Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110163554 | MULTI-LEVER BI-DIRECTIONAL INERTIA CATCH MECHANISM - An inertia blocking mechanism operably connected to a door handle on a vehicle having a handle chassis. A counterweight is operably connected to the handle chassis and is pivotally rotatable about a first pivot axis between a non-actuated position and an actuated position. Stanchions extends from the handle chassis. A spring-biased primary inertia lever is operably connected with the stanchions and is pivotally rotatable about a second pivot axis. The spring-biased primary inertia lever is biased to a first position out of rotational alignment with the counterweight. An auxiliary inertia lever is pivotally rotatable about the second pivot axis and is adapted to move the primary inertia lever into a second position in rotational alignment with the counterweight, which prevents the counterweight from rotating downward into the actuated position, thereby actuating the exterior door handle thereby preventing the exterior handle from actuating and releasing the latch. | 07-07-2011 |
20120126550 | ENERGY ABSORBING BUMPER FOR LATCH CLOSING SOUND QUALITY - A vehicle door latch mechanism having a housing. A catch is rotatably connected with the housing and includes a striker retaining slot. A pawl is operably connected with the housing. A pawl isolation disk is disposed between the pawl and a frame plate. A striker is adapted for engagement with the catch. A striker bumper is adjacent the housing and includes an abutment surface and a striker damper surface. | 05-24-2012 |
20120137820 | ERROR-PROOFED DOOR HANDLE CABLE END-FITTING - A cable assembly having an elongate cable and a cable fitting having an elongate body with a first end, a second end, and a tubular duct extending therethrough adapted to receive the elongate cable. First and second annular rings extend substantially circumferentially around a portion of the elongate body and define an annular groove therebetween. A circumferential support has a first section that extends from the first annular ring to the first end and a second section that extends from the second annular ring to the second end, and has ribs extending radially outwardly therefrom. An outer circumference of the annular groove is less than an outer circumference of the circumferential support. | 06-07-2012 |
20130104459 | Electronic Interior Door Release System | 05-02-2013 |
20140000165 | FLUSH-MOUNTED DOOR HANDLE FOR VEHICLES | 01-02-2014 |
20140000167 | DEPLOYABLE DOOR HANDLE FOR VEHICLES | 01-02-2014 |
20140097624 | MECHANICALLY INITIATED SPEED-BASED LATCH DEVICE - A pawl actuation device includes a movable input member that shifts from a first position to an actuated position. The pawl actuation device also includes linkage that selectively interconnects the movable input member and the pawl such that movement of the movable input member at a first velocity causes the pawl to shift to an unlatched position, and movement of the movable input member at a second velocity that is substantially greater than the first velocity does not cause the pawl to shift to its unlatched position, such that pawl remains in its latched position. | 04-10-2014 |
20140230329 | SEAMLESS EXTERIOR HANDLE WITHOUT BEZEL OR LOCK KEYHOLE - A vehicle door includes a lock cylinder having an actuator member that is operably connected to a door latch mechanism. A door handle is movably connected to the door structure for movement from a first or home position covering an outer end of the lock cylinder to a partially open position wherein the outer end of the lock cylinder is exposed. When the door handle is in the partially open position, a user can access the lock cylinder and insert a key into the lock cylinder to unlock the door then pull the handle to a fully open position. Thus, the lock cylinder is covered and hidden behind a portion of the door handle when the door handle is in the first position to provide an uncluttered, visually appealing appearance. | 08-21-2014 |
20140265370 | DEFORMABLE OUTSIDE HANDLE REAR HOOK OR PLUNGER - A handle for doors of motor vehicles includes an outer portion that can be grasped by a user, and an inwardly-extending plunger or hook that operably interconnects the handle to the door latch via a bell crank (that is part of the handle base or chassis depending on the type of handle architecture used). The plunger is made of a ductile material such as metal, and includes a crumple zone that causes the plunger to deform axially and/or bend sidewardly in the event an axial and/or a bending impact load. | 09-18-2014 |
20140265373 | WOBBLE FREE EXTERIOR HANDLE DESIGN - An exterior door handle assembly for motor vehicles is configured to reduce or eliminate wobble or looseness during operation of the door handle. The handle assembly may include a handle member or strap having vertically extending pins at forward and rearward ends of the handle strap, wherein the pins have non-circular cross-sectional shapes to tightly engage a slot in a finger of a bellcrank to thereby prevent wobble of the handle strap in use. The non-circular shapes may be substantially similar to that of a waxing gibbous moon. | 09-18-2014 |