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US 11,913,262 B2Granted
Single axis adjustment feature for flush door handles
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsThaddeus Wleklinski, III, Walter Belchine, III, Justin L. Ruzich
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Abstract
A vehicle door handle assembly incorporating a dual sided adjustable male fastener. The dual sided adjustable male fastener is adapted to be installed to an initial predefined preliminary position from the inside of the structure and then adjusted from the exterior at the point of final assembly to establish a flush orientation of the handle relative to surrounding components.
Claims15
A door handle assembly for a vehicle door, comprising:
- a mating component configured to be mounted to an interior surface of the vehicle door;
- an outer support component configured to be positioned substantially flushed to an exterior surface of the vehicle door, the outer support component defining a transverse passageway;
- a biasing element configured to be positioned between the mating component and the outer support component, the biasing element configured to be at least partially aligned with the transverse passageway;
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- an adjustment feature configured to adjust the position of the outer support component, the adjustment feature comprising a fastener configured to threadably engaged with the outer support component via the transverse passageway, the fastener including:
- a head having a first tool indenture dimensioned to receive a first tool to adjust the fastener in a first direction, and
- a nipple opposite the head, the nipple having a second tool indenture dimensioned to receive a second tool to adjust the fastener in a second direction, and
- an underlying support to limit deflection of the biasing element,
- wherein the head of the fastener is configured to engage the biasing element adjacent to the first indenture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.