# US 10,246,909 B2 · Electronic handle for a vehicle door > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,246,909 B2 - Document ID: US10246909B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/916,303 - Filed: 2018-03-09 - Published: 2018-07-12 - Granted: 2019-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2015-09-09 - Assignees: U-Shin Italia S.p.A. - Applicants: U-Shin Italia S.p.A. - Inventors: Arnaud Cousin; Anthony Guerin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10246909B2 ## CPC - E05B 81/76: Detection of handle operation; Detection of a user approaching a handle; Electrical switching actions performed by door handles - E05B 17/18: shaped as lids or slides {(E05B17/142, E05B17/145, E05B17/147 take precedence)} - E05B 81/58: including time control, e.g. for controlling run-time of electric motors - E05B 81/62: for opening or closing of a circuit depending on electrical parameters, e.g. increase of motor current - E05B 81/90: Manual override in case of power failure - E05B 85/16: a longitudinal grip part being pivoted at one end about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the grip part - E05B 77/245: {by blocking the movement of a movable element} - E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS ## Abstract A handle for a vehicle door is provided. The handle includes a fixed part, a grip lever being moveable according to a grip axis between at least an active position in which the rotation of the grip lever activates the opening of the door, and a rest position in which the grip lever does not rotate, an electronic active position, in which the grip lever activates an electronic unlatching of the door. A blocking element is moveable between a blocking position in which the grip lever is inhibited from rotating from the electronic active position to the mechanical active position and an unblocking position in which the grip lever is free to be moved to the mechanical active position. The present disclosure further relates to a corresponding vehicle that includes the handle. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic handle for a vehicle door, the electronic handle comprising: a grip lever being rotatable according to a grip axis between a mechanical active position in which rotation of the grip lever mechanically unlatches the door, a rest position in which the grip lever is not rotated, and an electronic active position between the rest position and the mechanical active position, in which rotation of the grip lever activates electronic unlatching of the door; and a fixed part which is fixed relative to the grip lever, wherein a blocking element is interposed between the fixed part and the grip lever, the blocking element being moveable between a blocking position in which the grip lever is inhibited from being rotated from the electronic active position to the mechanical active position, and an unblocking position in which the grip lever is free to be rotated to the mechanical active position. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic handle according to claim 1, wherein the fixed part comprises a lockset receiver part or a part of a bracket intended to receive the grip lever. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic handle according to claim 1, further comprising a blocking return device configured to urge the blocking element against the fixed part and the grip lever. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electronic handle according to claim 3, wherein the blocking return device is a compression spring. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic handle according to claim 1, wherein the blocking element is a blocking lever having a blocking protuberance configured to cooperate with a stop element of the grip lever, the said blocking element being rotatably mounted according to a blocking axis. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The electronic handle according to claim 5, wherein the blocking axis of the blocking element is mounted on the fixed part. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The electronic handle according to claim 5, wherein the fixed part comprises two protuberances for receiving the blocking axis of the blocking element. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The electronic handle according to claim 5, wherein the grip lever further comprises a stop recess comprising the stop element and is configured to receive the blocking protuberance in the blocking position of the blocking element. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The electronic handle according to claim 8, wherein the grip lever comprises a column including the stop recess. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The electronic handle according to claim 8, wherein the stop recess is longer than a part of the blocking element. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The electronic handle according to claim 1, wherein the blocking element comprises an actuation protuberance configured to be actuated to move the blocking element from the blocking position to the unblocking position. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The electronic handle according to claim 1, wherein the fixed part comprises a removable cap configured to cover at least partially the blocking element. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electronic handle according to claim 12, wherein the cap comprises a cap removal cavity configured for cooperating with a tool to remove said removable cap. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The electronic handle according to claim 13, wherein the tool is a cap key. ### Claim 15 (depends on 5) The electronic handle according to claim 5, wherein the grip lever has a longitudinal shape and the blocking element has a longitudinal shape according to a central shaft from which the blocking protuberance projects, and wherein the central shaft extends substantially perpendicularly to the grip lever. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The electronic handle according to claim 1, wherein the blocking element comprises a fusible area configured such that a part of the blocking element inhibiting rotation of the grip lever may be separated from a remainder of the blocking element when the grip lever is rotated from the rest position to the electronic active position under a predetermined force such that the blocking element in a broken state does not inhibit the grip lever from being rotated from the rest position to the mechanical active position. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) A vehicle comprising the electronic handle according to claim 1.