EP3408478B1 - Flush handle with push-pull function for opening element of a motor vehicle - Google Patents

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EP3408478B1
EP3408478B1 EP17706563.8A EP17706563A EP3408478B1 EP 3408478 B1 EP3408478 B1 EP 3408478B1 EP 17706563 A EP17706563 A EP 17706563A EP 3408478 B1 EP3408478 B1 EP 3408478B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B85/00—Details of vehicle locks not provided for in groups E05B77/00 - E05B83/00
    • E05B85/10—Handles
    • E05B85/103—Handles creating a completely closed wing surface
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B17/00—Accessories in connection with locks
    • E05B17/0016—Defrosting, e.g. heating devices
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B77/00—Vehicle locks characterised by special functions or purposes
    • E05B77/34—Protection against weather or dirt, e.g. against water ingress
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B85/00—Details of vehicle locks not provided for in groups E05B77/00 - E05B83/00
    • E05B85/10—Handles
    • E05B85/107—Pop-out handles, e.g. sliding outwardly before rotation

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  • the invention relates to the field of handle devices for a vehicle leaf, in particular for a motor vehicle.
  • a handle device of the “flush” type is characterized in that the movable handle, in particular in pivoting and / or translation, is embedded in the opening by being flush with the neighboring bodywork and can be deployed out of said extension for its gripping and handling.
  • Patent documents published WO2012 / 095084 A1 , WO2004 / 07137 A2 and DE729425 C disclose vehicle door handles.
  • the published patent document US 8,701,353 B2 discloses a handle device of the “flush” type for motor vehicle doors.
  • This device includes a motorization of the handle, namely that the latter is moved from a position where it is retracted to a deployed or extended position. The reverse movement is ensured by a spring or by the motor in question.
  • This device can also include defrosting means such as a resistive element placed in the handle in question.
  • These defrosting means according to this teaching can also include a control of the motorization consisting in moving the handle outwards at regular intervals so as to break up the formation of ice and thus allow its movement under winter conditions.
  • This teaching also provides other means such as an ultrasonic transducer or the injection of a deicing fluid.
  • the published patent document WO 2014/049026 A1 also discloses a handle device of the "flush" type.
  • the device is also provided with a motorization for moving the handle from a retracted position to an extended position.
  • the motorization is configured to move the handle from the extended position to the retracted position only in response to the detection of a force exerted on the handle and directed towards the retracted position.
  • the motorization is sized to be able to move the handle, in particular from the retracted position to the position exit in the presence of ice, the latter then being broken by the displacement in question.
  • the invention aims to overcome the problem of blockage by the formation of ice from a handle of the "flush" type in a simple and economical manner.
  • the subject of the invention is a vehicle opening handle device, comprising: a support intended to be mounted on the opening and forming a cavity with an opening; a handle mounted mobile on the support, with a retracted position where said handle extends essentially in the opening and an extended position where said handle extends outside the cavity; remarkable in that the movable mounting of the handle is configured to allow at least a portion of said handle to enter the cavity under the effect of a pressure exerted on said handle from the outside towards said cavity, in order to then move from the retracted position to the extended position.
  • the cavity is delimited by walls adjacent to the opening, said walls comprising flanges extending along and behind the handle in the retracted position, so as to form retaining surfaces for ice. formed between the edges of said handle and said walls, said retention taking place during the retracting movement of the handle or of at least a portion of said handle in the cavity.
  • the retracted position corresponds to a so-called “flush” position.
  • the re-entry movement of said handle or at least a portion of said handle in the cavity makes it possible to break the ice formed between the handle and the support.
  • the mobile assembly is a pivoting assembly.
  • the handle extends in a main direction, the pivoting assembly being on an end portion of said handle, the opposite end of said handle corresponding to the portion capable of entering the cavity .
  • the mobile assembly is configured to move the handle towards the outside of the cavity following the re-entry movement of said handle or of at least a portion of said handle in the cavity.
  • the movement of the handle towards the outside is ensured by an elastic element, such as a spring.
  • the movement of retracting the handle or at least a portion of said handle in the cavity is more than 3mm, preferably 5mm.
  • the handle has, at its edges, a rounded front surface and a generally flat rear surface.
  • the support 6 comprises one or more evacuation orifices at one or more low points of the cavity, said one or said orifices being dimensioned and configured to evacuate the pieces of ice which would penetrate the cavity.
  • the invention also relates to a motor vehicle opening comprising a handle device for the opening of said opening, remarkable in that the handle device is in accordance with the invention, said opening preferably being a side door.
  • the invention also relates to a motor vehicle comprising at least one opening, remarkable in that the opening is in accordance with the invention.
