EP2949842B1 - Door handle assembly for a motor vehicle - Google Patents

Description

The invention is directed to a door handle assembly for a motor vehicle having a handle support, a handle for opening a door or flap of the motor vehicle and a mechanical coupling device, wherein the handle is rotatably mounted in the region of its first handle end on the vehicle inside mountable handle carrier and in the area its second end of the handle is coupled to the mechanical coupling device, which is rotatably mounted on the handle support and by the actuation of the handle on a vehicle-side locking arrangement is transferable, wherein the second handle end of the handle and the movement of the handle during their operation leading lever of the mechanical Coupling device by means of a upon actuation of the handle, the second end of the handle relative to the pivot lever pivotally and hingedly formed hinge connection are coupled to each other, so that the second end of the handle handle relative to the Deflection lever can be pivoted, wherein the articulated connection comprises a joint element, which is rotatably connected via a positive connection with a handle formed on the second handle end of the handle and which is rotatably connected to the bell crank via a pivot connection, and wherein the positive connection one in a thread comprises the screw screwed in the joint element, which fixes the free end of the handle hook.

A door handle assembly of the type described input is for example from the DE 10 2007 027 847 A1 from the non-prepublished patent application WO 2015/106784 A1 known.

Such door handle assemblies for a motor vehicle may be embodied as an internal or external handle, with the present invention primarily related to a door handle assembly for an exterior handle. For such door handle assemblies, there are a variety of different constructions and Embodiments. The inventive design of a door handle refers to such embodiments in which the handle support on the one hand and the handle on the other hand are fastened to each other from opposite sides of the door of the motor vehicle. The handle support is in this case on the back of the door, ie inside the motor vehicle, attached, while the handle from the outside of the door, that is outside of the motor vehicle, is mounted. After assembly, the two grip ends of the handle pass through respective recesses in the door or in the door panel of the motor vehicle.

A door handle assembly is further, for example, from DE 10 2005 049 027 A1 known. This known door handle assembly has a handle support, which is fastened on the inside to the door or to the door panel, a handle and a coupling device with a lever on. The handle is fastened to the outside of the door by the two handle ends of the handle are guided through respective openings in the door and attached to the handle support. In this case, the first handle end of the handle is rotatably mounted on the handle carrier floating. The game associated with this type of storage game in the longitudinal direction of the handle support is required because the second end of the handle grip is rotatably connected to the lever of the coupling device. Consequently, due to the floating support of the first handle end and the fixed clamping of the second handle end correspondingly large gaps must be taken into account, which adversely affects the tightness of the entire door handle assembly. In addition, the floating bearing of the first handle end causes the handle to slightly or even noticeably wobble or rocker when actuated to open a door or flap of the motor vehicle, which may give the user the impression of a malfunctioning handle.

Finally, also from the DE 10 2009 043 933 A1 a door handle assembly comprising a mounting bracket and a handle. A bearing end of the handle is rotatably mounted on the mounting bracket, whereas an operating end the handle is connected in an actuating opening of the mounting bracket projecting with an actuating transmission member. A guide slider is in a pre-assembly, in which the handle is not yet connected to the mounting bracket, fixed to the mounting bracket by means of a holding means, the guide slider already connected to the actuating element, which may be, for example, a Bowden cable. The mounting bracket can thus be fastened together with the guide slider and attached Bowden cable to the door.

The invention has for its object to provide a solution that provides a door handle assembly in a structurally simple manner, which is inexpensive to manufacture and in which the handle is easy, quick and easy to install on the handle support. In particular, a door handle assembly is to be provided in which the play in the longitudinal direction of the handle support and thus the gap dimensions of the openings in the door panel for the handle ends are reduced to a minimum.

In a door handle assembly of the type described input, the object is achieved in that is fixed for mounting the free end of the handle of the handle on the lever of the coupling device of the lever by means of the screw in its movement by the screw so protrudes from the joint element that its screw head abuts against a contact surface formed on the coupling device such that a relative movement between the hinge element and the coupling device is blocked.

Advantageous and expedient refinements and developments of the invention will become apparent from the dependent claims.

