Auto flush door handle assembly
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsJun-Tae Kim, Jung-Ho Han, Han-Gi Son
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Abstract
An auto flush door handle assembly includes a housing with an opening formed on one side of the housing, and a handle cover disposed inside the housing. In particular, the handle cover opens or closes the opening. The flush door handle assembly further includes a first rotation link having an upper end link-connected to the housing and a lower end link-connected to the handle cover, and a second rotation link positioned apart from the first rotation link and having an upper end link-connected to the housing and a lower end link-connected to the handle cover. The flush door handle assembly includes a release link operated by the first rotation link and configured to release a door latch.
Claims20
An auto flush door handle assembly for a vehicle, the auto flush door handle assembly comprising:
- a housing with an opening formed on one side thereof;
- a handle cover disposed inside the housing and configured to open and close the opening;
- a first rotation link including:
- an upper end link-connected to the housing, and a lower end link-connected to the handle cover;
- a second rotation link positioned apart from the first rotation link and including:
- an upper end link-connected to the housing, and a lower end link-connected to the handle cover;
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- a release link operated by the first rotation link and configured to release a door latch.
An auto flush door handle assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a housing with an opening formed on one side thereof;
- a handle cover disposed inside the housing and configured to open and close the opening;
- a first rotation link including an upper end link-connected to the housing and a lower end link-connected to the handle cover;
- a second rotation link positioned apart from the first rotation link and including an upper end link-connected to the housing and a lower end link-connected to the handle cover;
- an actuator configured to operate the first rotation link;
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- a release link rotatably installed on one side of the housing and configured to be operated by the first rotation link to release a door latch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.