Handle assembly for a vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsKevin Zarraga, Victor Negrete Cortés, Karla Patricia Murguia Rendon
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Abstract
A handle assembly for a vehicle includes a rail. The rail includes retention flanges that each define a channel. A handle is disposed within the channel and is operably coupled to the rail. The handle includes a body that defines a grasping portion and at least one attachment end. A latch feature is operably coupled to the at least one attachment end of the handle. The latch feature includes a retention member that is coupled to a pivot feature. The latch feature also includes a lever. A cable is operably coupled to the lever of the latch feature and is configured to translate the latch feature between an engaged position and a retracted position.
Claims20
A vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle floor;
- a pillar operably coupled to the vehicle floor;
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- a handle assembly proximate to the vehicle floor and operably coupled to the pillar, the handle assembly comprising:
- a rail having a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of apertures defined along the first and second surfaces, the first surface including retention flanges that define a channel along the first surface;
- a latch feature selectively disposed within at least one of the plurality of apertures, the latch feature including a retention member coupled to a pivot feature, the latch feature also including a lever;
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- a handle operably coupled to the latch feature and including a body that defines a grasping portion and at least one attachment end.
A handle assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a rail including retention flanges that each define a channel;
- a handle disposed within the channel and operably coupled to the rail, the handle including a body that defines a grasping portion and at least one attachment end;
- a latch feature operably coupled to the at least one attachment end of the handle, the latch feature including a retention member coupled to a pivot feature, the latch feature also including a lever;
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- a cable operably coupled to the lever of the latch feature and configured to translate the latch feature between an engaged position and a retracted position.
A pillar assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a pillar operably coupled to a floor of said vehicle;
- and
- a handle assembly operably coupled to the pillar proximate to the vehicle floor, the handle assembly comprising:
- a rail having a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of apertures defined along the first and second surfaces, the first surface including retention flanges that each define a channel along the first surface;
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- a handle operably coupled to the rail and at least one attachment end and a latch feature disposed proximate to the at least one attachment end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.