of a car is shown by way of example, which in the example has four doors 2 which can be opened via a door handle arrangement 3 and in particular with the aid of a door handle or a handle 4.
- the doors 2 are firmly closed by respective locking arrangements 5 and can only be opened from the outside by a respective movement of the handle 4.
- This movement on the handle 4 can consist of a pulling and / or folding movement, the corresponding movement of the handle 4 being transmitted mechanically to the corresponding locking arrangement 5 at least via a coupling device.
- the handle 4 By moving the handle 4, the corresponding locking arrangement 5 and thus the associated door 2 can then be opened.
- FIG 2 the door handle assembly 3 is shown in more detail in a perspective view.
- the door handle assembly 3 has a frame-like handle carrier 6, wherein for reasons of clarity in the Figures 2 to 10 the handle 4 is not shown.
- the handle support 6 is used to attach the handle 4 and is fastened to the inside of the door panel by means of screw connections (not shown), the handle 4 being arranged on the outside of the door.
- the handle carrier 6 is mainly formed from a frame structure for reasons of material savings, which has various receiving and storage rooms to in addition to the handle 4, which is attached to the Handle carrier 6 for opening a corresponding door 2 of the motor vehicle 1 is movably and / or pivotably mounted on the handle carrier 6 by a user, furthermore to be able to accommodate a mechanical coupling device 7 and a locking device 8.
- the locking device 8 serving as a mass lock can change its position from a rest position to a blocking position when an acceleration force acts, whereby in the rest position actuation of the handle 4 is possible, whereas in the blocking position the locking device 8 movably held on the handle carrier 6 actuation of the locking arrangement 5 is blocked by the handle 4 and / or a movement of the coupling device 7 by actuation of the handle 4.
- the locking device 8 can move into the blocking position either in a first blocking direction or in a second blocking direction.
- the second blocking direction is opposite to the first blocking direction, as will be explained below.
- the coupling device 7 comprises an axis or pivot axis 9, by means of which the coupling device 7 is rotatably or pivotably mounted on the handle carrier 6, and a projecting reversing lever 10 (see for example Figure 2 ), by means of which a movement of the handle 4 is transmitted to the coupling device 7.
- the coupling device 7 is mounted pivotably or rotatably in a receiving space of the handle carrier 6 via the pivot axis 9, the movement initiated by the handle 4 being transferred to the coupling device 7 from this to a transmission element (for example a Bowden cable), not shown, to the locking arrangement 5 .
- a transmission element for example a Bowden cable
- the coupling device 7 also has a lever element 11.
- the lever element 11 pivots together with the coupling device 7 around the pivot axis 9.
- the lever element 11 has an angled extension 12 which, when the coupling device 7 is pivoted, due to manual actuation of the handle 4, pivots clockwise in the direction of the locking device 8 and cooperates with this.
- the locking device 8 is in the Figures 3 and 4 shown for different views.
- the locking device 8 has a disk-shaped blocking body 13 in which a slot-shaped recess 14 is formed.
- the slot-shaped recess 14 is formed as an incision 15 in the disk-shaped blocking body 13, running radially outward, so that the angled extension 12 of the coupling device 7 can pivot into the incision 15.
- the locking device 8 is rotatably mounted in its center by means of a rotation axis 16 on the handle carrier 6, so that a movement of the locking device 8, for example in a first or in a second blocking direction, is a rotary movement.
- the locking device 8 has a mass weight 17 which is arranged offset to the axis of rotation 16 on the locking device 8. As a result of this arrangement of the mass weight 17, the locking device 8 is moved out of its rest position when an acceleration force acts (for example as a result of a side impact in the direction of the vehicle interior).
- Figure 5 shows a schematic side view of the locking device 8 in its rest position, in which it is not activated.
- the coupling device 7 is arranged in the rest position because, for example, the handle 4 is not actuated or because no acceleration force acts on the locking device 8 as a result of a vehicle accident.
- the slot-shaped recess 14 or the radially extending incision 15 is aligned in the direction of the angled extension 12 of the coupling device 7 in such a way that the angled extension 12, when the coupling device 7 is pivoted about the pivot axis 9, into the slot-shaped recess 14 of the Locking device 8 can dip.
- the slot-shaped recess 14 of the locking device 8 is thus arranged in the rest position of the locking device 8 in the movement path 21 of the angled attachment 12 of the pivoted coupling device 7.
- the coupling device 7 automatically moves into the in Figure 5 position shown, because an elastic spring element, which is not shown in the figures, ensures the return of the coupling device 7 and applies a corresponding force, through which the coupling device in the starting position (see Figure 5 ) is preloaded.
- a mechanical return element 22 is provided, which applies a force urging the locking device 8 into the rest position.
- the restoring element 22 comprises an elastic spring element 23, which is supported both on a stationary shoulder 24 of the handle carrier 6 and on a contact element 25 that moves with the locking element 8.
- the contact element 25 moves relative to the extension 24 against the force of the elastic spring element 23.
- This rotary movement of the locking device 8 causes the slot-shaped recess 14 or the incision 15 in the disk-shaped blocking body to move out of the path of movement 21 of the angled attachment 12 of the coupling device 7, so that actuation of the handle 4, which is connected to the coupling device 7 in terms of movement, is blocked. At least the locking device 8 with its recess 14 rotated out of the movement path 21 of the extension 12 prevents the handle 4 from being fully actuated, so that it is ensured that the locking device 5 is not released. Because when the coupling device 8 is pivoted, the angled extension 12 reaches a maximum of the peripheral edge 27 of the disk-shaped blocking body 13 of the locking device 8, which represents a stop surface for the angled extension 12 of the lever element 11 of the coupling device 8.