The invention provides a door handle assembly of a motor vehicle is available, which is characterized by a functional design and has a simple and inexpensive construction. In the door handle assembly according to the invention, the hinged hinge connection ensures that the second handle end of the handle can be pivoted relative to the lever. Thus is the second end of the grip handle now no longer rotatably attached to the lever. By this degree of freedom obtained, it is possible that the first handle end of the handle is firmly clamped to the handle support, whereby the play of the first handle end of the handle in the axial direction or in the longitudinal direction of the handle carrier and thus the gap dimensions can be minimized, which allows the use of simpler and less expensive sealing measures for the door handle assembly, whereby the manufacturing cost of the entire door handle assembly can be reduced. Furthermore, the support and motion control of the handle in the door handle assembly according to the invention is now no longer mandatory at the first end of the handle. Rather, leads in the door handle assembly according to the invention, the lever the movement of the handle during their operation, so that the attachment of the first end of the handle, which is in door handle assemblies from the prior art of importance for the pivotal movement of the handle, done with simple design and cost can.

In a refinement of the invention, a particularly simple way of realizing the hinge-like articulated connection is that the articulated connection is designed in the manner of a rotary joint or hinge and the reversing lever of the coupling device is rotatably connected to the handle in the region of the second handle end. This possible embodiment uses a minimum of components, since, for example, a bolt or screw connection, which rotatably connects the deflection lever with the second end of the handle, sufficient for the realization of the hinge or hinge.

According to the invention, an intermediate piece in the form of the joint element between the handle hook and the lever is provided, which is arranged for a kind of flexion, in which the joint member is pivoted relative to the lever, and extension, in which the joint element arranged quasi in line or in alignment with the lever is, upon actuation of the handle to open the door or flap provides.

To securely attach the handle hook to the hinge element to ensure the movement coupling with the lever, The positive connection comprises a screw screwed into a thread of the joint element, which fixes the free end of the grip hook.

In this regard, the screw could be bolted to the handle hook, but this would require additional threads and increase compliance with manufacturing tolerances so that the screw can actually be bolted to both the hinge member and the handle hook. Therefore, the invention provides in an advantageous embodiment rather that in the positive connection, the screw is inserted through a formed at the free end of the handle hook through hole and the screw is screwed with her screw head on the hinge element fitting in the joint element.

In a door handle assembly according to the input designated type, the handle support is first attached to the back of the door (inside) and only then mounted the handle from the outside of the door (outside). In this case, the first handle end of the handle is pivotally fixed to the handle carrier and the second handle end of the handle to the mechanical coupling device, which is pivotally mounted already mounted on the inside of the door handle carrier, releasably fixed. In order to facilitate this fixation of the second handle end or of the handle hook on the coupling device, it is important that the lever-like coupling device is arranged in a mounting position, by which the handle hook to be coupled to the second handle end of the handle near the associated recess in the door to convict. The mounting position is intended to be maintained until the fixation of the second handle end or gripping hook of the handle is completed. For this purpose, locking aids have hitherto been required in the prior art, which had to be tediously brought into their locking position and then released again from this and possibly dismantled. This effort is eliminated in the door handle assembly according to the invention, because the invention provides in this regard, that for mounting the free end of the handle hook of the handle on the lever Coupling device of the lever by means of the screw is detected in their movement by the screw is unscrewed from the hinge member and thus protrudes from the hinge member that their screw head abuts a contact surface formed on the coupling device such that a relative movement between the hinge member and coupling device blocked is. In this case, the contact surface may be formed such that the top surface and / or the peripheral surface of the screw head are supported in sections.

In order to meet a modular design of the door handle assembly, in which the individual components are easy to connect and dismantle and exchange, is also provided in an embodiment of the invention that the hinge joint at least one formed in the joint member receiving recess and at least one side of the lever protruding pivot pin comprises, wherein the at least one pivot pin is rotatably mounted in the at least one receiving recess. The at least one pivot pin of the reversing lever is thus inserted in the manner of a plug connection in the receiving recess formed correspondingly in the joint element.

In order to prevent lateral movements of the pivot pin in the receiving recess, the invention provides in a further embodiment that the at least one receiving recess is formed in cross section with at least one step and the at least one pivot pin a at least partially widened head, of which at least one portion is arranged lying behind the at least one stage within the joint element. The hinge pin thus has a kind of flange on which rests against the stage of the receiving recess and blocked as in a rail lateral movement of the pivot pin in the receiving recess.

