Cap assembly for vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsMasatoshi Mori, Robert Bator, Jason Wendling, Benjamin Huttsell
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Abstract
A cap assembly for a vehicle includes a base and a cap pivotally mounted to the base. The base can define a recess for receiving a component therein to be captured by the cap. The cap is moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The cap includes a locking feature that maintains the cap in the locked position and urges the cap to the locked position when nearly in the locked position. When the cap is in the locked position, the component is locked within the recess. When the cap is in the unlocked position, the component is removable from the recess.
Claims20
A door handle assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a base;
- a door handle pivotally mounted to the base;
- a cable assembly operatively connected to the door handle, the cable assembly having a mounting end portion seated within a recess defined in the base;
- and
- a cap rotatably connected to the base for securing the mounting end portion within the recess of the base when in a locked state with the mounting end portion seated within the recess of the base, the cap having a locking feature that urges the cap to a locked position corresponding with the locked state.
A cap assembly for a vehicle door handle assembly, comprising:
- a base defining a recess;
- a component received within the recess of the base;
- and
- a cap pivotally mounted to the base for securing the component within the recess of the base, the cap movable between a locked position wherein the component is locked within the recess and an unlocked position wherein the component is removable from the recess, the cap including a locking feature that maintains the cap in the locked position and urges the cap to the locked position when nearly in the locked position.
A cap assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a base;
- a cap pivotally mounted to the base, the cap movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the cap including a locking feature that maintains the cap in the locked position and urges the cap to the locked position when nearly in the locked position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.