  • the measures of the invention are advantageous in particular in that they make it possible to overcome the problem of blockage by ice formation between the handle and its support, and this with simple means compatible with a motorized or purely mechanical control of the handle. Indeed, the measures of the invention avoid having to oversize an electric actuator, as in particular in the prior art. They also make it possible to provide a handle of the "flush" type, the control of which between the retracted and extended positions can be solely mechanical, that is to say non-motorized. The displacement of the handle from the retracted position to the extended position is operated by applying pressure to the handle so that it at least partially enters the cavity so as to release retaining means against an elastic force tending to take out the handle.
  • the figure 1 is a perspective view of a side door portion 2 of a vehicle comprising a handle device 4 according to the invention.
  • the handle device 4 is in this case a handle device of the "flush" type, that is to say where the support 6 on which the handle 8 is movable forms a cavity capable of receiving the handle in the retracted position of said handle.
  • the exterior surface of the handle 8 is flush with the exterior surface of the exterior wall of the door 2.
  • the handle 8 at least partially exits the cavity of the support 6 so that it can be grasped by a user of the vehicle to open the door. To do this, the user can move handle 8 further out to control the door lock for opening.
  • the handle 8 is in the extended position.
  • the movable mounting of the handle 8 relative to the support 6 is pivoted along an axis (not visible) generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle 8, this axis being close to a end, in this case the left end, of the handle 8.
  • axis generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle 8
  • other mobile assemblies can be envisaged, such as in particular for pivoting along an axis located in another position or in translation in an essentially perpendicular direction in the middle plane of the door.
  • the movable mounting of the handle relative to the support is in itself known to those skilled in the art.
  • the figures 2 and 3 illustrate the peculiarities of the handle device 4 of the figure 1 , in accordance with the invention. These two figures are views along section II / III-II / III of the figure 1 .
  • the invention provides that the handle 8 can be moved in the cavity 10 by the exertion of pressure on said handle.
  • This pressure is advantageously exerted manually. Its intensity can thus be adapted to the needs, namely to the resistant force generated by the ice 14. The objective of this movement is to break the ice 14 is thus to then allow the handle 8 to be able to leave the cavity 10 .
  • the figure 3 illustrates the device where the handle 8 is in the depressed position in the cavity 10, as well as the phenomenon of breakage of the glass 14.
  • the edges 8 1 of the handle 8 can form edges.
  • the handle 8 can have, at its edges 8 1 , a rounded front surface and a generally flat rear surface, the intersection of these surfaces forming the edges in question. The latter are thus advantageously directed towards the interior of the support 6, that is to say towards the cavity 10.
  • the side walls 6 1 of the support, facing the edges 8 1 of the handle 8 include flanges 6 2 . These extend along and behind the handle when the latter is in the retracted position flush with the outside wall of the door ( figure 2 ). They can also be behind the handle when the latter is in the retracted position in the cavity ( figure 3 ). The objective of these edges 6 2 is to form stopping surfaces for the glass 14 and thus to promote its detachment from the handle 8 and from the walls 6 1 .
  • the flanges 6 2 can be behind the handle when the latter is in the fully pressed position in the cavity so as to avoid any direct interference between said flanges and the corresponding edges 8 1 of the handle 8.
  • the flanges can be such that the flanges form surfaces inclined relative to the mean plane of the outer wall of the door, in the vicinity of the device, these inclined surfaces being directed towards the handle 8. The inclination of these surfaces makes it possible to guide the handle towards a central position and / or to guide the ice towards the cavity 10 when the said handle is pushed in.
  • the actuator of the handle of the device which has just been described can be of the motorized type and also of the mechanical type.
  • the insertion of the handle which has just been described is advantageously carried out only in the presence of ice in order to break it and unlock the handle.
  • a sensor can be provided on or near the handle in order to detect the presence of the hand of a user and, following this detection, to control the actuator in order to move the handle outwards.
  • the actuator can provide mechanical means of the spring type to allow it to be pushed in by the exercise of manual pressure.
  • the actuator of the handle can be configured so that the handle comprises two stable positions, namely the above-mentioned retracted and extended positions, the handle being able to be brought from the retracted position to the extended position by depressing the latter up to a predetermined point, this depression being against a resistant elastic force.
  • retaining means preventing the exit of the handle beyond the retracted position are then deactivated and, once the pressure is released, the handle can then move under these elastic forces to the extended position . Pressing the handle towards the cavity so as to make it reach the predetermined point again then reactivates these retaining means. The handle then returns to the retracted position, flush with the exterior wall of the door.
  • the support 6 may comprise one or more evacuation orifices 6 3 at one or more low points of the cavity 10, this or these orifices being dimensioned and configured to evacuate the pieces of ice which would penetrate the cavity 10.