In an embodiment of the invention is then further provided that the hinge element has a screw head directed to the mounting hopper for introducing and aligning a tool for adjusting the position of the screw in the joint element. The necessary for a change between the mounting state and the operating state tool, such as a screwdriver, this can be used in a simple manner, without the tool would have to be brought by specific skill specifically in position.

In this regard, there is another way to facilitate the assembly is that an additional funnel a mounting aid is arranged in an imaginary extension of the mounting funnel, wherein the mounting aid is fixed by means of snap-in connection elements on the handle support demountable or is integrally formed with the handle support.

By the door handle assembly according to the invention with the hinge-like joint element is in contrast to door handle assemblies of the prior art, in which the handle of the handle is rotatably connected to the lever of the mechanical coupling device, now the possibility that the first end of the handle grip is firmly clamped. Due to the fixed clamping of the first handle end of the handle, no play now exists in the longitudinal direction of the door handle carrier, so that rocking movements of the handle largely no longer occur when actuated, which makes the entire door handle assembly appear more valuable.

It is understood that the features mentioned above and below still to be explained not only in the combination given, but also in others Combinations or alone, without departing from the scope of the present invention. The scope of the invention is defined only by the claims.

• Figur 1 eine Seitenansicht eines Kraftfahrzeugs mit mehreren erfindungsgemäßen Türgriffanordnungen,
• Figur 2 eine Perspektivansicht auf eine Tür, an der innenseitig ein Griffträger und außenseitig eine Handhabe zur Ausbildung einer erfindungsgemäßen Türgriffanordnung angeordnet sind,
• Figur 3 eine perspektivische Ansicht auf einen Griffträger der erfindungsgemäßen Türgriffanordnung,
• Figur 4 eine perspektivische Einzelteildarstellung der erfindungsgemäßen Türgriffanordnung,
• Figur 5 ein Gelenkelement der Türgriffanordnung in perspektivischer Ansicht,
• Figur 6 das Gelenkelement aus Figur 5 in einer anderen perspektivischen Ansicht,
• Figur 7 das Gelenkelement aus Figur 5 in einer Schnittdarstellung,
• Figur 8 das Montageelement und eine mechanische Kopplungsvorrichtung vor ihrem Zusammensetzen in perspektivischer Ansicht,
• Figur 9 das an der Kopplungsvorrichtung angebrachte Montageelement in perspektivischer Schnittansicht,
• Figur 10 eine perspektivische seitliche Schnittansicht des an der Kopplungsvorrichtung angebrachten Montageelements, wobei eine im Gelenkelement eingeschraubte Schraube für eine Montagelage von Gelenkelement und Kopplungsvorrichtung zur Befestigung eines Griffhakens einer Handhabe am Griffträger sorgt,
• Figur 11 eine perspektivische seitliche Schnittansicht des an der Kopplungsvorrichtung angebrachten Montageelements, wobei die im Gelenkelement eingeschraubte Schraube für eine Ruhelage von Gelenkelement und Kopplungsvorrichtung sorgt und die Betriebsbereitschaft der Türgriffanordnung herstellt,
• Figur 12 eine weitere seitliche Schnittansicht für die Kopplungsvorrichtung und das Gelenkelement in Ruhelage bei unbetätigter Handhabe,
• Figur 13 eine weitere seitliche Schnittansicht für die Kopplungsvorrichtung und das Gelenkelement in Endlage bei betätigter Handhabe,
• Figur 14 eine Seitenansicht auf die Kopplungsvorrichtung und das Gelenkelement in Ruhelage bei unbetätigter Handhabe,
• Figur 15 eine Seitenansicht auf die Kopplungsvorrichtung und das Gelenkelement in Endlage bei betätigter Handhabe,
• Figur 16 eine Perspektivansicht auf die Kopplungsvorrichtung und das Gelenkelement in Ruhelage bei unbetätigter Handhabe und
• Figur 17 eine Perspektivansicht auf die Kopplungsvorrichtung und das Gelenkelement in Endlage bei betätigter Handhabe.

