Door handle assembly including auxiliary bearing and auxiliary bearing support for a door handle
AssigneeNewfrey LLC
InventorsPhilip Ellis, David Ebert
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Abstract
A door handle assembly includes a door handle having an operator portion, and a shank extending from the operator portion. A mounting plate has a first bearing, the first bearing being sized to receive the shank of the door handle. An auxiliary bearing assembly includes an auxiliary bearing support and a second bearing. The auxiliary bearing support is connected to the mounting plate, wherein the second bearing is spaced apart a distance from the first bearing along an axis passing through the first bearing and the second bearing, the second bearing being sized to receive the shank of the door handle.
Claims17
A door handle assembly, comprising:
- a door handle having an operator portion, and a shank extending from said operator portion;
- a mounting plate having a first bearing, said first bearing sized to receive said shank of said door handle;
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- an auxiliary bearing assembly including an auxiliary bearing support and a second bearing, said auxiliary bearing support being connected to said mounting plate, wherein said second bearing is spaced apart a distance from said first bearing along an axis passing through said first bearing and said second bearing, said second bearing being sized to receive said shank of said door handle.
A method of reducing play in a door handle in directions non-parallel to a rotational axis of said door handle, comprising:
- establishing a first bearing in a mounting plate for receiving a shank of said door handle;
- spacing a second bearing for receiving said shank of said door handle a distance from said first bearing along said rotational axis;
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- inserting said shank of said door handle in said first bearing and said second bearing.
A method of assembling a door handle assembly having a mounting plate, comprising:
- inserting a shank of a door handle through a primary bearing of said mounting plate and an auxiliary bearing of an auxiliary bearing assembly;
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- attaching said auxiliary bearing assembly to said mounting plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.