- FIG. 8 applies analogously to the in Figure 9 position shown of the locking device 8, which, however, is rotated from the rest position into the first blocking direction 19, which is opposite to the second blocking direction 26.
- the locking device 8 can be rotated from the rest position by a maximum possible angle of rotation around the axis of rotation 16 when an acceleration force is applied, whereby a sufficiently long travel range is available for blocking the coupling device 7 and thus the handle 4.
- the maximum possible angle of rotation is +/- 270 °.
- the coupling device 7 and the locking device 8 can also be reset in the event of a vehicle accident, for which - as already stated above - a spring element, not shown in the figures, pushes the coupling device 7 into the starting position and the restoring element 22 pushes the locking device 8 into the rest position.
- the Figure 10 shows a perspective, enlarged view of the mechanical return element 22 of the door handle arrangement 3.
- the mechanical return element 22 applies a force which urges the locking device 8 into the rest position. There is therefore no latching locking device, but rather a locking device 3 returning to its original position.
- the mechanical restoring element 22 comprises the elastic spring element 23, which with its two ends both on the stationary shoulder 24 of the handle carrier 6 and on the one with the locking element 8 moving contact element 25 is supported with corresponding contact surfaces for the two ends of the spring element 23.
- the present invention provides a door handle assembly 3 with a non-latching locking device 8, which is characterized by safe activation and securely blocks the handle 4 or the coupling device 7 even in the event of oscillation or fluttering due to the action of acceleration forces.
- this is made possible by the fact that the locking device 8 can rotate about its axis of rotation 16, so that oscillating movements on both sides, that is to say rotating movements in opposite directions, of the locking device 8 are possible.
- the locking device 8 can be moved in two opposing blocking directions 19, 26, so that the handle 4 or the coupling device 7 is blocked even if the locking device 8 oscillates or flutters on both sides.
- the axis of rotation 16 of the locking device 8 is oriented essentially parallel to the pivot axis 9 of the coupling device 7.
- the angled shoulder 12 of the lever element 11 of the coupling device 7 moves into the Recess 14 of the locking device 8 and rotates the locking device 8 in the normal operating mode of the handle 4, in which this is manually operated by a user.
- the locking device 8, designed as a pendulum mass lock can be designed as a one-piece plastic part with a steel insert or with an accumulation of material.
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Die Erfindung richtet sich auf eine Türgriffanordnung für ein Kraftfahrzeug mit einem rahmenartigen Griffträger, einer manuell betätigbaren Handhabe, die an dem Griffträger zum Öffnen einer Tür oder Klappe des Kraftfahrzeugs durch einen Benutzer bewegbar gelagert ist, einer schwenkbar am Griffträger gelagerten Kopplungsvorrichtung, durch die eine Bewegung der Handhabe auf eine fahrzeugseitige Schließanordnung übertragbar ist, und einer als Massensperre dienenden Sperrvorrichtung, welche bewegbar an dem Griffträger gehalten ist und derart ausgebildet ist, dass sie bei Einwirkung einer Beschleunigungskraft aufgrund der Trägheit ihrer Masse aus einer Ruheposition, in welcher eine Betätigung der Handhabe möglich ist, in eine erste Blockierungsrichtung, in welcher eine Betätigung der Schließanordnung durch die Handhabe und/oder die Kopplungsvorrichtung blockiert ist, bewegbar ist, wobei die Sperrvorrichtung bei Einwirkung einer Beschleunigungskraft aufgrund der Trägheit ihrer Masse aus der Ruheposition in eine zweite Blockierungsrichtung, in welcher eine Betätigung der Schließanordnung durch die Handhabe und/oder die Kopplungsvorrichtung blockiert ist, bewegbar ausgebildet ist, wobei die zweite Blockierungsrichtung der ersten Blockierungsrichtung entgegengesetzt ist.The invention is directed to a door handle arrangement for a motor vehicle with a frame-like handle carrier, a manually operated handle which is movably mounted on the handle carrier for opening a door or flap of the motor vehicle by a user, a coupling device pivotably mounted on the handle carrier, through which a movement the handle can be transferred to a vehicle-side locking arrangement, and a locking device serving as a mass lock, which is movably held on the handle carrier and is designed such that, when an acceleration force acts, due to the inertia of its mass, it moves from a rest position in which the handle can be operated is, in a first blocking direction, in which an actuation of the locking arrangement is blocked by the handle and / or the coupling device, is movable, the locking device when an acceleration force is applied due to the inertia of its mass from the Rest position in a second blocking direction, in which actuation of the locking arrangement is blocked by the handle and / or the coupling device, is designed to be movable, the second blocking direction being opposite to the first blocking direction.
