Detection device and door handle having longitudinally displaceable member
A detection device provided in an interior of a vehicle door handle including an inner casing includes a base portion, a displaceable member, and a sensor. The base portion has a longitudinal shape extending along a longitudinal direction of the door handle, is disposed fixedly to the inner casing, and is configured to deform in response to a pressure applied to the inner casing. The displaceable member has a longitudinal shape extending along the longitudinal direction of the door handle and is provided to face the base portion. Either or both of one end portion and the other end portion of the displaceable member are connected to the base portion. The displaceable member includes a displaceable portion configured to be displaced relatively to the base portion in accordance with deformation of the base portion. The sensor is configured to detect displacement of the displaceable portion.
1 . A detection device, which is provided in an interior of a vehicle door handle including an inner casing, the detection device comprising:
a base portion having a longitudinal shape extending along a longitudinal direction of the door handle, the base portion being disposed fixedly to the inner casing, and the base portion being configured to deform in response to application of a pressure to the inner casing;
a displaceable member having a longitudinal shape extending along the longitudinal direction of the door handle, the displaceable member being provided to face the base portion, one end portion of the displaceable member in a longitudinal direction of the displaceable member being connected to the base portion, and the displaceable member including a displaceable portion configured to be displaced relatively to the base portion in accordance with deformation of the base portion; and
a sensor configured to detect displacement caused by deformation of the displaceable portion in the longitudinal direction of the door handle relative to the base portion, wherein
the one end portion of the displaceable member is connected to the base portion, and the other end portion thereof is the displaceable portion, and
the displaceable portion is displaced in the longitudinal direction of the door handle relative to the base portion,
wherein the sensor is a strain sensor configured to detect strain occurring in accordance with the displacement of the displaceable portion in the longitudinal direction of the door handle, and
wherein the longitudinal direction is orthogonal to a direction of the pressure applied to the inner casing.
2 . The detection device according to claim 1 , wherein
the displaceable member includes
a plurality of leg portions extending toward the base portion, the plurality of leg portions being configured to retain edge portions of the base portion.
3 . The detection device according to claim 2 , wherein the displaceable member includes a plurality of leg portions extending toward the base portion, the plurality of leg portions retaining edge portions of the base portion so as to allow the displaceable member to move relative to the base portion in the longitudinal direction and restrict movements of the displaceable member in a width direction and a height direction.
4 . The detection device according to claim 1 , wherein
the sensor includes
a fixed portion disposed fixedly to the base portion, and
a shaft projecting from the fixed portion toward the displaceable member, and
the shaft is engaged with an engaging portion provided in the displaceable portion.
5 . The detection device according to claim 1 , wherein
the sensor includes
a fixed portion disposed fixedly to the base portion, and
a shaft projecting from the fixed portion toward the displaceable member, and
the shaft is engaged with an engaging portion provided in the displaceable portion.
6 . The detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle door handle further includes an outer casing provided on a vehicle-outer side, and the inner casing is provided on a vehicle-inner side, the outer casing and the inner casing being combined with each other to form a casing in which the detection device is provided.
7 . A detection device, which is provided in an interior of a vehicle door handle including an inner casing, the detection device comprising:
a base portion having a longitudinal shape extending along a longitudinal direction of the door handle, the base portion being disposed fixedly to the inner casing, the base portion being configured to deform in response to application of a pressure to the inner casing;
a displaceable member having a longitudinal shape extending along the longitudinal direction of the door handle, the displaceable member being provided to face the base portion, either or both of one end portion and the other end portion of the displaceable member in a longitudinal direction of the displaceable member being connected to the base portion, the displaceable member including a displaceable portion configured to be displaced relatively to the base portion in accordance with deformation of the base portion; and
a sensor configured to detect displacement caused by deformation of the displaceable portion in the longitudinal direction of the door handle relative to the base portion, wherein
both of the one end portion and the other end portion of the displaceable member are connected to the base portion via leg portions,
a center portion between the one end portion and the other end portion is the displaceable portion, and
the displaceable portion is displaced in a direction closer to the base portion by portions of the leg portions on a vehicle-outer side being tilted outward in accordance with the deformation of the base portion,
wherein the sensor is a strain sensor configured to detect strain occurring in accordance with the displacement of the displaceable portion in the direction closer to the base portion, and
wherein the longitudinal direction is orthogonal to a direction of the pressure applied to the inner casing.
8 . The detection device according to claim 7 , wherein
the displaceable portion is displaced in the direction closer to the base portion by the portions of the leg portions on the vehicle-outer side being tilted outward in accordance with the deformation of the base portion, the displaceable member being stretched in the longitudinal direction of the displaceable member, and the displaceable member being elastically deformed toward a vehicle-inner side so as to be flat.