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US 10,731,389 B2Granted
Retractable handle arrangement
AssigneeJaguar Land Rover Limited
InventorsSean Smart, Andy Mascia, Edward Smith
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Abstract
A handle arrangement for a vehicle comprising: a handle moveable between a slowed position and a deployed position; a drive mechanism for controlling the handle position; a sensor for detecting a force applied to the handle when in the deployed position, which force is directed so as to urge the handle into the stowed position; wherein upon detecting the force the handle arrangement is arranged to move the handle from the deployed position to the stowed position.
Claims20
A handle arrangement for a vehicle comprising:
- a handle moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position;
- a drive mechanism for controlling the handle position;
- at least one sensor configured to detect a movement of the handle toward the stowed position caused by a force applied to the handle when in the deployed position, the movement detected by the sensor prior to the handle reaching the stowed position, which force is directed so as to urge the handle towards the stowed position;
- wherein the drive mechanism is responsive to the force applied to the handle when in the deployed position such that upon detecting the movement, the drive mechanism is configured to continue the movement of the handle toward the stowed position and thereby move the handle from the deployed position to the stowed position.
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