Derartige Türgriffanordnungen mit einer als Massensperre dienenden Sperrvorrichtung sollen verhindern, dass die bei einem Unfall auftretenden Beschleunigungskräfte zu einer Betätigung der Handhabe bzw. des Türgriffs führen und eine ungewollte Öffnung der Tür des Kraftfahrzeugs erfolgt, was erhebliche Risiken für einen Insassen des Fahrzeugs mit sich bringt. Bei üblichen Türgriffanordnungen für Kraftfahrzeuge sind nämlich die vom Benutzer zu betätigenden Griffbauteile mechanisch mit einer fahrzeugseitigen Schließanordnung (der eigentlichen Türverriegelung) gekoppelt. Die Bewegung des Türgriffs bzw. der Handhabe wird durch die Kopplungsvorrichtung auf die Schließanordnung übertragen und die Tür zur Öffnung freigegeben. Im Falle eines Unfalls wirken die Beschleunigungskräfte unter ungünstigen Bedingungen wie eine Betätigung des Griffbauteils durch einen Benutzer, da der Griff aufgrund der Massenträgheit in die Öffnungsrichtung beschleunigt werden kann. Bei einer Handhabe bzw. einem Türgriff ohne eine entsprechende Sperrvorrichtung würde die Bewegung des Griffbauteils relativ zu dem Fahrzeug zu einer Übertragung durch die mechanische Kopplungsvorrichtung auf die Schließanordnung im Fahrzeug und zu einer Freigabe der Tür führen. Beispielsszenarien für solche Situationen ist regelmäßig ein Seitenaufprall auf ein Hindernis oder ein anderes Fahrzeug. Eine solche als Massensperre dienende Sperrvorrichtung, die auch als Crashsperre bezeichnet wird, ist für Türgriffanordnungen aus dem Stand der Technik bekannt.Such door handle arrangements with a locking device serving as a mass lock are intended to prevent the acceleration forces occurring in an accident from leading to an actuation of the handle or the door handle and an unwanted opening of the door of the motor vehicle, which entails considerable risks for an occupant of the vehicle. In conventional door handle assemblies for motor vehicles are namely Handle components to be operated by the user are mechanically coupled to a locking arrangement on the vehicle side (the actual door lock). The movement of the door handle or the handle is transmitted through the coupling device to the locking arrangement and the door is released for opening. In the event of an accident, the acceleration forces act under unfavorable conditions like an actuation of the handle component by a user, since the handle can be accelerated in the opening direction due to the inertia. In the case of a handle or a door handle without a corresponding locking device, the movement of the handle component relative to the vehicle would lead to a transmission through the mechanical coupling device to the locking arrangement in the vehicle and to a release of the door. Example scenarios for such situations are regularly a side impact with an obstacle or another vehicle. Such a locking device, which is used as a mass lock and is also referred to as a crash lock, is known from the prior art for door handle assemblies.
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Eine Türgriffanordnung der Eingangs bezeichneten Art mit einer in Form einer Crashsperre ausgebildeten Sperrvorrichtung ist zum Beispiel aus der
Solche bekannten Crashsperren können als Pendelmasse ausgeführt sein, so dass sich infolge der einwirkenden Kraft die Crashsperre beispielsweise in den Bewegungspfad der Handhabe verlagert und dadurch die Handhabe blockiert. Daneben sind auch Crashspeeren bekannt, die in einer Blockierungsposition einrasten und nach ihrer Aktivierung und Einrastung nur durch einen gezielten Eingriff in die Türgriffeinheit wieder deaktiviert werden können, so dass der Türgriff wieder im Normalbetrieb benutzt werden kann.Such known crash barriers can be designed as a pendulum mass, so that due to the force acting on the For example, the crash barrier is moved into the path of movement of the handle, thereby blocking the handle. In addition, crash spears are also known which lock in a blocking position and, after their activation and locking, can only be deactivated again by a targeted intervention in the door handle unit, so that the door handle can be used again in normal operation.
Bei aus dem Stand der Technik bekannten Türgriffanordnungen mit einer Massensperre bzw. einer Sperrvorrichtung, die bei Aktivierung nicht verrastet, sondern sich in ihre Normalbetriebsposition bzw. Ruheposition zurückbewegt bzw. pendelt, besteht der Nachteil, dass bei Einwirkung von Beschleunigungskräften die Sperrvorrichtung hin und her schwingen bzw. pendeln kann. Wie aus Unfallforschungsergebnissen bekannt ist, kann es bei einem Seitenaufprall zu alternierenden Beschleunigungskräften kommen, die zu einer Art Flattern der Türgriffanordnung, also einem Hin- und Herschwingen, führen. Dieses Flattern oder Schwingen ist dafür verantwortlich, dass die Sperrvorrichtung während ihres Pendelvorgangs in einer Position angeordnet sein kann, in welcher die Handhabe bzw. die Kopplungsvorrichtung trotz Crashfall nicht blockiert ist. Dies liegt daran, dass die bekannten Sperrvorrichtungen nur in einem relativ kleinen Sperrweg- oder Stellwegbereich, welcher eine Betätigung der als Umlenkhebel ausgebildeten Kopplungsvorrichtung bzw. der Handhabe blockiert, aktiv sind, so dass entweder bei starken und ausgeprägten Schwingungen oder bei lang andauernden Schwingungen infolge der Einwirkung von Beschleunigungskräften die Gefahr besteht, dass bei hin- und herschwingender bzw. pendelnder Sperrvorrichtung der Stellwegbereich nicht ausreichend lang ausgelegt ist, um eine Blockierung der Handhabe bzw. des Umlenkhebels sicher zu verhindern. Daher kann die Sperrvorrichtung im Crashfall während des Schwingvorgangs trotz ihrer Aktivierung eine Position einnehmen, in welcher sie die Handhabe bzw. den Umlenkhebel nicht blockiert. Von Nachteil ist ferner, dass die bekannten Türgriffanordnungen mit Crashsperre lediglich für eine ins Fahrzeuginnere gerichtete Beschleunigungskraft ausgelegt sind. Eine Beschleunigungskraft, welche in die entgegengesetzte Richtung gerichtet ist, wird nicht berücksichtigt, kann aber auch Einfluss auf eine unerwünschte Betätigung der Handhabe nehmen.In door handle assemblies known from the prior art with a mass lock or a locking device that does not lock when activated, but moves back or oscillates into its normal operating position or rest position, there is the disadvantage that the locking device oscillates back and forth when accelerating forces are applied or can commute. As is known from accident research results, alternating acceleration forces can occur in the event of a side impact, which lead to a kind of fluttering of the door handle arrangement, that is to say it swings back and forth. This fluttering or swinging is responsible for the fact that the locking device can be arranged during its pendulum process in a position in which the handle or the coupling device is not blocked despite a crash. This is due to the fact that the known locking devices are only active in a relatively small locking travel or adjusting travel range, which blocks an actuation of the coupling device or the handle designed as a reversing lever, so that either strong and pronounced vibrations or long-lasting vibrations due to the Under the effect of acceleration forces, there is a risk that, with the locking device swinging back and forth or oscillating, the travel range is not designed to be sufficiently long to reliably prevent the handle or the reversing lever from being blocked. Therefore, in the event of a crash, the locking device can, despite its activation, assume a position during the swinging process in which it holds the handle or the deflection lever not blocked. Another disadvantage is that the known door handle arrangements with a crash barrier are only designed for an acceleration force directed into the vehicle interior. An acceleration force which is directed in the opposite direction is not taken into account, but can also influence undesired actuation of the handle.
