Support bracket for an exterior handle of a vehicle door for motor vehicles

Abstract

The invention is directed to a support bracket for an exterior handle of a vehicle door for motor vehicles. The support bracket is attached on the inside of the outer skin of vehicle door for mounting the exterior handle which is preferably located in a handle recess of the outer skin of the vehicle door. The support bracket further includes a torsion spring (2). Both longitudinally extending ends (3, 4) of the support bracket include a respective opening (5, 6) for passage of the connecting elements of the exterior handle. Another opening (7) supporting the closing cylinder is arranged following the first opening (6). The side of the support bracket (1) facing the opening (7) optionally includes a support fork for enabling the exterior handle to pivot. A Bowden cable connection (8) is associated with the support bracket (1) substantially in the region of the opening (7) that supports the closing cylinder and in the region of the opening (6) that is arranged following the opening (7) and receives a connecting element of the exterior handle. The Bowden cable connection (8) is releasably connected with the downwardly depending longitudinal side (9) of the support bracket (1) to provide safety in a crash.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.