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.
Claims20
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.
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 fixed door handle includes a base section and a top section, and
- wherein a top of the base section includes a recess configured to receive the top section.
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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.