Die Erfindung soll daher eine Lösung schaffen, die auf konstruktiv einfache Weise und kostengünstig eine Türgriffanordnung bereitstellt, bei der die Sperrvorrichtung auch bei alternierenden Beschleunigungskräften infolge eines Crashfalls zuverlässig und sicher die Handhabe bzw. die Kopplungsvorrichtung blockiert.The invention is therefore intended to create a solution that provides a door handle arrangement in a structurally simple manner and inexpensively, in which the locking device reliably and securely blocks the handle or the coupling device even with alternating acceleration forces as a result of a crash.
Eine zunehmende Lebensdauer der Kraftfahrzeuge ist zu beobachten, wobei die Lebensdauer oftmals ein Alter von mehr als 10 Jahren übersteigt. Dabei wird die Sperrvorrichtung lange Zeit nicht betätigt, denn dies stellt nur den Ausnahmefall bei einem Fahrzeugunfall dar. Die Sperrvorrichtung ist Teil einer Türgriffanordnung und kann beispielsweise bei einem Außentürgriff vorgesehen sein, der Wettereinflüssen sowie Korrosion ausgesetzt ist. Bei den bekannten Türgriffanordnungen nach Art eines Außentürgriffs kann nicht garantiert werden, dass auch noch nach Jahren die gewünschte und einwandfreie Funktionalität der (bis dahin unbetätigten) Sperrvorrichtung vorhanden ist und die Fahrzeuginsassen optimalen Schutz bei einem Fahrzeugunfall genießen. Es ist daher eine weitere Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, die Funktionsfähigkeit der Türgriffanordnung und insbesondere der Sperrvorrichtung, die für lange Zeiträume so gut wie gar nicht betätigt wird, sicherzustellen.An increasing service life of motor vehicles can be observed, the service life often exceeding an age of more than 10 years. The locking device is not actuated for a long time, because this is only an exception in a vehicle accident. The locking device is part of a door handle arrangement and can be provided, for example, on an outside door handle that is exposed to weather conditions and corrosion. In the case of the known door handle arrangements in the manner of an outside door handle, it cannot be guaranteed that the desired and perfect functionality of the (previously unactuated) locking device will still be available years later and that the vehicle occupants will enjoy optimal protection in the event of a vehicle accident. It is therefore a further object of the present invention to ensure the functionality of the door handle arrangement and in particular of the locking device, which is practically not actuated at all for long periods of time.
Bei einer Türgriffanordnung der Eingangs bezeichneten Art wird die Aufgabe erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, dass die Kopplungsvorrichtung ein gemeinsam mit ihr schwenkbares Hebelelement mit einem abgewinkelten Ansatz aufweist, der bei Verschwenkung der Kopplungsvorrichtung infolge einer manuellen Betätigung der Handhabe in eine schlitzförmige Ausnehmung der Sperrvorrichtung eintaucht, wobei der abgewinkelte Ansatz bei weiterer, auslenkender Betätigung der Handhabe gegen die Wandung der schlitzförmigen Ausnehmung drückt und dabei die Sperrvorrichtung in eine der beiden Blockierungsrichtungen drängt.In the case of a door handle arrangement of the type indicated at the outset, the object is achieved according to the invention in that the coupling device has a lever element which can be pivoted together with it and has an angled extension, which at Pivoting of the coupling device as a result of manual actuation of the handle dips into a slot-shaped recess of the locking device, the angled approach pressing against the wall of the slot-shaped recess upon further, deflecting actuation of the handle and thereby pushing the locking device in one of the two blocking directions.
Vorteilhafte und zweckmäßige Ausgestaltungen und Weiterbildungen der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den Unteransprüchen.Advantageous and expedient refinements and developments of the invention emerge from the subclaims.