Further details, features and advantages of the subject matter of the invention will become apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the drawing, in which by way of example a preferred embodiment of the invention is shown. In the drawing shows:

• FIG. 1 a side view of a motor vehicle with a plurality of door handle assemblies according to the invention,
• FIG. 2 a perspective view of a door on the inside of a handle carrier and on the outside a handle for forming a door handle assembly according to the invention are arranged,
• FIG. 3 a perspective view of a handle support of the door handle assembly according to the invention,
• FIG. 4 a perspective detail view of the door handle assembly according to the invention,
• FIG. 5 a hinge element of the door handle assembly in perspective view,
• FIG. 6 the joint element FIG. 5 in another perspective view,
• FIG. 7 the joint element FIG. 5 in a sectional view,
• FIG. 8 the mounting element and a mechanical coupling device before their assembly in perspective view,
• FIG. 9 the mounted on the coupling device mounting element in a perspective sectional view,
• FIG. 10 3 is a perspective side sectional view of the mounting element attached to the coupling device, wherein a screw screwed into the joint element ensures a mounting position of the joint element and coupling device for fastening a handle hook of a handle on the grip carrier;
• FIG. 11 a perspective sectional side view of the attached to the coupling device mounting member, wherein the screw screwed in the joint element ensures a rest position of the joint element and coupling device and establishes the operational readiness of the door handle assembly,
• FIG. 12 a further lateral sectional view of the coupling device and the joint element in the rest position with unactuated handle,
• FIG. 13 a further lateral sectional view of the coupling device and the joint element in the end position with actuated handle,
• FIG. 14 a side view of the coupling device and the hinge element in rest position with unconfirmed handle,
• FIG. 15 a side view of the coupling device and the joint element in the end position with actuated handle,
• FIG. 16 a perspective view of the coupling device and the hinge element in rest position with unconfirmed handle and
• FIG. 17 a perspective view of the coupling device and the hinge element in the end position with the handle pressed.

In FIG. 1 is a vehicle or motor vehicle 1 in the form of a car exemplified, which in the example of four doors 2 (two of which are from FIG. 1 apparent), which can be opened via a door handle assembly 3 and in particular by means of a door handle or a handle 4. The doors 2 are tightly closed via respective closing arrangements 5 and can be opened from the outside only via a respective movement of the handle 4. This movement on the handle 4 may consist of a pulling and / or folding movement, wherein the corresponding movement of the handle 4 mechanically at least via a (mechanical) coupling device 6 (see, for example FIG. 3 or 4 ) is transferred to the corresponding closing arrangement 5. By the movement of the handle 4, the corresponding locking assembly 5 and thus the associated door 2 can then open.

In the FIGS. 2 to 17 the door handle assembly 3 according to the invention is shown in more detail in different views for different positions. As in particular the FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 can be seen, the door handle assembly 3 a frame-like handle support 7, wherein for reasons of Clarity in FIG. 3 has been dispensed with a representation of the handle 4. The handle carrier 7 is known to attach the handle 4 and is secured by means not shown screw on the inside of the door 2 (inside), wherein the handle 4 is disposed on the outside of the door 2 (outside), as in FIG. 2 is indicated. In this case, the grip carrier 7 is formed for reasons of material saving predominantly of a frame structure which has various recording and storage areas to accommodate, among other things, the handle 4, on the handle support 7 for opening a corresponding door 2 of the motor vehicle 1 by a User is movably and / or pivotally mounted on the handle support 7.

As FIG. 2 shows, the door 2 has an outside recessed grip 8 with two recesses 9 and 10 through which the bow-shaped handle 4 protrudes with its first handle end 11 and its second handle end 12 in the assembled state of the door handle assembly 3. The first handle end 11 of the handle 4 is thus inserted through the first recess 9 and firmly clamped to a bearing element 13 of the handle support 7. The end-side clamping of the handle 4 further allows pivoting of the handle 4 about a vertical axis. After mounting the door handle device 3, the second handle end 12 of the handle 4 extends through the second recess 10 formed in the door 2 and interacts with the coupling device 6 for actuating the closing arrangement 5. Here, the second end of the handle 12 is formed with a handle hook 14 and the mechanical coupling device 6 with a lever 15. The reversing lever 15 of the mechanical coupling device 6 is coupled to the free end 16 of the handle hook 14 of the second handle end 12 of the handle 4.

