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US 10,526,820 B2Granted
Handle system and mechanism for a vehicle rolling door
AssigneeTransglobal Ltd.
InventorsMark A. Schroeder, Keith E. Dunbar
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Abstract
A handle system and mechanism for a vehicle rolling door is disclosed. The system has an inside handle with a handle portion and a shank portion. The system also has a selectively rotatable swing plate. The swing plate selectively contacts the shank portion of the inside handle to assist in opening the door. The swing plate can also contact a stop plate. An outside handle is also provided.
Claims12
A handle mechanism for operating latches on a vehicle rolling door, comprising:
- a selectively rotatable inside handle having a tapered oval handle portion and a shank portion unitarily formed with the handle portion, wherein the shank portion defines a shank end portion with a first cable aperture operatively connected to a first latch, a mounting stud receiving plate attached to the shank end portion and provided with a plate aperture and a cable eye attached to the mounting stud receiving plate and provided with a second cable aperture operatively connected to a second latch;
- an outside handle having a handle stud operatively connecting an outside handle to an inside handle;
- a selectively rotatable swing plate having a mounting stud aperture, said aperture defined by two parallel straight sides and two curvilinear sides, said swing plate having an upper edge and a lower edge, wherein said swing plate selectively contacts said mounting stud receiving plate between the end shank portion and the cable eye;
- a stationary stop plate having a handle stud aperture, the stop plate having a tab to selectively contact said upper edge of said swing plate when said swing plate is selectively rotated by operation of either said outside handle or said inside handle;
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- a mounting stud located over said handle stud to secure the handle stud, wherein the mounting stud has a first outer surface with two flats separated by curvilinear surfaces and a second threaded outer surface, wherein the mounting stud extends through said plate aperture and said mounting stud aperture so as to threadably secure a fastener to said second threaded outer surface to lock said mounting stud to said swing plate.
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A system for operating latches on a vehicle rolling door, comprising:
- a selectively rotatable inside handle having a handle portion and a shank portion, wherein the shank portion defines a shank end portion with has a first cable aperture operatively connected to a first latch, a mounting stud receiving plate attached to the shank end portion and provided with a plate aperture and a cable eye attached to the mounting stud receiving plate and provided with a second cable aperture operatively connected to a second latch;
- an outside handle having a handle study operatively connecting an outside handle and an inside handle;
- a selectively rotatable swing plate having a mounting stud aperture, said aperture having two parallel straight sides and two curvilinear sides, said swing plate having an upper edge and a lower edge, wherein said swing plate selectively contacts said mounting stud receiving plate between the end shank portion and the cable eye;
- a stationary stop plate having a handle stud aperture, the stop plate having a tab to selectively contact said upper edge of said swing plate when said swing plate is selectively rotated by operation of either said inside handle or said outside handle;
- a mounting stud located over said handle stud secure the handle stud, wherein the mounting stud has a first outer surface with two flats separated by curvilinear surfaces and a second threaded outer surface, wherein the mounting stud extends through said plate aperture and said mounting stud aperture so as to threadably secure a fastener to said second threaded outer surface to lock said mounting stud to said swing plate;
- a first end of a first cable attached to said shank portion through said first cable aperture, and a second end of said second cable attached to a first locking pin;
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- a first end of a second cable attached to said shank portion through said cable eye and a second end of said second cable attached to a second locking pin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.