Durch die Erfindung wird eine Türgriffanordnung eines Kraftfahrzeugs zur Verfügung gestellt, die sich durch eine funktionsgerechte Konstruktion auszeichnet und einen einfachen und kostengünstigen Aufbau aufweist. Dadurch, dass die Sperrvorrichtung bei Einwirkung einer Beschleunigungskraft aus der Ruheposition nicht nur in eine erste Blockierungsrichtung, sondern auch in eine zweite Blockierungsrichtung bewegbar ausgebildet ist, erhöht sich der Einsatzbereich der Sperrvorrichtung, denn diese ist nun nicht mehr nur bei einer in eine einzige, vorbestimmte Richtung wirkenden Beschleunigungskraft aktivierbar, sondern auch bei Einwirkung einer Beschleunigungskraft in eine zweite Richtung. Diese Eigenschaft der erfindungsgemäßen Sperrvorrichtung ist beispielsweise bei einem Fahrzeugunfall bzw. Crashfall von Vorteil, bei dem aufgrund der einwirkenden Beschleunigungskräfte ausgeprägte Schwingungsvorgänge vorherrschen, was zu einem Hin- und Herschwingen bzw. Pendeln bzw. Flattern der Sperrvorrichtung zwischen der Ruheposition und einer Blockierungsposition führt. Aufgrund der erfindungsgemäßen Möglichkeit, dass sich die Sperrvorrichtung in eine zweite Blockierungsrichtung im Crashfall bewegen kann, werden auch im Fall eines Zurückschwingens bzw. Pendelns der Sperrvorrichtung während eines Crashfalls die Handhabe und/oder die Kopplungsvorrichtung wirksam blockiert, denn die Sperrvorrichtung bewegt sich beim zurückpendeln aus einer ersten Blockierungsposition über die Ruheposition hinaus in eine zweite Blockierungsrichtung, wodurch die Sperrvorrichtung zu keinem Zeitpunkt in der Ruheposition verweilt, sondern die Ruheposition nur für eine minimale Zeitdauer durchlaufen wird. Erfindungsgemäß bewirkt ferner eine Schwenkbewegung der Kopplungsvorrichtung infolge einer manuellen Betätigung der Handhabe eine Bewegung der Sperrvorrichtung in eine der beiden Blockierungsrichtungen ohne Blockierung der Handhabe und/oder der Kopplungsvorrichtung. Eine normale und damit manuelle Betätigung der Handhabe sowie die Einwirkung einer Beschleunigungskraft führen zu einer Drehbewegung der Sperrvorrichtung. Im ersten Fall wird die Handhabe zuerst manuell durch einen Benutzer betätigt, wobei die manuelle Betätigung der Handhabe dafür sorgt, dass sich die Sperrvorrichtung dreht. Bei jeder manuellen Betätigung der Handhabe wird zugleich auch die Sperrvorrichtung bewegt, wodurch sichergestellt ist, dass die drehbar gelagerte Sperrvorrichtung nicht mit der Zeit aufgrund von Witterungseinflüssen festklemmt oder sogar festkorrodiert ist. Die ständige Bewegung der Sperrvorrichtung sorgt vielmehr dafür, dass die Sperrvorrichtung ihre Funktion auch bei langer Lebensdauer beibehält. Im zweiten Fall erfolgt zunächst eine Drehbewegung der Sperrvorrichtung infolge einer Beschleunigungskraft, die auf die Sperrvorrichtung einwirkt. Aufgrund unterschiedlicher Massen wird bei Einwirkung einer Beschleunigungskraft zuerst die Sperrvorrichtung bewegt, bevor die Beschleunigungskraft dann eine Auslenkung der Handhabe bzw. der Kopplungsvorrichtung bewirkt. Da sich jedoch die Sperrvorrichtung bereits in eine Blockierungsrichtung bewegt, wird sie die Auslenkung der Kopplungsvorrichtung und der Handhabe blockieren.The invention provides a door handle arrangement of a motor vehicle which is characterized by a functionally appropriate construction and has a simple and inexpensive structure. Because the locking device is designed to be movable not only in a first blocking direction but also in a second blocking direction when an acceleration force acts from the rest position, the range of use of the locking device is increased, because it is no longer just a single, predetermined one Direction acting acceleration force can be activated, but also when an acceleration force acts in a second direction. This property of the locking device according to the invention is advantageous, for example, in a vehicle accident or crash, in which pronounced oscillation processes prevail due to the acceleration forces acting, which leads to the locking device swinging back and forth or swinging or fluttering between the rest position and a blocking position. Due to the possibility according to the invention that the locking device can move in a second blocking direction in the event of a crash, the handle and / or the coupling device are effectively blocked in the event of the locking device swinging back or swinging during a crash, because the locking device moves during swing back from a first blocking position beyond the rest position in a second blocking direction, whereby the locking device does not stay in the rest position at any time, but the rest position is only passed through for a minimum period of time. According to the invention, a pivoting movement of the coupling device as a result of manual actuation of the handle also causes the locking device to move in one of the two blocking directions without blocking the handle and / or the coupling device. Normal and thus manual actuation of the handle and the action of an acceleration force lead to a rotary movement of the locking device. In the first case, the handle is first operated manually by a user, the manual operation of the handle ensuring that the locking device rotates. With each manual actuation of the handle, the locking device is also moved at the same time, which ensures that the rotatably mounted locking device does not become jammed or even corroded over time due to the weather. The constant movement of the locking device rather ensures that the locking device maintains its function even with a long service life. In the second case, the locking device first rotates as a result of an acceleration force which acts on the locking device. Due to different masses, when an acceleration force acts, the locking device is first moved before the acceleration force then causes a deflection of the handle or the coupling device. However, since the locking device is already moving in a blocking direction, it will block the deflection of the coupling device and the handle.