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L'invention a trait au domaine des dispositifs de poignée pour ouvrant de véhicule, notamment de véhicule automobile.The invention relates to the field of handle devices for a vehicle leaf, in particular for a motor vehicle.

Certains véhicules automobiles ont leurs ouvrants ou certains de leurs ouvrants équipés de poignées du type « flush ». Un dispositif de poignée de type « flush » est caractérisé en ce que la poignée mobile, notamment en pivotement et/ou translation, est noyée dans l'ouvrant en affleurant la carrosserie avoisinante et peut être déployée en sortant de ladite étendue en vue de sa préhension et manipulation.Certain motor vehicles have their openings or some of their openings equipped with “flush” type handles. A handle device of the “flush” type is characterized in that the movable handle, in particular in pivoting and / or translation, is embedded in the opening by being flush with the neighboring bodywork and can be deployed out of said extension for its gripping and handling.

Les documents de brevets publiés WO2012/095084 A1 , WO2004/07137 A2 et DE729425 C , divulguent des poignées de portes de véhicule.Patent documents published WO2012 / 095084 A1 , WO2004 / 07137 A2 and DE729425 C , disclose vehicle door handles.

Le document de brevet publié US 8,701,353 B2 divulgue un dispositif de poignée du type « flush » pour portes de véhicule automobile. Ce dispositif comprend une motorisation de la poignée, à savoir que cette dernière est déplacée d'une position où elle est rentrée vers une position déployée ou sortie. Le mouvement inverse est assuré par un ressort ou par la motorisation en question. Ce dispositif peut comprendre également des moyens de dégivrage tels qu'un élément résistif disposé dans la poignée en question. Ces moyens de dégivrage selon cet enseignement peuvent également comprendre une commande de la motorisation consistant à déplacer la poignée vers l'extérieur à intervalles réguliers de manière à briser la formation de glace et permettre ainsi son déplacement dans des conditions hivernales. Cet enseignement prévoit également d'autres moyens tels qu'un transducteur à ultrason ou encore l'injection d'un fluide dégivrant.The published patent document US 8,701,353 B2 discloses a handle device of the “flush” type for motor vehicle doors. This device includes a motorization of the handle, namely that the latter is moved from a position where it is retracted to a deployed or extended position. The reverse movement is ensured by a spring or by the motor in question. This device can also include defrosting means such as a resistive element placed in the handle in question. These defrosting means according to this teaching can also include a control of the motorization consisting in moving the handle outwards at regular intervals so as to break up the formation of ice and thus allow its movement under winter conditions. This teaching also provides other means such as an ultrasonic transducer or the injection of a deicing fluid.

Le document de brevet publié WO 2014/049026 A1 divulgue également un dispositif de poignée du type « flush ». Le dispositif est également pourvu d'une motorisation pour déplacer la poignée d'une position rentrée vers une position sortie. La motorisation est configurée pour ne déplacer la poignée depuis la position sortie vers la position rentrée qu'en réaction à la détection d'un effort exercé sur la poignée et dirigé vers la position rentrée. De plus, la motorisation est dimensionnée pour pouvoir déplacer la poignée, en particulier depuis la position rentrée vers la position sortie en présence de glace, cette dernière étant alors cassée par le déplacement en question.The published patent document WO 2014/049026 A1 also discloses a handle device of the "flush" type. The device is also provided with a motorization for moving the handle from a retracted position to an extended position. The motorization is configured to move the handle from the extended position to the retracted position only in response to the detection of a force exerted on the handle and directed towards the retracted position. In addition, the motorization is sized to be able to move the handle, in particular from the retracted position to the position exit in the presence of ice, the latter then being broken by the displacement in question.

Les deux enseignements mentionnés ci-avant nécessitent des moyens complexes et/ou potentiellement consommateurs d'énergie pour pallier le problème de blocage éventuel dû à la formation de glace.The two lessons mentioned above require complex means and / or potentially energy consuming to overcome the problem of possible blockage due to the formation of ice.

L'invention a pour objectif de pallier le problème de blocage par la formation de glace d'une poignée du type « flush » de manière simple et économique.The invention aims to overcome the problem of blockage by the formation of ice from a handle of the "flush" type in a simple and economical manner.

