Non-housing, grip-type door handle and processes for assembling same
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorKyoung-Taek Kwak
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Abstract
A non-housing grip type door handle of a vehicle comprising a handle assembly integrating pad, door lock assembly, handle, hinge part and lever to be mounted onto an external panel of a door; and a base accommodated at the rear side of an external panel to mount the handle assembly, and it is manufactured according to the steps of: accommodating a handle assembly onto a mounting part of an external panel of a door; accommodating a base at the rear side of the mounting part; and fastening and coupling the base, external panel and handle assembly with a fastening unit from the rear side of the mounting part to the front side thereof.
Claims8
A door handle adapted to be mounted on an external panel of a vehicle door, the panel having an outside and an inside, said handle comprising:
- a handle assembly, including a door lock assembly cooperating with a lever, a hinge part and a handle grip portion between said hinge part and lock assembly, said handle assembly configured to be mounted on the out side of the door panel and cooperating together to for a functioning handle mechanism;
- and
- a base mounted on the inside of the external door panel to secure said handle assembly in place.
A method for assembling a door handle onto an external panel of a vehicle door, the panel having an inside and an outside, said method comprising
- providing a handle assembly including door lock assembly cooperating with a lever, a hinge part and a handle grip portion between said hinge part and lock assembly;
- mounting said handle assembly on the outside of said external door panel;
- placing a base on the inside of the door panel in alignment with said handle assembly;
- and
- fastening the handle assembly and base together on said door panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.