Erfindungsgemäß ist für die Sperrvorrichtung, die bei manueller Betätigung der Handhabe eine Bewegung erfährt und bei Einwirkung einer Beschleunigungskraft infolge eines Fahrzeugunfalls eine Auslenkung der Handhabe blockiert, vorgesehen, dass die Kopplungsvorrichtung ein gemeinsam mit ihr schwenkbares Hebelelement mit einem abgewinkelten Ansatz aufweist, der bei Verschwenkung der Kopplungsvorrichtung infolge einer manuellen Betätigung der Handhabe in eine - zum Beispiel schlitzförmig ausgebildete - Ausnehmung der Sperrvorrichtung eintaucht, wobei der abgewinkelte Ansatz bei weiterer, auslenkender Betätigung der Handhabe gegen die Wandung der schlitzförmigen Ausnehmung drückt und dabei die Sperrvorrichtung in eine der beiden Blockierungsrichtungen drängt. Die Bewegungskinematik der mit der Handhabe bewegungsgekoppelten Kopplungsvorrichtung wird dazu genutzt, an der Sperrvorrichtung direkt anzugreifen und diese aus der Ruheposition heraus in Richtung einer der beiden Blockierungsrichtungen zu bewegen. Bei normaler Betätigung der Handhabe wird also die Sperrvorrichtung mitbewegt, was beispielsweise in einem geringen Maße der Fall sein kann.According to the invention, for the locking device which experiences a movement when the handle is operated manually and which blocks a deflection of the handle when an acceleration force acts as a result of a vehicle accident, It is provided that the coupling device has a jointly pivotable lever element with an angled extension which, when the coupling device is pivoted as a result of manual actuation of the handle, dips into a recess of the locking device, for example a slot-shaped recess, the angled extension upon further deflecting actuation the handle presses against the wall of the slot-shaped recess and thereby urges the locking device in one of the two blocking directions. The kinematics of the movement of the coupling device, which is coupled in movement to the handle, is used to act directly on the locking device and to move it out of the rest position in the direction of one of the two blocking directions. When the handle is operated normally, the locking device is also moved, which can be the case, for example, to a small extent.
Im Hinblick auf einen minimal vorzusehenden Einbauraum wirkt es sich günstig aus, wenn in Ausgestaltung der Erfindung die Sperrvorrichtung mittels einer Drehachse drehbar an dem Griffträger gelagert ist und wenn die Bewegung der Sperrvorrichtung in die erste und zweite Blockierungsrichtung eine Drehbewegung der Sperrvorrichtung ist. Dabei kann die Drehachse die Sperrvorrichtung in ihrem Mittelpunkt drehbar lagern, was sich ebenfalls günstig auf den vorzusehenden Einbauraum auswirkt.With regard to a minimal installation space to be provided, it has a beneficial effect if, in an embodiment of the invention, the locking device is rotatably mounted on the handle carrier by means of a rotation axis and if the movement of the locking device in the first and second blocking direction is a rotary movement of the locking device. The axis of rotation can rotate the locking device at its center, which also has a favorable effect on the installation space to be provided.
Um eine Blockierung der Handhabe bei entsprechend einwirkenden Beschleunigungskräften, die in Richtung des Fahrzeuginneren oder in entgegengesetzter Richtung wirken, zu realisieren, sieht die Erfindung in weiterer Ausgestaltung vor, dass die Sperrvorrichtung bei Einwirkung einer Beschleunigungskraft aus der Ruheposition heraus um einen maximal möglichen Drehwinkel um die Drehachse drehbar ist, wobei der Drehwinkel beispielsweise +/-90°, vorzugsweise +/-270° betragen kann. Dieser Bewegungsweg der Sperrvorrichtung bei ihrer Aktivierung ist ausreichend lang, so dass der Crashzustand, der durch die Einwirkung alternierender Beschleunigungskräfte und den damit einhergehenden Schwingungen bzw. Flatterbewegungen der Fahrzeugstruktur charakterisiert ist, beendet ist, noch bevor die Sperrvorrichtung aufgrund ihrer Federvorspannung wieder in ihre Ruheposition zurückbewegt wird.In order to block the handle in the case of corresponding acceleration forces acting in the direction of the vehicle interior or in the opposite direction, the invention provides in a further embodiment that the locking device, when an acceleration force acts, moves the locking device from the rest position by a maximum possible angle of rotation by The axis of rotation is rotatable, the angle of rotation, for example, +/- 90 °, preferably +/- 270 °. This path of movement of the locking device their activation is long enough so that the crash state, which is characterized by the action of alternating acceleration forces and the associated vibrations or fluttering movements of the vehicle structure, is ended before the locking device is moved back into its rest position due to its spring preload.
Die Erfindung sieht in weiterer Ausgestaltung vor, dass die Sperrvorrichtung einen scheibenförmigen Blockierungskörper aufweist, in welchem die schlitzförmige Ausnehmung als ein in radialer Richtung verlaufender Einschnitt, in den der abgewinkelte Ansatz der Kopplungsvorrichtung einschwenken kann, ausgebildet ist. Durch diese Ausgestaltung kann der vorzusehende Bauraum für die Sperrvorrichtung insbesondere dann gering gehalten werden, wenn die Kopplungsvorrichtung um eine Schwenkachse schwenkbar an dem Griffträger gelagert ist, wobei die Drehachse der Sperrvorrichtung im Wesentlichen parallel zur Schwenkachse der Kopplungsvorrichtung ausgerichtet sein kann. Alternativ ist es denkbar, dass die Drehachse der Sperrvorrichtung in einem Winkel zu der Drehachse der Sperrvorrichtung ausgerichtet ist.The invention provides in a further embodiment that the locking device has a disk-shaped blocking body in which the slot-shaped recess is designed as a radial incision into which the angled attachment of the coupling device can pivot. With this configuration, the installation space to be provided for the locking device can be kept small, in particular if the coupling device is pivotably mounted on the handle carrier about a pivot axis, wherein the rotation axis of the locking device can be aligned essentially parallel to the pivot axis of the coupling device. Alternatively, it is conceivable that the axis of rotation of the locking device is oriented at an angle to the axis of rotation of the locking device.