L'invention a pour objet un dispositif de poignée d'ouvrant de véhicule, comprenant : un support destiné à être monté sur l'ouvrant et formant une cavité avec une ouverture ; une poignée montée mobile sur le support, avec une position rentrée où ladite poignée s'étend essentiellement dans l'ouverture et une position sortie où ladite poignée s'étend en dehors de la cavité ; remarquable en ce que le montage mobile de la poignée est configuré pour permettre à au moins une portion de ladite poignée de rentrer dans la cavité sous l'effet d'une pression exercée sur ladite poignée depuis l'extérieur vers ladite cavité, en vue de passer ensuite de la position rentrée à la position sortie. Selon l'invention, la cavité est délimitée par des parois adjacentes à l'ouverture, lesdites parois comprenant des rebords s'étendant le long et en arrière de la poignée en position rentrée, de manière à former des surfaces de retenue pour de la glace formée entre des bords de ladite poignée et lesdites parois, ladite retenue ayant lieu lors du mouvement de rentrée de la poignée ou d'au moins une portion de ladite poignée dans la cavité.The subject of the invention is a vehicle opening handle device, comprising: a support intended to be mounted on the opening and forming a cavity with an opening; a handle mounted mobile on the support, with a retracted position where said handle extends essentially in the opening and an extended position where said handle extends outside the cavity; remarkable in that the movable mounting of the handle is configured to allow at least a portion of said handle to enter the cavity under the effect of a pressure exerted on said handle from the outside towards said cavity, in order to then move from the retracted position to the extended position. According to the invention, the cavity is delimited by walls adjacent to the opening, said walls comprising flanges extending along and behind the handle in the retracted position, so as to form retaining surfaces for ice. formed between the edges of said handle and said walls, said retention taking place during the retracting movement of the handle or of at least a portion of said handle in the cavity.

La position rentrée correspond à une position dite « flush ».The retracted position corresponds to a so-called “flush” position.

Le déplacement de rentrée de ladite poignée ou d'au moins une portion de ladite poignée dans la cavité permet de briser de la glace formée entre la poignée et le support.The re-entry movement of said handle or at least a portion of said handle in the cavity makes it possible to break the ice formed between the handle and the support.

Selon un mode avantageux de l'invention, le montage mobile est un montage pivotant.According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the mobile assembly is a pivoting assembly.

Selon un mode avantageux de l'invention, la poignée s'étend suivant une direction principale, le montage pivotant étant sur une portion d'extrémité de ladite poignée, l'extrémité opposée de ladite poignée correspondant à la portion apte à rentrer dans la cavité.According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the handle extends in a main direction, the pivoting assembly being on an end portion of said handle, the opposite end of said handle corresponding to the portion capable of entering the cavity .

Selon un mode avantageux de l'invention, le montage mobile est configuré pour déplacer la poignée vers l'extérieur de la cavité suite au déplacement de rentrée de ladite poignée ou d'au moins une portion de ladite poignée dans la cavité.According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the mobile assembly is configured to move the handle towards the outside of the cavity following the re-entry movement of said handle or of at least a portion of said handle in the cavity.

Selon un mode avantageux de l'invention, le déplacement de la poignée vers l'extérieur est assuré par un élément élastique, tel qu'un ressort.According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the movement of the handle towards the outside is ensured by an elastic element, such as a spring.

Selon un mode avantageux de l'invention, le mouvement de rentrée de la poignée ou d'au moins une portion de ladite poignée dans la cavité est de plus de 3mm, préférentiellement 5mm.According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the movement of retracting the handle or at least a portion of said handle in the cavity is more than 3mm, preferably 5mm.

Selon un mode avantageux de l'invention, la poignée présente, à ses bords, une surface avant arrondie et une surface arrière généralement plane. Avantageusement, le support 6 comprend un ou plusieurs orifices d'évacuation à un ou plusieurs points bas de la cavité, ledit ou lesdits orifices étant dimensionnés et configurés pour évacuer les morceaux de glace qui pénétreraient la cavité. L'invention a également pour objet un ouvrant de véhicule automobile comprenant un dispositif de poignée en vue de l'ouverture dudit ouvrant, remarquable en ce que le dispositif de poignée est conforme à l'invention, ledit ouvrant étant préférentiellement une porte latérale.According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the handle has, at its edges, a rounded front surface and a generally flat rear surface. Advantageously, the support 6 comprises one or more evacuation orifices at one or more low points of the cavity, said one or said orifices being dimensioned and configured to evacuate the pieces of ice which would penetrate the cavity. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle opening comprising a handle device for the opening of said opening, remarkable in that the handle device is in accordance with the invention, said opening preferably being a side door.

