IP Library Granted Patent US 9,151,320
Granted Patent B2
US 9,151,320 · App. 13/121,748 · Granted Oct 6, 2015

Vehicle handle with improved unlocking mechanism

Inventors: Fiorenzo Savant (Santena, IT); Marco Savant (Santena, IT)
Assignee: VALEO S.p.A.
F16C1/16E05B79/20E05B85/16E05B77/06
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Patent No.
US 9,151,320
App. No.
13/121,748
Granted
Oct 6, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Vehicle handle, which comprises a lever ( 2 ) which can rotate around a first axis ( 4 ) and is mechanically connected to a first rocker ( 9 ) which can rotate around a second axis ( 10 ) when the lever ( 2 ) rotates around the first axis ( 4 ) for pulling a cable ( 11 ) which can slide in a duct ( 12 ) mechanically connected to the lever ( 2 ), so that the duct ( 12 ) moves in the direction opposite to the direction ( 32 ) of the cable ( 11 ) when the lever ( 2 ) rotates around the first axis ( 4 ).

Claims (28)

1. A handle on a door of a motor vehicle for opening the door, comprising:

a lever coupled to the door of the motor vehicle, the lever configured to rotate around a first axis, wherein the lever is mechanically connected to a first rocker configured to rotate around a second axis when the lever rotates around the first axis for pulling a cable which slides in a duct,

wherein the duct is mechanically connected to a second rocker configured to rotate around a third axis so that the duct moves in a direction opposite to the direction in which the cable is pulled when the lever rotates around the first axis,

wherein the first and the second rocker remain in contact with the lever when the lever rotates around the first axis, and

wherein the second axis is substantially perpendicular to the first axis.

2. The handle on the door of the motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the second rocker rotates in a direction opposite to a direction of rotation of the first rocker when the lever rotates around the first axis.

3. The handle on the door of the motor vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the third axis is substantially parallel to the second axis.

4. The handle on the door of the motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the lever is provided with an appendix which comprises a seat in which a first tongue protruding from the first rocker is arranged.

5. The handle on the door of the motor vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the second rocker is provided with a second tongue mechanically connected to the appendix of the lever.

6. The handle on the door of the motor vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein the second tongue of the second rocker is arranged in the seat of the appendix in which the first tongue of the first rocker is arranged.

7. The handle on the door of the motor vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the cable is provided with a first head housed in a first extension of the first rocker, while the duct is provided with a second head housed in a second extension of the second rocker.

8. The handle on the door of the motor vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein surfaces of the first tongue and of the second tongue contacting the seat of the appendix are concave, while a surface of the seat contacting the first tongue and the second tongue is convex.

9. The handle on the door of the motor vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein the first rocker and the second rocker are each provided with a counterweight arranged on a side opposite to the first tongue and/or the second tongue, respectively, with respect to the first and third axes.

10. The handle on the door of the motor vehicle according to claim 2 , further comprising an inertial mass configured to rotate around a fourth axis substantially perpendicular to the second axis or to the third axis, wherein a stop member projects from the inertial mass for intercepting a protrusion projecting from the first rocker or from the second rocker.

11. A vehicle handle, comprising:

a lever configured to rotate around a first axis, wherein the lever is mechanically connected to a first rocker configured to rotate around a second axis when the lever rotates around the first axis for pulling a cable which slides in a duct,

wherein the duct is mechanically connected to a second rocker configured to rotate around a third axis so that the duct moves in a direction opposite to the direction in which the cable is pulled when the lever rotates around the first axis,

wherein the first and the second rocker remain in contact with the lever when the lever rotates around the first axis,

wherein the lever is provided with an appendix which comprises a seat in which a first tongue protruding from the first rocker is arranged,

wherein the second rocker is provided with a second tongue mechanically connected to the appendix of the lever, and

wherein surfaces of the first tongue and of the second tongue contacting the seat of the appendix are concave, while a surface of the seat contacting the first tongue and the second tongue is convex.

12. The handle according to claim 11 , wherein the second rocker rotates in a direction opposite to a direction of rotation of the first rocker when the lever rotates around the first axis.

13. The handle according to claim 12 , wherein the third axis is substantially parallel to the second axis.

14. The handle according to claim 11 , wherein the second axis is substantially perpendicular to the first axis.

15. The handle according to claim 11 , wherein the second tongue of the second rocker is arranged in the seat of the appendix in which the first tongue of the first rocker is arranged.

16. The handle according to claim 12 , wherein the cable is provided with a first head housed in a first extension of the first rocker, while the duct is provided with a second head housed in a second extension of the second rocker.

17. The handle according to claim 11 , wherein the first rocker and the second rocker are each provided with a counterweight arranged on a side opposite to the first tongue and/or the second tongue, respectively, with respect to the first and third axes.

18. The handle according to claim 12 , further comprising an inertial mass configured to rotate around a fourth axis substantially perpendicular to the second axis or to the third axis, wherein a stop member projects from the inertial mass for intercepting a protrusion projecting from the first rocker or from the second rocker.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 10, 2016
From: CAM ITALY S.P.A.
To: U-SHIN ITALIA S.P.A.
Reel/Frame 038647/0084 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2016
From: VALEO S.P.A.
To: CAM ITALY S.P.A.
Reel/Frame 038462/0919 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2011
From: SAVANT, FIORENZO; SAVANT, MARCO
To: VALEO S.P.A.
Reel/Frame 026206/0316 →
Priority Claims (1)
IT MI2008A1754 · Oct 2, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
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