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US 11,920,373 B2Granted
Door outside handle assembly having sliding type door lock cap
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsHong-Mi Kim, Myeong-Rok Choi
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Abstract
An embodiment door outside handle assembly includes a door lock body configured to be attached to an outside of a door panel of a vehicle, a grip cover covering an outside of the door lock body and including a key hole configured to receive an emergency key, and a door lock cap on an outside of the grip cover, the door lock cap being slidable in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle to cover or uncover the key hole.
Claims19
A door outside handle assembly comprising:
- a door lock body configured to be attached to an outside of a door panel of a vehicle;
- a grip cover covering an outside of the door lock body and including a key hole configured to receive an emergency key, wherein the grip cover comprises a main grip cover assembled to a lower portion of the outside of the door lock body to cover the lower portion and a sub grip cover assembled to an upper portion of the main grip cover and covering an upper portion of the outside of the door lock body;
- a door lock cap on an outside of the grip cover, the door lock cap being slidable in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle to cover or uncover the key hole;
- a slot on the grip cover in a section where the key hole is provided, wherein the slot has a predetermined length in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle;
- and
- a locking hook on the door lock cap, the locking hook configured to be inserted into the slot and to force the door lock cap to cover the grip cover;
- wherein the slot comprises a first slot and a second slot and the locking hook comprises a first locking hook and a second locking hook;
- wherein the first slot is provided in an upper portion of the main grip cover and the second slot is provided in a lower portion of the main grip cover;
- wherein the first locking hook is provided on an upper end of the door lock cap and the second locking hook is provided on a lower end of the door lock cap;
- and
- wherein the first and second locking hooks prevent the door lock cap from being separated from the main grip cover regardless of the position of the door lock cap.
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A door outside handle assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a door lock body configured to be attached to an outside of a door panel of a vehicle;
- a grip cover covering an outside of the door lock body and including a key hole configured to receive an emergency key, wherein the grip cover comprises a main grip cover assembled to a lower portion of the outside of the door lock body to cover the lower portion and a sub grip cover assembled to an upper portion of the main grip cover and covering an upper portion of the outside of the door lock body;
- a door lock cap on an outside of the grip cover, the door lock cap being slidable in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle to cover or uncover the key hole, wherein the door lock cap is slidable only in a predetermined section of the grip cover;
- a slot on the grip cover in a section where the key hole is provided, wherein the slot has a predetermined length in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle;
- and
- a locking hook on the door lock cap, the locking hook configured to be inserted into the slot and to force the door lock cap to cover the grip cover;
- wherein the slot comprises a first slot and a second slot and the locking hook comprises a first locking hook and a second locking hook;
- wherein the first slot is provided in an upper portion of the main grip cover and the second slot is provided in a lower portion of the main grip cover;
- wherein the first locking hook is provided on an upper end of the door lock cap and the second locking hook is provided on a lower end of the door lock cap;
- and
- wherein the first and second locking hooks prevent the door lock cap from being separated from the main grip cover regardless of the position of the door lock cap.
8 more elements
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- a vehicle door coupled to the vehicle body, the vehicle door comprising a door panel;
- a door lock body attached to an outer surface of the door panel;
- a grip cover covering an outside of the door lock body and including a key hole configured to receive an emergency key, wherein the grip cover comprises a main grip cover assembled to a lower portion of the outside of the door lock body to cover the lower portion and a sub grip cover assembled to an upper portion of the main grip cover and covering an upper portion of the outside of the door lock body;
- a door lock cap on an outside of the grip cover, the door lock cap being slidable in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle to cover or uncover the key hole;
- a slot on the grip cover in a section where the key hole is provided, wherein the slot has a predetermined length in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle;
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- a locking hook on the door lock cap, the locking hook configured to be inserted into the slot and to force the door lock cap to cover the grip cover;
- wherein the slot comprises a first slot and a second slot and the locking hook comprises a first locking hook and a second locking hook;
- wherein the first slot is provided in an upper portion of the main grip cover and the second slot is provided in a lower portion of the main grip cover;
- wherein the first locking hook is provided on an upper end of the door lock cap and the second locking hook is provided on a lower end of the door lock cap;
- and
- wherein the first and second locking hooks prevent the door lock cap from being separated from the main grip cover regardless of the position of the door lock cap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.