Locking handle, in particular for a motor vehicle

1. A sliding window for a motor vehicle comprising:

a frame part composed of a base and a cover portion, a locking handle located between the cover portion and the base and comprising a cam having a plurality of sides that form a plurality of points which is rotatably supported around an axle and to which one or more locking rods are fastened, a slide actuator comprising an actuator part having a gripping region positioned proximate an edge of the locking handle, a pair of walls extending perpendicularly to the sliding movement of the slide actuator, and an engagement part provided at the cam, the slide actuator being biased such that the gripping region is positioned outward from the cam and displaceable towards the cam to cause rotation of the cam such that the one or more locking rods move longitudinally toward the cam, and a pair of guide rails extending perpendicularly from the base on which the pair of walls of the slide actuator are positioned against in order to allow the slide actuator to be displaceable, the pair of guide rails being positioned on opposite sides of the cam such that the cam is positioned between each of the pair of guide rails, and wherein the slide actuator is actuatable in the direction of displacement of the sliding motor vehicle window.

2. The sliding window according to claim 1 , further comprising a compression spring supported at the slide actuator to bias the gripping region away from the cam.

3. The sliding window according to claim 1 , wherein the slide actuator is covered by a panel.

4. The sliding window according to claim 1 , wherein two locking rods are fastened to the cam.

5. The sliding window according to claim 4 , wherein the two locking rods are fastened to oppositely disposed sides of the axle of the cam.

6. The locking handle according to claim 1 , comprising a further locking handle, operatively connected to the other locking handle, and comprising an additional slide actuator and an additional cam to which one or more of the locking rod are fastened.

7. The locking handle according to claim 6 , wherein the slide actuators are guided longitudinally displaceably in opposite directions.

8. The locking handle according to claim 7 , comprising a compression spring supported at both slide actuators.

9. The locking handle according to claim 6 , wherein the cam of the further locking handle is rotatably supported around the same axle as the other cam.

10. The locking handle according to claim 6 , wherein the cam of the further locking handle is rotatably supported around a further axle which is spaced apart from the axle of the other cam.

11. The sliding window according to claim 1 , wherein the locking handle is provided in a frame part of the sliding window.

12. The sliding window according to claim 11 , wherein the slide actuator of the locking handle is longitudinally displaceably guided in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the frame part.

13. A locking handle for a sliding motor vehicle window that has a frame part that is composed of a cover portion and a base, comprising:

a rotatable member rotatably supported about an axle;

a locking rod having an end operatively engaged with the rotatable member, such that rotation of the rotatable member about the axle causes a generally longitudinal movement of the locking rod; and

a slide actuator operatively engaged with the rotatable member so that displacement of the slide actuator in an actuating direction imparts rotation to the rotatable member, thereby producing the generally longitudinal movement of the locking rod, the slide actuator having a gripping region positioned proximate an edge of the locking handle and a pair of walls extending perpendicularly to the displacement direction of the slide actuator, the slide actuator being biased such that the gripping region is positioned outward from the rotatable member and displaceable towards the rotatable member; and

a pair of guide rails on which the pair of walls of the slide actuator are positioned against in order to allow the slide actuator to be displaceable, the pair of guide rails being positioned on opposite sides of the rotatable member such that the rotatable member is positioned between each of the pair of guide rails, where the actuating direction is in an opening direction of the sliding motor vehicle window.

14. The locking handle of claim 13 , further comprising a spring supported at the slide actuator and configured to bias the slide actuator away from the actuating direction.

15. The locking handle of claim 13 , further comprising a second rotatable member and a second locking rod having an end operatively engaged with the second rotatable member, such that rotation of the second rotatable member causes a generally longitudinal movement of the second locking rod.

16. The locking handle of claim 13 , where the second rotatable member is supported about the same axle as the rotatable member.

17. The locking handle of claim 13 , where the second rotatable member is supported about a second axle which is spaced apart from the axle supporting the rotatable member.