Luggage-type baggage article

A luggage-type baggage article, comprising:

• at least two half-shells,
• an extendable and retractable handle mechanism which is at least partly housed in one of the at least two half-shells and configured to lock or unlock a handle of the article in a position selected from a plurality of extension positions of the handle relative to said at least two half-shells, by a rotation of a grip portion of the handle,
• wherein the extendable and retractable handle mechanism comprises:
• a handle axle to rotate the grip portion, which is mechanically connected thereto,
• at least one sheath mounted to be fixed in one of said at least two half-shells,
• at least one elongate member of specific cross-section mounted to be movable in translation relative to said at least one sheath,
• at least one locking/unlocking system mechanically connected to said at least one elongate member and housed at least partly in said at least one sheath,
• at least one interface system configured to be actuated by the handle axle and to actuate the locking/unlocking system, said at least one interface system comprising a cam journal of a cylindrical journal being shape, the cam mechanically connected by a first end to the handle axle and comprising a second end, opposite the first end, comprising a transmission tip having a contact face which, in a first position of the grip portion and of the handle axle, is configured to operate said at least one locking/unlocking system to lock the handle in the selected position, and the contact face, in a second position of the grip portion and of the handle axle obtained by a rotation of the grip portion, is configured to operate said at least one locking/unlocking system to lock the handle;
• wherein the cam journal is attached onto the handle axle;
• and
• wherein the cam journal is mechanically connected to the handle axle by at least one fastening member comprising a free end and passing through the handle axle;
• and wherein the free end is accommodated in at least one window in the cam journal.

A luggage-type baggage article, comprising:

• at least two half-shells,
• an extendable and retractable handle mechanism which is at least partly housed in one of the at least two half-shells and configured to lock or unlock a handle of the article in a position selected from a plurality of extension positions of the handle relative to said at least two half-shells, by a rotation of a grip portion of the handle,
• wherein the extendable and retractable handle mechanism comprises:
• a handle axle to rotate the grip portion, which is mechanically connected thereto,
• at least one sheath mounted to be fixed in one of said at least two half-shells,
• at least one elongate member of specific cross-section mounted to be movable in translation relative to said at least one sheath,
• at least one locking/unlocking system mechanically connected to said at least one elongate member and housed at least partly in said at least one sheath,
• at least one interface system configured to be actuated by the handle axle and to actuate the locking/unlocking system, said at least one interface system comprising a cam journal of a cylindrical shape, the cam journal being mechanically connected by a first end to the handle axle and comprising a second end, opposite the first end, comprising a transmission tip having a contact face which, in a first position of the grip portion and of the handle axle, is configured to operate said at least one locking/unlocking system to lock the handle in the selected position, and the contact face, in a second position of the grip portion and of the handle axle obtained by a rotation of the grip portion, is configured to operate said at least one locking/unlocking system to lock the handle;
• wherein said at least one interface system comprises at least one push member having a complementary contact face configured to cooperate directly with the contact face of the transmission tip.

A luggage-type baggage article, comprising:

• at least two half-shells,
• an extendable and retractable handle mechanism which is at least partly housed in one of the at least two half-shells and configured to lock or unlock a handle of the article in a position selected from a plurality of extension positions of the handle relative to said at least two half-shells, by a rotation of a grip portion of the handle,
• wherein the extendable and retractable handle mechanism comprises:
• a handle axle to rotate the grip portion, which is mechanically connected thereto,
• at least one sheath mounted to be fixed in one of said at least two half-shells,
• at least one elongate member of specific cross-section mounted to be movable in translation relative to said at least one sheath,
• at least one locking/unlocking system mechanically connected to said at least one elongate member and housed at least partly in said at least one sheath,
• at least one interface system configured to be actuated by the handle axle and to actuate the locking/unlocking system, said at least one interface system comprising a cam journal of a cylindrical the cam shape, journal being mechanically connected by a first end to the handle axle and comprising a second end, opposite the first end, comprising a transmission tip having a contact face which, in a first position of the grip portion and of the handle axle, is configured to operate said at least one locking/unlocking system to lock the handle in the selected position, and the contact face, in a second position of the grip portion and of the handle axle obtained by a rotation of the grip portion, is configured to operate said at least one locking/unlocking system to lock the handle;
• wherein said at least one interface system comprises at least one elastic member mounted on the handle axle;
• and
• wherein said at least one interface system comprises a spring journal to which said at least one elastic member is mechanically connected by a first end, the handle axle being movably mounted in said at least one elastic member, said at least one elastic member being interposed between the spring journal and the cam journal and being mechanically connected by a second end, opposite the first end, to a side opposite on the cam journal where the transmission tip is located.