Door assembly for motor vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsRajesh K. Patel, Constantin Manolescu, Floyd Anthony Harter, Laeth Zahed, Tony Nguyen, Sara James
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Abstract
In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a door assembly for a motor vehicle, including: a door mounted relative to an opening in a body of the motor vehicle such that the door is moveable between a fully closed position and a fully open position; and a fixed door handle projecting outward from an exterior surface of the door, and wherein the fixed door handle includes a switch assembly configured to generate an electric signal when pressed.
Claims22
A door assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a door mounted relative to an opening in a body of the motor vehicle such that the door is moveable between a fully closed position and a fully open position;
- and
- a fixed door handle projecting outward from an exterior surface of the door, and wherein the fixed door handle includes a switch assembly configured to generate an electric signal when pressed,
- wherein the door includes trim,
- wherein the fixed door handle includes a base section and a top section,
- wherein the base section is integrally formed with the trim, and
- wherein the top section is formed separately from the base section.
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A door assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a door mounted relative to an opening in a body of the motor vehicle such that the door is moveable between a fully closed position and a fully open position;
- and
- a fixed door handle projecting outward from an exterior surface of the door, and wherein the fixed door handle includes a switch assembly configured to generate an electric signal when pressed,
- wherein the door includes trim,
- wherein the fixed door handle includes a base section and a top section,
- wherein the base section is integrally formed with the trim,
- wherein the base section includes a top, bottom, leading edge, trailing edge, and lateral edge,
- wherein the leading edge of the base section projects laterally outward from a remainder of the trim and is tapered moving in a forward direction,
- wherein the top of the base section includes a recess configured to receive the top section,
- wherein the top section includes a leading edge, a trailing edge, a top, an inner surface facing the door, and an outer surface facing away from the door,
- wherein the outer surface of the top section includes a light, and
- wherein the light is configured to illuminate in a custom sequence selected by a user.
A method, comprising:
- activating one or both of a door presenter assembly and a latch assembly of a door in response to a signal generated by a switch assembly, wherein a fixed door handle projecting outward from an exterior surface of the door includes the switch assembly;
- and
- illuminating a light in a custom sequence set by a user, wherein an outer surface of the fixed door handle includes the light.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.