L'invention a également pour objet un véhicule automobile comprenant au moins un ouvrant, remarquable en ce que l'ouvrant est conforme à l'invention.The invention also relates to a motor vehicle comprising at least one opening, remarkable in that the opening is in accordance with the invention.

Les mesures de l'invention sont intéressantes notamment en ce qu'elles permettent de pallier le problème de blocage par formation de glace entre la poignée et son support, et ce avec des moyens simples compatibles avec une commande motorisée ou purement mécanique de la poignée. En effet, les mesures de l'invention évitent de devoir surdimensionner un actuateur électrique, comme notamment dans l'état de la technique. Elles permettent également de prévoir une poignée du type « flush » dont la commande entre les positions rentrée et sortie peut être uniquement mécanique, c'est-à-dire non motorisée. Le déplacement de la poignée depuis la position rentrée vers la position sortie est opéré par l'exercice d'une pression sur la poignée de manière à ce qu'elle rentre au moins partiellement dans la cavité de manière à libérer des moyens de retenue contre un effort élastique tendant à faire sortir la poignée. Une fois ces moyens de retenue libérés et la pression manuelle exercée sur la poignée relâchée, cette dernière peut alors se déplacer depuis la position rentrée dans la cavité vers la position sortie sous l'effort élastique. Le déplacement inverse depuis la position sortie vers la position rentrée peut s'opérer de manière identique, c'est-à-dire par exercice d'une pression manuelle sur la poignée pour la déplacer vers la cavité contre l'effort élastique en question, jusqu'à ce que la poignée s'enfonce dans la cavité pour atteindre une position où les moyens de retenue sont réactivés. Une fois la pression manuelle relâchée, la poignée revient alors à la position rentrée sous l'effort élastique, en butée contre les moyens de retenue.The measures of the invention are advantageous in particular in that they make it possible to overcome the problem of blockage by ice formation between the handle and its support, and this with simple means compatible with a motorized or purely mechanical control of the handle. Indeed, the measures of the invention avoid having to oversize an electric actuator, as in particular in the prior art. They also make it possible to provide a handle of the "flush" type, the control of which between the retracted and extended positions can be solely mechanical, that is to say non-motorized. The displacement of the handle from the retracted position to the extended position is operated by applying pressure to the handle so that it at least partially enters the cavity so as to release retaining means against an elastic force tending to take out the handle. Once these retaining means have been released and the manual pressure exerted on the handle released, the latter can then move from the retracted position into the cavity towards the extended position under the elastic force. The reverse movement from the extended position to the retracted position can be carried out identically, that is to say by exerting manual pressure on the handle to move it towards the cavity against the elastic force in question, until the handle sinks into the cavity to reach a position where the retaining means are reactivated. Once the manual pressure is released, the handle then returns to the retracted position under the elastic force, in abutment against the retaining means.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention seront mieux compris à l'aide de la description et des dessins parmi lesquels :

  • La figure 1 illustre une portion de porte latérale d'un véhicule, comportant un dispositif de poignée du type « flush » conforme à l'invention ;
  • La figure 2 est une vue en coupe II/III-II/IIII du dispositif de poignée de la figure 1 dans une position rentrée avec la glace formée autour de la poignée ;
  • La figure 3 est une vue en coupe II/III-II/III du dispositif de poignée de la figure 1 dans une position de bris de la glace.
Other characteristics and advantages of the present invention will be better understood with the aid of the description and the drawings, among which:
  • The figure 1 illustrates a side door portion of a vehicle, comprising a handle device of the “flush” type according to the invention;
  • The figure 2 is a sectional view II / III-II / IIII of the handle device of the figure 1 in a retracted position with the glass formed around the handle;
  • The figure 3 is a sectional view II / III-II / III of the handle device of the figure 1 in a broken glass position.

La figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'une portion de porte latérale 2 de véhicule comprenant un dispositif de poignée 4 conforme à l'invention. Le dispositif de poignée 4 est en l'occurrence un dispositif de poignée du type « flush », c'est-à-dire où le support 6 sur lequel la poignée 8 est montée mobile forme une cavité apte à recevoir la poignée en position rentrée de ladite poignée. Dans cette position, la surface extérieure de la poignée 8 affleure la surface extérieure de la paroi extérieure de la porte 2. En position sortie ou déployée, la poignée 8 sort au moins partiellement de la cavité du support 6 de manière à pouvoir être saisie par un utilisateur du véhicule en vue d'ouvrir la porte. Pour ce faire, l'utilisateur peut déplacer la poignée 8 davantage vers l'extérieur en vue de commander la serrure de la porte en vue de son ouverture.The figure 1 is a perspective view of a side door portion 2 of a vehicle comprising a handle device 4 according to the invention. The handle device 4 is in this case a handle device of the "flush" type, that is to say where the support 6 on which the handle 8 is movable forms a cavity capable of receiving the handle in the retracted position of said handle. In this position, the exterior surface of the handle 8 is flush with the exterior surface of the exterior wall of the door 2. In the extended or deployed position, the handle 8 at least partially exits the cavity of the support 6 so that it can be grasped by a user of the vehicle to open the door. To do this, the user can move handle 8 further out to control the door lock for opening.