By the mechanical coupling device 6, which is rotatably mounted on the handle support 7, a movement of the handle 4 is transferable to the corresponding vehicle-side locking assembly 5, thereby opening the corresponding door 2. The coupling device 6 is in the selected embodiment against the force of a mechanical restoring element 17 designed as a spring element from a rest position (see, for example FIGS. 12, 14 and 16 ) in non-actuated handle 4 in an end position (see, for example FIGS. 13, 15 and 17 ), in which the handle 4 is actuated, pivotally, the spring element or return element 17, the coupling device 6 together with the handle 4 from the end position in its rest position pushes back. The coupling device 6 is by means of Drehachselementen 18 in corresponding bearing points 19 of the handle support 7 (see, for example FIG. 4 ) rotatably mounted on the handle support 7, wherein the spring element or restoring element 17 is held by the Drehachselementen 18 and is supported on the coupling device 6 and the handle support 7 to effect when swinging the Ausschwenkbewegung counteracting force and the desired return to the rest position.

The handle 4 is coupled with its second end of the handle 12 with the pivotally mounted on the handle support 7 coupling device 6 coupled. The handle 4 is thus movement-coupled with its operation for opening the door 2 of the motor vehicle 1 with the closing arrangement 5. For this movement coupling, the door handle assembly 3 in addition to the handle support 7, the rotatably mounted on the handle support 7 coupling device 6 and the set with their first end of the handle 11 on the handle support 7 4 a hinge element 20. The hinge element 20, which in detail, for example, in the FIGS. 4 to 7 has a through hole 40 (see, for example, FIG FIG. 10 ) with a thread 21 (see for example FIG. 6 ), in which a screw 22 is screwed, which serves to fix the handle hook 14. Both the screw head 23 and the screw 24 each have a hexagon socket for handling the screw 22 and for their adjustment within the thread or thread 21 with a corresponding tool.

For mounting the door handle assembly 3 according to the invention is in FIG. 3 shown handle carrier 7 pre-assembled, ie all components to be attached to it such as Notschließzylinder, Crash barrier, etc. are attached to the door 2 on the handle support 7 before mounting the handle support 7, and then screwed on the inside of the door 2 of the motor vehicle 1. Beforehand, however, the coupling device 6 together with the joint element 20 is attached to the grip carrier 7. The mechanical coupling device 6 is used with its Drehachselementen 18 in the corresponding bearing points 19 of the handle support 7, so that the mechanical coupling device 6 is rotatably mounted on the Drehachselemente 18. Subsequently, the joint member 20 is then connected to the mounted on the handle support 7, the mechanical coupling device 6. For this purpose, the mechanical coupling device 6 in the illustrated embodiment, two pivot pins 25, on which the hinge element 20 is plugged. A respective pivot pin 25 in this case extends laterally from a respective arm 26 of the two-armed deflecting lever 15. The two pivot pins 25 extend between the two arms 26 of the reversing lever 15. The hinge member 20 has laterally formed and unilaterally open receiving recesses 27 which serve in that the joint element 20 can be slipped onto the two-armed deflection lever 15 of the coupling device 6 by inserting the pivot pins 25 into the receiving recesses 27. The pivot pins 25 allow the hinge member 20 can rotate relative to the two-armed lever 15, which will be discussed later in detail. The pivot pins 25 received in the receiving recesses 27 thus form a pivot joint 28 (see, for example, FIG FIG. 13 ) between the joint member 20 and the coupling device 6. To form the hinge joint 28, it is sufficient if this at least one formed in the joint member 20 receiving recess 27 and at least one laterally projecting from the lever 15 pivot pin 25, wherein the at least one pivot pin 25 in the at least one receiving recess 27 must be rotatably mounted.

The hinge joint 28 is part of a hinge joint 29 (see, for example FIG. 13 ), by the actuation of the Handle the second end of the handle 12 is pivotable relative to the lever 15. In addition to the hinge joint 28 is a positive connection 30 to the hinge-like joint 29 (see, for example FIG. 11 or FIG. 13 ). In this way, the second end of the handle 12 of the handle 4 and the lever 15 of the mechanical coupling device 6 by means of the actuation of the handle 4, the second handle end 12 relative to the lever 15 pivotally and hingedly formed hinge connection 29 coupled to each other in motion.

The FIGS. 9 to 17 represent schematically the interaction of the coupling device 6, the second handle end 12 of the handle 4 and the hinge member 20, wherein for reasons of clarity, for example, a representation of the handle support 7 has been omitted and instead only the components relevant to the invention are shown and described in particular.

