IP Library Granted Patent US 8,146,393
Granted Patent B2
US 8,146,393 · App. 12/362,732 · Granted Apr 3, 2012

Vehicle door handle device

Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
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Patent No.
US 8,146,393
App. No.
12/362,732
Granted
Apr 3, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle door handle device, includes a cylinder lock for locking and unlocking a locking mechanism of an opening/closing panel, and a pair of pivot members pivotally attached to the opening/closing panel. One pivot member of the pair of pivot members is formed of a shutter capable of opening and closing a key insert hole of the cylinder lock, and another pivot member of the pair of pivot members has a pivotal force transmitting portion for transmitting a pivotal force in a direction to open the key insert hole to the one pivot member and is formed of an operating handle for opening and closing the opening/closing panel.

Claims (16)

1. A vehicle door handle device, comprising:

a cylinder lock for locking and unlocking a locking mechanism of an opening/closing panel; and

a pair of pivot members pivotally attached to the opening/closing panel,

wherein one pivot member of the pair of pivot members includes a shutter that opens and closes a key insert hole of the cylinder lock; and

another pivot member of the pair of pivot members includes a pivotal force transmitting portion for transmitting a pivotal force in a direction to open the key insert hole to the one pivot member and an operating handle for opening and closing the opening/closing panel.

2. The vehicle door handle device according to claim 1 , wherein the one pivot member comprises a single arm having a shutter portion for opening and closing the key insert hole and a pivotal force receiving portion corresponding to the pivotal force transmitting portion.

3. The vehicle door handle device according to claim 1 , wherein the one pivot member comprises a first arm having a shutter portion for opening and closing the key insert hole and a second arm having a pivotal force receiving portion corresponding to the pivotal force transmitting portion; and

a pivot fulcrum is arranged between the first arm and the second arm.

4. The vehicle door handle device according to claim 3 , wherein the other pivot member has a pivot fulcrum on an axis line parallel to an axis line passing through the pivot fulcrum of the one pivot member.

5. The vehicle door handle device according to claim 3 , wherein the pivotal force transmitting portion of the other pivot member comprises a cam.

6. The vehicle door handle device according to claim 1 , wherein the one pivot member blocks off the key insert hole by interposing a sealing member between the one pivot member and an end surface of the cylinder lock on a key insertion side.

7. A vehicle door handle device, comprising:

a cylinder lock for locking and unlocking a locking mechanism of an opening/closing panel; and

a pair of pivot members pivotally attached to the opening/closing panel,

wherein one pivot member of the pair of pivot members includes a shutter that opens and closes a key insert hole of the cylinder lock, and

another pivot member of the pair of pivot members includes an operating handle for opening and closing the opening/closing panel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2009
From: KATAGIRI, TOSHIHARU; SEKI, YOSHIYUKI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
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Priority Claims (2)
JP 2008-037319 · Feb 19, 2008 · national
JP 2008-037320 · Feb 19, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090205383A1 · Aug 20, 2009