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US 2022/0186530 A1Published application
Door handle assembly for a vehicle and method for mounting a door handle assembly
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorZsolt WILKE
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AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorZsolt WILKE
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A door handle assembly (1) for a vehicle, wherein the door handle assembly includes a handle support (2) and a grip (3) for opening a door or flap of the vehicle, wherein the door handle assembly is configured in order to be transferable between a mounting state and an operating state, wherein, in the mounting state of the door handle assembly, at least one first end region (4) of the grip (3) can be inserted or plugged into a receiving region (5) formed in the handle support (2) and in particular configured in order to be channel- or shaft-shaped, and wherein, in the operating state of the door handle assembly, the grip (3) is pivotably mounted relative to the handle support (2) via a pivot bearing formed during the change from the mounting state to the operating state about a pivot axis specified by the pivot bearing.
A door handle assembly for a vehicle, wherein the door handle assembly comprises a handle support and a grip for opening a door or flap of the vehicle, wherein the door handle assembly is configured in order to be transferable between a mounting state and an operating state by a mounting element, which is pivotably fastened to the handle support, wherein, in the mounting state of the door handle assembly, at least one first end region of the grip can be inserted or plugged into a receiving region formed in the handle support and configured in order to be channel- or shaft-shaped, and wherein, in the operating state of the door handle assembly, the grip is pivotably mounted relative to the handle support via a pivot bearing formed during the change from the mounting state to the operating state about a pivot axis specified by the pivot bearing.
A method of assembling a door handle assembly for a vehicle, wherein the door handle assembly comprises a handle support and a grip for opening a door or flap of the vehicle, and wherein the door handle assembly is configured in order to be transferable between a mounting state and an operating state, wherein, for the mounting, the handle support is fastened internally or externally to the door or flap and subsequently a first end region of the grip is inserted or plugged in through a recess in the door or flap for fastening at the handle support in a receiving region configured in the handle support and configured in order to be channel- or shaft-shaped, wherein, upon insertion or plugging into the channel- or shaft-shaped receiving region, the at least one first end region of the grip enters into operative connection with a mounting element of the door handle assembly, which is configured in order to be transferable between a mounting state and an operating state, wherein the mounting element is configured in order to form, when switching from the mounting state to the operating state, the pivot bearing for the pivotable bearing of the grip relative to the handle support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.