In the FIGS. 9 and 10 For example, the hinge element 20 is connected to the coupling device 6 via the hinge connection 28, whereas the grip hook 15 of the second grip end 12 of the handle 4 is not yet attached to the hinge element 20. The screw 22 takes this in the FIG. 7 dashed line position shown, in which the screw 22 so protrudes from the joint member 20 that its screw head 23 protrudes. In this position of the screw 22, which indicates a mounting position, the screw head 23 is located on a bearing surface 31 formed on the coupling device 6 (see, for example FIG. 10 ) in such a way that a relative movement between joint element 20 and coupling device 6 is blocked. The contact surface 31 is semicircular and not only supports the disk-shaped end face of the screw head 23, but also half the peripheral side surface of the screw head 23. The screw head 23 of the screw 22 is thus partially supported by the cup-shaped bearing surface 23 to a relative movement between the joint element 20 and coupling device 6 to prevent. In this position or Mounting position is the free end 16 of the handle hook 14 for mounting the handle 4 on the handle support 7 in a passageway 32 (see, for example FIG. 7 ), which is formed in the joint member 20 is substantially perpendicular to the passage hole 40, insertable. To form the positive connection 30, which is produced during assembly of the handle 4, then the screw 22 is inserted through a formed at the free end 16 of the handle hook 14 through opening 33, so that the handle 4 is secured. This condition is in FIG. 11 shown, in which the screw 22 rests with its screw head 23 on the hinge member 20 and is fully screwed into the joint member 20, which is characteristic of the positive connection 30. To manipulate or manipulate the screw 22 to change its position in the hinge member 20 from the in FIG. 10 in the in FIG. 11 To facilitate the position shown, the joint member 20 has a directed to the screw 22 mounting hopper 34, which merges into the through hole 40 and which serves for the introduction and alignment of a tool for adjusting the position of the screw 22 in the joint member 20. In order to align a corresponding tool even better on the screw, an additional funnel 35 of a mounting aid 36 is arranged in an imaginary extension of the mounting hopper 34, wherein the mounting aid 36 with the additional funnel 35 is purely optional and thus unnecessary. The mounting aid 36 is for example off FIG. 3 or 4 can be seen, wherein in the illustrated embodiment, the mounting aid 36 is fixed by means of snap-in connection elements 37 on the handle support 7 removable. As an alternative to the latching connection elements 37, the assembly aid 36 could also be formed in one piece with the handle support 7.

After the mounting of the handle 4 on the handle support 7 as described above, the handle 4 is now movable between its rest position (when the handle 4 is not actuated) and an end position (when the handle 4 is operated to open the door 2). The now completely screwed into the joint member 20 screw 22 is now through the passage opening 33 of the Handle hook 15 extending arranged and holds in this way the handle hook firmly or fixes this.

The FIGS. 12, 14 and 16 show different views for the rest position, whereas the FIGS. 13, 15 and 17 corresponding views to the FIGS. 12, 14 and 16 show, in which the handle 4 is in its final position. In rest position, the handle hook 14 is aligned almost perpendicular to the two-armed lever 15. Further, in the rest position, the arms 26 of the reversing lever 15 are arranged in line with the hinge element 20, so that the hinge joint 29 has a kind of extended state. Upon actuation of the handle 4, the handle hook 14 moves substantially with respect to the FIGS. 12 to 17 vertically down. By this movement of the handle hook 14 of the handle 4, the rotatably connected to the free end 16 joint member 20 also moves down, ie away from the handle support 7. As a result of the movement coupling of the second handle end 12 of the handle 4 with the lever 15 of the mechanical coupling device 6, which is realized by means of the hinge 29, the lever 15 is pulled away from the handle carrier 7 away, whereby the coupling device 6 to the rotatable in the bearing points 19 mounted Drehachselemente 18 rotates. Further, in this case, the reversing lever 15 is pivoted relative to the joint member 20, which is possible by the rotatably mounted in the receiving recesses 27 pivot pin 25 (see, for example FIG. 13 ). Consequently, the hinge joint 29 a kind of bent state, in which the lever 15 is pivoted relative to the handle hook 14 of the handle 4, which is possible by the hinge-shaped hinge joint 29, both the positive connection 30 between the handle hook 14 and hinge element 20 as also includes the pivot joint 28 between the joint member 20 and lever 15.