Dans la configuration représentée à la figure 1, la poignée 8 est en position sortie. Dans le cas précis de cette représentation, le montage mobile de la poignée 8 par rapport au support 6 est en pivotement suivant un axe (non visible) généralement perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal de la poignée 8, cet axe étant à proximité d'une extrémité, en l'occurrence l'extrémité gauche, de la poignée 8. Il est toutefois entendu que d'autres montages mobiles sont envisageables, comme notamment en pivotement suivant un axe situé à une autre position ou encore en translation suivant une direction essentiellement perpendiculaire au plan moyen de la porte. Il est également à noter que le montage mobile de la poignée par rapport au support est en soi connu de l'homme de métier.In the configuration shown in figure 1 , the handle 8 is in the extended position. In the specific case of this representation, the movable mounting of the handle 8 relative to the support 6 is pivoted along an axis (not visible) generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle 8, this axis being close to a end, in this case the left end, of the handle 8. It is understood, however, that other mobile assemblies can be envisaged, such as in particular for pivoting along an axis located in another position or in translation in an essentially perpendicular direction in the middle plane of the door. It should also be noted that the movable mounting of the handle relative to the support is in itself known to those skilled in the art.

Les figures 2 et 3 illustrent les particularités du dispositif de poignée 4 de la figure 1, conformément à l'invention. Ces deux figures sont des vues suivant la coupe II/III-II/III de la figure 1.The figures 2 and 3 illustrate the peculiarities of the handle device 4 of the figure 1 , in accordance with the invention. These two figures are views along section II / III-II / III of the figure 1 .

A la figure 2, on peut observer le support 6 formant une cavité 10, et la poignée 8 en position rentrée où elle affleure la surface extérieure 12 de la porte 2. Dans des conditions hivernales, de la glace 14 peut se former entre les bords 81 de la poignée 8 et les parois latérales 61 du support 6 qui sont en vis-à-vis desdits bords. Cette glace 14 est susceptible d'empêcher le déplacement vers l'extérieur de la poignée 8, ce déplacement pouvant être généré par un actuateur électrique, à ressort ou tout autre type d'actuateur.To the figure 2 , we can observe the support 6 forming a cavity 10, and the handle 8 in the retracted position where it is flush with the outer surface 12 of the door 2. In winter conditions, ice 14 may form between the edges 8 1 of the handle 8 and the side walls 6 1 of the support 6 which are opposite said edges. This glass 14 is capable of preventing the outward movement of the handle 8, this displacement being able to be generated by an electric actuator, with a spring or any other type of actuator.

Afin de pallier le problème de blocage par la glace, l'invention prévoit que la poignée 8 puisse être déplacée dans la cavité 10 par l'exercice d'une pression sur ladite poignée. Cette pression est avantageusement exercée manuellement. Son intensité peut ainsi être adaptée aux besoins, à savoir à l'effort résistant que génère la glace 14. L'objectif de ce mouvement est de briser la glace 14 est ainsi de permettre ensuite à la poignée 8 de pouvoir sortir de la cavité 10.In order to overcome the problem of blockage by the ice, the invention provides that the handle 8 can be moved in the cavity 10 by the exertion of pressure on said handle. This pressure is advantageously exerted manually. Its intensity can thus be adapted to the needs, namely to the resistant force generated by the ice 14. The objective of this movement is to break the ice 14 is thus to then allow the handle 8 to be able to leave the cavity 10 .