Damit die Handhabe nach Einwirken von Beschleunigungskräften nicht weiter blockiert ist, ist es in Ausgestaltung der Erfindung von Vorteil, wenn ein mechanisches Rückstellelement vorgesehen ist, das eine die Sperrvorrichtung in die Ruheposition drängende Kraft aufbringt. Anders als bei bekannten Sperrvorrichtungen, die im Crashfall infolge der Einwirkung von Beschleunigungskräften einrasten und manuell erst wieder gelöst werden müssen, damit die Handhabe betätigbar ist, ist die Handhabe der erfindungsgemäßen Türgriffanordnung somit nach der Einwirkung von Beschleunigungskräften wieder verwendbar und betätigbar, da sich die Sperrvorrichtung wieder in der Ruheposition befindet.So that the handle is no longer blocked after the action of acceleration forces, it is advantageous in an embodiment of the invention if a mechanical restoring element is provided which applies a force that urges the locking device into the rest position. In contrast to known locking devices, which lock in in the event of a crash as a result of the action of acceleration forces and must first be released manually so that the handle can be operated, the handle of the door handle assembly according to the invention can thus be re-used and operated after the action of acceleration forces, since the locking device is is back in the rest position.
Schließlich ist in Ausgestaltung der Erfindung vorgesehen, dass das mechanische Rückstellelement ein elastisches Federelement umfasst, das sowohl an einem ortsfesten Ansatz des Griffträgers als auch an einem sich mit dem Sperrelement mitbewegenden Anlageelement abgestützt ist, wobei sich bei Bewegung der Sperrvorrichtung in die erste oder zweite Blockierungsrichtung das Anlageelement relativ zu dem Ansatz gegen die Kraft des elastischen Federelements bewegt.Finally, it is provided in an embodiment of the invention that the mechanical restoring element is an elastic one Includes spring element which is supported both on a stationary attachment of the handle carrier and on a contact element moving with the locking element, the contact element moving relative to the attachment against the force of the elastic spring element when the locking device is moved in the first or second blocking direction.
Es versteht sich, dass die vorstehend genannten und nachstehenden noch zu erläuternden Merkmale nicht nur in der jeweils angegebenen Kombination, sondern auch in anderen Kombinationen oder in Alleinstellung verwendbar sind, ohne den Rahmen der vorliegenden Erfindung zu verlassen. Der Rahmen der Erfindung ist nur durch die Ansprüche definiert.It goes without saying that the features mentioned above and those yet to be explained below can be used not only in the respectively specified combination, but also in other combinations or on their own, without departing from the scope of the present invention. The scope of the invention is defined only by the claims.
Weitere Einzelheiten, Merkmale und Vorteile des Gegenstandes der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung im Zusammenhang mit der Zeichnung, in der beispielhaft ein bevorzugtes Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung dargestellt ist. In der Zeichnung zeigt:
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Figur 1 eine Seitenansicht eines Kraftfahrzeugs mit mehreren erfindungsgemäßen Türgriffanordnungen, -
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eine schematische Seitenansicht auf die Kopplungsvorrichtung und die Sperrvorrichtung bei vollbetätigter Handhabe,Figur 7 -
eine schematische Seitenansicht auf die in eine Blockierungsrichtung bewegte Sperrvorrichtung und die blockierte Kopplungsvorrichtung,Figur 8 -
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Figure 1 a side view of a motor vehicle with several door handle assemblies according to the invention, -
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Figure 5 a schematic side view of a coupling device and a locking device in the rest position, -
Figure 6 a schematic side view of the coupling device and the locking device with a half-operated handle, -
Figure 7 a schematic side view of the coupling device and the locking device when the handle is fully actuated, -
Figure 8 a schematic side view of the locking device moved in a blocking direction and the blocked coupling device, -
Figure 9 a schematic side view of the locking device, which is in one of the inFigure 8 opposite blocking direction is moved, and the blocked coupling device and -
Figure 10 a perspective view of a mechanical return element of the door handle assembly.
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Zusammenfassend wird mit der vorliegenden Erfindung eine Türgriffanordnung 3 mit einer nichtrastenden Sperrvorrichtung 8 bereitgestellt, die sich durch eine sichere Aktivierung auszeichnet und die Handhabe 4 bzw. die Kopplungsvorrichtung 7 auch bei Schwingungs- bzw. Flattervorgängen infolge der Einwirkung von Beschleunigungskräften sicher blockiert. Erfindungsgemäß wird dies dadurch ermöglicht, indem die Sperrvorrichtung 8 um ihre Drehachse 16 sich drehen kann, so dass beidseitige Pendelbewegungen, d.h. Drehbewegungen in entgegen gesetzte Richtungen, der Sperrvorrichtung 8 möglich sind. Bei den aus dem Stand der Technik bekannten Türgriffanordnungen ist der Weg der Auslenkung der Sperrvorrichtung, um sich in die Bewegungsbahn der Kopplungsvorrichtung zu bewegen, zu gering ausgeführt, was in der Praxis zu Situationen führte, in denen sich die Sperrvorrichtung nach ihrer Auslenkung infolge von Schwingungen schlagartig zurückbewegte und die Kopplungsvorrichtung zeitweise nicht blockiert war, was zu einer unerwünschten Betätigung der Schließanordnung und Öffnung der Tür führte. Diese Gefahr besteht bei der vorliegenden Erfindung nun nicht mehr, denn die Sperrvorrichtung 8 weist einen größeren Sperrweg bei Aktivierung auf, der durch die Drehbewegung um 270° um die Drehachse 16 gegeben ist. Mehr Sperrweg bedeutet gleichzeitig mehr Sperrzeit in eine Richtung. Darüber hinaus ist die Sperrvorrichtung 8 in zwei zueinander entgegengesetzte Blockierungsrichtungen 19, 26 bewegbar, so dass eine Blockierung der Handhabe 4 bzw. der Kopplungsvorrichtung 7 auch bei einem beidseitigen Pendeln bzw. Flattern der Sperrvorrichtung 8 gegeben ist. Gemäß der gezeigten Ausführungsform ist die Drehachse 16 der Sperrvorrichtung 8 im Wesentlichen parallel zur Schwenkachse 9 der Kopplungsvorrichtung 7 ausgerichtet. Um die Gängigkeit der Sperrvorrichtung 8 zu gewährleisten und somit ein Festsetzen der Sperrvorrichtung 8 zu vermeiden bewegt sich der abgewinkelte Absatz 12 des Hebelelements 11 der Kopplungsvorrichtung 7 in die Ausnehmung 14 der Sperrvorrichtung 8 hinein und verdreht die Sperrvorrichtung 8 im Normalbetriebsmodus der Handhabe 4, in welcher diese durch einen Benutzer manuell betätig ist. Die als pendelnde Massensperre ausgestaltete Sperrvorrichtung 8 kann als einteiliges Kunststoffteil mit Stahleinleger oder mit einer Materialanhäufung ausgebildet sein.In summary, the present invention provides a
