Mounting structure of an inner handle for a vehicle
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorBo Seung Moon
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Abstract
A mounting structure of an inner handle for a vehicle having an inner handle serving as an emergency hammer to break or smash the windows of a vehicle in the event of the emergency. The mounting structure of the inner handle includes an inner handle having a grabbing part and connecting parts perpendicularly extending from both ends of the grabbing part. A hammer head made of a high-strength material, the hammer head installed to the end of the connecting part. A locking means rotatably mounted around the circumference of the hammer head and the connecting part and a stopping means preventing unintentional rotation of the locking means. The vehicle pillar trim being configured to receive the inner handle.
Claims10
A mounting structure of an inner handle for a vehicle, comprising:
- an inner handle having a grabbing part and connecting parts perpendicularly extending from both ends of the grabbing part;
- a hammer head made of a high-strength material, the hammer head installed to the ends of the connecting parts;
- a locking means rotatably mounted around the circumference of the hammer head and the connecting part;
- a stopping means preventing unintentional rotation of the locking means;
- a pillar trim having an opening through which the front portion of the locking means passes;
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- a body panel having an opening at which the front portion of the locking means is detachably engaged.
A mounting structure of an inner handle for a vehicle, comprising:
- an inner handle having a grabbing portion and a connecting portion;
- a metallic mass coupled toward a body panel end of the connecting portion;
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- a locking mechanism configured and dimensioned to receive the body panel end of the connecting portion, wherein the locking mechanism removably engages from the connecting portion of the inner handle.
A mounting structure of an inner handle for a vehicle, comprising:
- an inner handle having a grabbing portion and a connecting portion;
- a metallic mass coupled toward a body panel end of the connecting portion;
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- a body panel configured and dimensioned to removably receive the connecting portion of the inner handle such that a passenger of the vehicle can remove the inner handle and access the metallic mass.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.