La figure 3 illustre le dispositif où la poignée 8 est en position enfoncée dans la cavité 10, ainsi que le phénomène de bris de la glace 14. A cet effet, les bords 81 de la poignée 8 peuvent former des arêtes. Plus particulièrement, la poignée 8 peut comporter, à ses bords 81, une surface avant arrondie et une surface arrière généralement plane, l'intersection de ces surfaces formant les arêtes en question. Ces dernières sont ainsi avantageusement dirigées vers l'intérieur du support 6, c'est-à-dire vers la cavité 10. Ces mesures favorisent le détachement de la glace 14, comme cela est illustré à la figure 3.The figure 3 illustrates the device where the handle 8 is in the depressed position in the cavity 10, as well as the phenomenon of breakage of the glass 14. For this purpose, the edges 8 1 of the handle 8 can form edges. More particularly, the handle 8 can have, at its edges 8 1 , a rounded front surface and a generally flat rear surface, the intersection of these surfaces forming the edges in question. The latter are thus advantageously directed towards the interior of the support 6, that is to say towards the cavity 10. These measures promote the detachment of the glass 14, as illustrated in the figure 3 .

Avantageusement, les parois latérales 61 du support, en vis-à-vis des bords 81 de la poignée 8 comprennent des rebords 62. Ces derniers s'étendent le long et en arrière de la poignée lorsque celle-ci est en position rentrée affleurant avec la paroi extérieure de la porte (figure 2). Ils peuvent également être en arrière de la poignée lorsque celle-ci est en position rentrée dans la cavité (figure 3). L'objectif de ces rebords 62 est de former des surfaces d'arrêt pour la glace 14 et ainsi favoriser son détachement de la poignée 8 et des parois 61. Les rebords 62 peuvent être en arrière de la poignée lorsque celle-ci est en position enfoncée au maximum dans la cavité de manière éviter toute interférence directe entre lesdits rebords et les bords correspondants 81 de la poignée 8. Alternativement, ils peuvent être disposés de manière à ce que les bords correspondants 81 de la poignée 8 passent devant eux lors de l'enfoncement de la poignée dans la cavité 10. Dans les deux cas de figure, le profil des rebords peut être tel que les rebords forment des surfaces inclinées par rapport au plan moyen de la paroi extérieure de la porte, au voisinage du dispositif, ces surfaces inclinées étant dirigées vers la poignée 8. L'inclinaison de ces surfaces permet de guider la poignée vers une position centrale et/ou de guider la glace vers la cavité 10 lors de l'enfoncement de ladite poignée.Advantageously, the side walls 6 1 of the support, facing the edges 8 1 of the handle 8 include flanges 6 2 . These extend along and behind the handle when the latter is in the retracted position flush with the outside wall of the door ( figure 2 ). They can also be behind the handle when the latter is in the retracted position in the cavity ( figure 3 ). The objective of these edges 6 2 is to form stopping surfaces for the glass 14 and thus to promote its detachment from the handle 8 and from the walls 6 1 . The flanges 6 2 can be behind the handle when the latter is in the fully pressed position in the cavity so as to avoid any direct interference between said flanges and the corresponding edges 8 1 of the handle 8. Alternatively, they can be arranged so that the corresponding edges 8 1 of the handle 8 pass in front of them when the handle is inserted into the cavity 10. In both cases, the profile of the flanges can be such that the flanges form surfaces inclined relative to the mean plane of the outer wall of the door, in the vicinity of the device, these inclined surfaces being directed towards the handle 8. The inclination of these surfaces makes it possible to guide the handle towards a central position and / or to guide the ice towards the cavity 10 when the said handle is pushed in.