The receiving recesses 27, which are open on one side in the direction of the mechanical coupling device 6, are in cross-section respectively with at least one step 38 (see for example FIG. 6 ), whereas the pivot pin 25 each at least partially a widened head 39th (see for example FIG. 8 ) exhibit. The widened head 39 is formed in the embodiment shown as a circular-segment-shaped bead, which is arranged lying behind the step 38 of the joint member 20 and prevents lateral relative movement of the joint member 20 and coupling device 6. This widened head 39 is in any case located behind the step 38 within the joint element 20 lying (for example, from FIGS. 12 and 13 apparent), so that a lateral movement of the reversing lever 15 is prevented.

Of course, the invention described above is not limited to the described and illustrated embodiment. It will be appreciated that numerous modifications which are obvious to a person skilled in the art according to the intended application can be made to the embodiment shown in the drawing without departing from the scope of the invention. The invention includes everything that is contained in the description and / or shown in the drawing, including what is obvious to those skilled in the deviating from the specific embodiment.

Claims (8)

1. A door handle assembly (3) for a motor vehicle (1), comprising a handle mount (7), a handle (4) for opening a door (2) or hatch of the motor vehicle (1) and a mechanical coupling device (6), wherein the handle (4) is pivotably supported in the region of a first handle end (11) on the handle mount (7) that can be installed on the inside of the vehicle, and, in the region of its second handle end (12), the handle is coupled to the mechanical coupling device (6) which is pivotably supported on the handle mount (7) and by means of which, an actuation of the handle (4) can be transferred to a vehicle-side closing assembly (5),
   wherein the second handle end (12) of the handle (4) and a deflection lever (15) of the mechanical coupling device (6), which deflection lever guides the movement of the handle (4) upon actuation thereof, are movably coupled to one another by means of an articulated connection (29) that is formed in a hinge-like manner for pivoting the second handle end (12) relative to the deflection lever (15) when the handle (4) is actuated, so that the second handle end (12) of the handle (4) can be pivoted relative to the deflection lever (15),
   wherein the articulated connection (29) comprises a joint element (20) which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a handle hook (14) of the handle (4) formed on the second handle end (12) via a form-locking connection (30), and which is pivotably connected to the deflection lever (15) via a pivot joint connection (28), and
   wherein the form-locking connection (30) comprises a screw (22) which is screwed into a thread (21) of the joint element (20) and which fixes the free end (16) of the handle (14) in place,
   characterized in that
   for installing the free end (16) of the handle hook (14) of the handle (4) on the deflection lever (15) of the coupling (6), the deflection lever (15) is rendered stationary in its movement by means of the screw (22) by the screw (22) protruding out of the joint element (20) such that its screw head (23) rests against a contact surface (31) formed on the coupling device (6) such that a relative movement between the joint element (20) and the coupling device (6) is blocked.
2. The door handle assembly (3) according to claim 1, characterized in that with the form-locking connection (30), the screw (22) is inserted through a through hole (33) formed on the free end (16) of the handle hook (14) and the screw (22) is screwed into the joint element (20) with its screw head (23) resting against the joint element (20).
3. The door handle assembly (3) according to any one of claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the pivot joint connection (28) comprises at least one receiving recess (27) formed in the joint element (20), and at least one joint pin (25) protruding laterally from the deflection lever (15), wherein the at least one joint pin (25) is pivotably supported in the at least one receiving recess (27).
4. The door handle assembly (3) according to claim 3, characterized in that the at least one receiving recess (27) is designed such that it has at least one step (38) in the cross-section, and the at least one joint pin (25) has a head (39) that is widened at least in sections, of which at least one section is disposed such that it lies behind the at least one step (38) inside the joint element (20).
5. The door handle assembly (3) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the joint element (20) has an installation funnel (34) facing the screw (22), for inserting and aligning a tool for adjusting the position of the screw (22) in the joint element (20).
6. The door handle assembly (3) according to claim 5, characterized in that an additional funnel (35) of an installation aid (36) is disposed in a virtual extension of the installation funnel (34), wherein the installation aid (36) is fixed on the handle mount (7) by means of locking connection elements (37) such that it can be dismantled, or is formed integrally with the handle mount (7).
7. The door handle assembly (3) according to claim 1, characterized in that the articulated connection is designed in the manner of a pivot joint or hinge, and the deflection lever (15) of the coupling device (6) is pivotably connected to the handle (4) in the region of the second handle end (12).
8. The door handle assembly (3) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first handle end (11) of the handle (4) is securely clamped in place.

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