Vehicle outer handle system
View Patent ↗In a vehicle outer handle system including a circuit board which includes an electric part and which is contained in an operating handle, the operating handle is die-formed of a synthetic resin in such a manner that a protecting means covering the circuit board is mold-coupled to the operating handle. Thus, a special water-proofing counter measure is not required, leading to a reduction in number of operating steps and a reduction in number of parts. Further, the generation of an abnormal sound during operation of the operating handle is prevented.
1. A vehicle outer handle system comprising a circuit board including an electric part, the circuit board being accommodated in an operating handle, wherein said operating handle is die-formed of a synthetic resin in such a manner that a protecting means covering said circuit board is mold-coupled to said operating handle,
wherein said protecting means comprises a holder to which said circuit board is fixed and whose outer surface opposite from a side on which said circuit board is fixed is a portion of an outer surface of said operating handle, and a holder cover attached to said holder to cover said circuit board, and an outer surface of said cover holder is formed into a streamline shape in a region opposed to the direction of flowing of the resin during die-formation.
2. A vehicle outer handle system according to claim 1 , wherein terminals electrically connected to said circuit board are embedded in said holder in such a manner that one end thereof protrudes from the outer surface of said operating handle after the die-formation of the operating handle.