L'actuateur de la poignée du dispositif qui vient d'être décrit peut être du type motorisé et également du type à mécanique. Dans ce cas d'un actuateur motorisé, l'enfoncement de la poignée qui vient d'être décrit est réalisé avantageusement uniquement en cas de présence de glace en vue de la briser et de débloquer la poignée. Un capteur peut être prévu sur la poignée ou à proximité de celle-ci afin de détecter la présence de la main d'un utilisateur et, suite à cette détection, de commander l'actuateur en vue de déplacer la poignée vers l'extérieur. L'actuateur peut prévoir des moyens mécaniques du type ressort pour permettre son enfoncement par l'exercice d'une pression manuelle. Dans le cas d'un actuateur mécanique, c'est-à-dire non motorisé, ce dernier peut être configuré pour exercer un effort élastique sur la poignée la déplaçant vers l'extérieur dès que celle-ci a été enfoncée vers la cavité jusqu'à un certain point, un peu à la manière de la commande du bouton poussoir d'un stylo à bille. En d'autres termes, l'actuateur de la poignée peut être configuré pour que la poignée comprenne deux positions stables, à savoir les positions rentrée et sortie susmentionnées, la poignée pouvant être amenée de la position rentrée vers la position sortie par un enfoncement de celle-ci jusqu'à un point prédéterminé, cet enfoncement étant contre un effort élastique résistant. Une fois ce point atteint, des moyens de retenue empêchant la sortie de la poignée au-delà de la position rentrée sont alors désactivés et, une fois la pression relâchée, la poignée peut alors se déplacer sous ces efforts élastiques jusqu'à la position sortie. Une pression sur la poignée vers la cavité de manière à lui faire atteindre à nouveau le point prédéterminé permet alors de réactiver ces moyens de retenue. La poignée revient alors à la position rentrée, affleurant la paroi extérieure de la porte. Un actuateur assurant la fonction qui vient d'être décrite peut être réalisé de différentes manières connues ou accessibles en soi par l'homme de métier.The actuator of the handle of the device which has just been described can be of the motorized type and also of the mechanical type. In this case of a motorized actuator, the insertion of the handle which has just been described is advantageously carried out only in the presence of ice in order to break it and unlock the handle. A sensor can be provided on or near the handle in order to detect the presence of the hand of a user and, following this detection, to control the actuator in order to move the handle outwards. The actuator can provide mechanical means of the spring type to allow it to be pushed in by the exercise of manual pressure. In the case of a mechanical actuator, that is to say a non-motorized one, the latter can be configured to exert an elastic force on the handle moving it outwards as soon as it has been pushed in towards the cavity to a certain point, somewhat like the push button control on a ballpoint pen. In other words, the actuator of the handle can be configured so that the handle comprises two stable positions, namely the above-mentioned retracted and extended positions, the handle being able to be brought from the retracted position to the extended position by depressing the latter up to a predetermined point, this depression being against a resistant elastic force. Once this point is reached, retaining means preventing the exit of the handle beyond the retracted position are then deactivated and, once the pressure is released, the handle can then move under these elastic forces to the extended position . Pressing the handle towards the cavity so as to make it reach the predetermined point again then reactivates these retaining means. The handle then returns to the retracted position, flush with the exterior wall of the door. An actuator ensuring the function which has just been described can be produced in different ways known or accessible in themselves by the person skilled in the art.

En référence aux figures 2 et 3, le support 6 peut comprendre un ou plusieurs orifices d'évacuation 63 à un ou plusieurs points bas de la cavité 10, ce ou ces orifices étant dimensionnés et configurés pour évacuer les morceaux de glace qui pénétreraient la cavité 10.With reference to figures 2 and 3 , the support 6 may comprise one or more evacuation orifices 6 3 at one or more low points of the cavity 10, this or these orifices being dimensioned and configured to evacuate the pieces of ice which would penetrate the cavity 10.

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  1. A handle device (4) for an opening element (2) of a vehicle, including:
    - a support (6) intended to be mounted on the opening element (2) and forming a cavity (10) with an opening;
    - a handle (8) mounted movably on the support (6), with an entered position in which said handle (8) extends essentially in the opening and an external position in which said handle (8) extends outside the cavity (10);
    the movable mounting of the handle being configured to permit at least a portion of said handle (8) to enter in the cavity (10) under the effect of a pressure exerted on said handle (8) from the exterior towards said cavity (10), for the purpose of then passing from the entered position to the external position,
    characterized in that
    the cavity (10) is delimited by walls (61) adjacent to the opening, said walls (61) including flanges (62) extending along and at the rear of the handle (8) in entered position, so as to form retaining surfaces for glass (14) formed between the edges (81) of said handle (8) and said walls (61), said retention taking place during the entry movement of the handle (8) in the cavity (10).
  2. The device (4) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the movable mounting is a pivoting mounting.
  3. The device (4) according to Claim 2, characterized in that the handle (8) extends along a main direction, the pivoting mounting being on an end portion of said handle (8), the opposite end of said handle corresponding to the portion able to enter in the cavity.
  4. The device (4) according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the movable mounting is configured to move the handle (8) towards the exterior of the cavity (10) following the entry movement of said handle (8) or of at least a portion of said handle (8) in the cavity (10).
  5. The device (4) according to Claim 4, characterized in that the movement of the handle (8) towards the exterior is ensured by an elastic element, such as a spring.
  6. The device (4) according to one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the entry movement of the handle (8) in the cavity (10) is of more than 3mm, preferably 5mm.
  7. The device (4) according to Claim 1 to 6, characterized in that the handle (8) has, at its edges (81), a rounded front surface and a generally flat rear surface.
  8. An opening element (2) of a motor vehicle, including a handle device (4) for the purpose of opening said opening element (2), characterized in that the handle device (4) is in accordance with one of Claims 1 to 7, said opening element being preferably a side door (2).
  9. A motor vehicle including at least one opening element (2), characterized in that the opening element (2) is in accordance with Claim 8.
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