# US 2024/0200370 A1 · Assembly for opening and/or closing a vehicle door > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2024/0200370 A1 - Document ID: US20240200370A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/523,505 - Filed: 2023-11-29 - Published: 2024-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2022-12-19 - Assignees: Minebea Accesssolutions Italia S.P.A. - Applicants: Minebea Accesssolutions Italia S.P.A. - Inventors: Massimo FRATTINI; Alberto GRAMAGLIA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20240200370A1 ## CPC - E05B 81/76: Detection of handle operation; Detection of a user approaching a handle; Electrical switching actions performed by door handles - E05B 81/77: {comprising sensors detecting the presence of the hand of a user} - E05B 17/10: Illuminating devices on or for locks or keys; {Transparent or translucent lock parts; Indicator lights} - E05B 79/06: Mounting of handles, e.g. to the wing or to the lock - E05B 85/10: Handles - E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS ## Abstract An assembly for opening and/or closing a vehicle door includes a grip member configured to be attached to an external side of a vehicle door. The grip member includes a base configured to extend from the vehicle door when the grip member is attached to the external side of the vehicle door and a gripping part extending from the base toward an upper direction when the grip member is attached to the external side of the vehicle door. The assembly also includes an electronic switch subassembly configured to be attached to the grip member and to be activated by a user's touch so as to send a signal to an electronic latch to open the door. The electronic switch subassembly includes a switch contact area facing towards the external side of the vehicle door when the grip member is attached to the external side of the vehicle door. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An assembly for opening and/or closing a vehicle door, the assembly comprising: a grip member configured to be attached to an external side of a vehicle door, the grip member comprising: a base configured to extend from the vehicle door when the grip member is attached to the external side of the vehicle door; and a gripping part extending from the base and toward an upper direction when the grip member is attached to the external side of the vehicle door; and an electronic switch subassembly attached to the grip member and configured to be activated by a user's touch so as to send a signal to an electronic latch to open the vehicle door, the electronic switch subassembly comprising a switch contact area facing towards the external side of the vehicle door when the grip member is attached to the external side of the vehicle door. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the gripping part comprises a traction surface configured to permit exerting a traction on the grip member so as to pull on the vehicle door, the traction surface facing the vehicle door when the grip member is attached to the external side of the vehicle door and wherein the switch contact area is located within the traction surface when the electronic switch subassembly is attached to the grip member. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the assembly comprises a light source subassembly comprising a light source arranged so that at least part of the light source faces away from the vehicle door when the grip member is attached to the external side of the vehicle door. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The assembly according to claim 3 wherein the light source subassembly comprises a window part that is at least partially transparent to light emitted by the light source. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the electronic switch subassembly comprises at least two switch elements, each switch element comprising one or more switches, the switch elements being arranged at different positions with respect to the switch contact area so that a user's touch on the switch contact area activates at least one of the switches. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The assembly according to claim 5, wherein each switch element comprises a first switch and a second switch, the electronic switch subassembly being activated when: at least one of the first switches is activated, and at least one of the second switches is activated. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The assembly according to claim 6, wherein the first switches and the second switches are configured such that an output signal sent by each of the first switches when activated is inverted with respect to an output signal sent by each of the second switches when activated. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The assembly according to claim 6, wherein the electric switch subassembly comprises a first electrical subcircuit connecting the first switches together, and a second electrical subcircuit connecting the second switch elements together, the first electrical subcircuit being distinct from the second electrical subcircuit. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a housing comprising the electronic switch subassembly, the housing being configured so as to be received, at least in part, within an inner space of the gripping part. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The assembly according to claim 9 wherein the housing is configured so as to be removably attached to the gripping part. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a fixation element configured to be attached to the vehicle door, wherein an aperture is arranged in the fixation element so as to receive at least a part of the grip member. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) A method for mounting the assembly according to claim 11 on the vehicle door, the vehicle door including a belt line form which a window glass is configured to extend, the method comprising: assembling the electronic switch subassembly to the grip member; arranging at least a part of the assembled electronic switch subassembly and the grip member in the aperture of the fixation element; and attaching the fixation element to the vehicle door. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) A vehicle door comprising the assembly according to claim 1 and a belt line from which a window glass is configured to extend. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The vehicle door according to claim 13, wherein the grip member is attached to an external side of the vehicle door, at the belt line.