Die vorstehend beschriebene Erfindung ist selbstverständlich nicht auf die beschriebene und dargestellte Ausführungsform beschränkt. Es ist ersichtlich, dass an der in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsform zahlreiche, dem Fachmann entsprechend der beabsichtigten Anwendung naheliegende Abänderungen vorgenommen werden können, ohne dass dadurch der Bereich der Erfindung verlassen wird. Dabei gehört zur Erfindung alles dasjenige, was in der Beschreibung enthalten und/oder in der Zeichnung dargestellt ist, einschließlich dessen, was abweichend von dem konkreten Ausführungsbeispiel für den Fachmann naheliegt.The invention described above is of course not limited to the embodiment described and illustrated. It can be seen that numerous modifications can be made to the embodiment shown in the drawing, which are obvious to the person skilled in the art according to the intended application, without thereby leaving the scope of the invention. The invention includes everything that is contained in the description and / or shown in the drawing, including that which deviates from the specific exemplary embodiment and is obvious to the person skilled in the art.
Claims (8)
- A door handle arrangement for a motor vehicle, having:- a frame-like handle support (6),- a manually operated grip (4), which is mounted on the handle support (6) such that said grip can be moved by a user in order to open a door (2) or hatch of the motor vehicle (1),- a coupling device (7), which is mounted pivotably on the handle support (6) and by means of which a movement of the grip (4) can be transmitted to a closing arrangement (5) on the vehicle side, and- a locking device (8), which acts as a mass lock, is held movably on the handle support (6) and is formed such that it can be moved under the effect of an acceleration force, owing to the inertia of the mass thereof, from a rest position, in which operation of the grip (4) is possible, in a first blocking direction (19), in which operation of the closing arrangement (5) by means of the grip (4) and/or the coupling device (7) is blocked,wherein the locking device (8) is formed such that it can be moved under the effect of an acceleration force, owing to the inertia of the mass thereof, from the rest position in a second blocking direction (26), in which operation of the closing arrangement (5) by means of the grip (4) and/or the coupling device (7) is blocked, wherein the second blocking direction (26) is oriented opposite to the first blocking direction (19)
characterised in that
the coupling device (7) has a lever element (11), which can be pivoted together with it and has an angled step (12), which passes into a slot-like recess (14) in the locking device (8) when the coupling device (7) pivots as a result of manual operation of the grip (4), wherein the angled step (12) presses against the wall (18) of the slot-like recess (14) on further, deflecting operation of the grip (4) and in the process displaces the locking device (8) in one of the two blocking directions (19, 26). - The door handle arrangement according to Claim 1,
characterised in that
the locking device (8) is mounted rotatably on the handle support (6) by means of a rotation axis (16) and the movement of the locking device (8) in the first and second blocking directions (19, 26) is a rotary movement. - The door handle arrangement according to Claim 2,
characterised in that
the locking device (8) can be rotated about the rotation axis (16) by +/-270° out of the rest position under the effect of an acceleration force. - A door handle arrangement according to any one of the preceding claims,
characterised in that
a pivot movement of the coupling device (7) as a result of manual operation of the grip (4) effects a movement of the locking device (8) in one of the two blocking directions (19, 26) without blocking the grip (4) and/or the coupling device (7). - The door handle arrangement according to Claim 1,
characterised in that
the locking device (8) has a disc-shaped blocking body (13), in which the slot-like recess (14) is formed as a radial cut-out (15), into which the angled step (12) of the coupling device (7) can pivot. - The door handle arrangement according to any one of the preceding claims,
characterised in that
the coupling device (7) is mounted on the handle support (6) such that said coupling device can pivot about a pivot axis (9), wherein the rotation axis (16) of the locking device (8) is aligned substantially parallel to the pivot axis (9) of the coupling device (7) . - The door handle device according to any one of the preceding claims,
characterised in that
a mechanical restoring element (22) is provided, which applies a force that displaces the locking device (8) into the rest position. - The door handle arrangement according to Claim 7,
characterised in that
the mechanical restoring element (22) comprises an elastic spring element (23), which is supported both on a stationary step (24) of the handle support (6) and on a rest element (25), which moves with the locking element (8), wherein the rest element (25) moves relative to the step (24) counter to the force of the elastic spring element (23) when the locking device (8) moves in the first or second blocking direction (19, 26).
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