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Granted Patent B2
US 11,548,426 · App. 17/111,793 · Granted Jan 10, 2023

Handle assembly for a vehicle

Inventors: Kevin Zarraga (Cuautitlan Izcalli, MX); Victor Negrete Cortés (Mexico City, MX); Karla Patricia Murguia Rendon (Mexico City, MX)
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
B60N3/023B60N3/026B62D25/04
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Patent No.
US 11,548,426
App. No.
17/111,793
Granted
Jan 10, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A handle assembly for a vehicle includes a rail. The rail includes retention flanges that each define a channel. A handle is disposed within the channel and is operably coupled to the rail. The handle includes a body that defines a grasping portion and at least one attachment end. A latch feature is operably coupled to the at least one attachment end of the handle. The latch feature includes a retention member that is coupled to a pivot feature. The latch feature also includes a lever. A cable is operably coupled to the lever of the latch feature and is configured to translate the latch feature between an engaged position and a retracted position.

Claims (28)

1. A vehicle, comprising:

a vehicle floor;

a pillar coupled to the vehicle floor; and

a handle assembly proximate to the vehicle floor and operably coupled to the pillar, the handle assembly comprising:

a rail facing vehicle rearward and having a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of apertures defined along the first and second surfaces, the first surface including retention flanges that define a channel along the first surface;

a latch feature selectively disposed within at least one of the plurality of apertures, the latch feature including a retention member coupled to a pivot feature, the latch feature also including a lever;

a cable operably coupled to the lever and configured to translate the retention member between an engaged position and a retracted position; and

a handle extending vehicle rearward and operably coupled to the latch feature and including a body that defines a grasping portion and at least one attachment end, wherein the handle includes an adjustment feature operably coupled to the latch feature via the cable, the adjustment feature configured to translate the retention member between an engaged position and a retracted position, and wherein the handle further includes an actuator operably coupled to the cable and configured to actuate the lever of the latch feature.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the handle includes a loop strap operably coupled to the latch feature.

3. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the handle is operable between a first position and a plurality of second positions.

4. The vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the retention member is in a retracted position as the handle translates from the first position to one of the plurality of second positions.

5. A handle assembly for a vehicle, comprising:

a rail facing vehicle rearward and including retention flanges that each define a channel;

a handle extending vehicle rearward and disposed within the channel and operably coupled to the rail, the handle including a body that defines a grasping portion and at least one attachment end;

a latch feature operably coupled to the at least one attachment end of the handle, the latch feature including a retention member coupled to a pivot feature, the latch feature also including a lever; and

a cable operably coupled to the lever of the latch feature and configured to translate the latch feature between an engaged position and a retracted position, wherein die handle includes an adjustment feature and an actuator operably coupled to the adjustment feature, and wherein the adjustment feature is configured to translate the latch feature between an engaged position and a retracted position.

6. The handle assembly of claim 5 , wherein the rail has a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of apertures defined along the first and second surfaces.

7. The handle assembly of claim 6 , wherein the retention member is selectively disposed within at least one of the plurality of apertures defined by the rail.

8. The handle assembly of claim 5 , wherein the handle is coupled to the rail at a first position and is configured to translate along the rail to a second position.

9. A pillar assembly for a vehicle, comprising:

a pillar coupled to a floor of said vehicle; and

a handle assembly operably coupled to the pillar proximate to the vehicle floor, the handle assembly comprising:

a rail facing vehicle rearward and having a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of apertures defined along the first and second surfaces, the first surface including retention flanges that each define a channel along the first surface;

a handle facing vehicle rearward and operably coupled to the rail and at least one attachment end and a latch feature disposed proximate to the at least one attachment end, wherein the latch feature includes a retention member and a lever operably coupled to the at least one attachment end; and

a cable operably coupled to the lever and configured to translate the retention member between an engaged position and a retracted position, wherein the retention member is coupled to a pivot feature, and wherein the cable engages the lever to rotate the retention member via the pivot feature into the retracted position.

10. The pillar assembly of claim 9 , wherein the handle is a loop strap.

11. The pillar assembly of claim 9 , wherein the at least one attachment end includes a first attachment end and a second attachment end, and wherein the first attachment end includes the latch feature and the second attachment end includes a retention block slidably coupled to the retention flanges of the rail.

12. The pillar assembly of claim 9 , wherein the handle is operable between a first position, a second position, and a plurality of intermediate positions therebetween.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE ASSIGNEE'S NAME IN THE ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054544 FRAME: 0525. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 4, 2022
From: ZARRAGA, KEVIN; NEGRETE CORTES, VICTOR; MURGUIA RENDON, KARLA PATRICIA
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 060850/0248 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2020
From: ZARRAGA, KEVIN; NEGRETE CORTES, VICTOR; MURGUIA RENDON, KARLA PATRICIA
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 054544/0525 →
Continuity (1)
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