Inside-handle arrangement for an automotive vehicle door assembly
AssigneesNissan Motor Co., Ltd., Ohi Seisakusho Co., Ltd.
InventorsMasaichi Moriya, Osamu Seko
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Abstract
An inside-handle arrangement for the vehicle door assembly has a member, for pivotably securing a handle onto a door inner panel, with a circumferential edge capable of air-tight engagement with a door trim. Further, the member is adapted to close in an air-tight fashion an opening through which the handle is received using a portion of the handle for providing the air-blocking arrangement.
Claims26
An inside handle arrangement for operating a door latch mechanism of an automotive vehicle door assembly, comprising:
- an inside handle co-operatively associated with said door latch mechanism and movable between a first normal position and a second operated position;
- a bracket fixed to a door panel for pivoting said inside handle adjacent said door panel, said bracket having an opening for receiving one end of said inside handle and permitting said inside handle to move between said first and second positions;
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- means for closing said opening, said closing means including a portion of said inside handle adapted to contact a portion of said bracket adjacent said opening to establish an air-blocking closure therebetween at least when said inside handle is in said first position.
An inside handle arrangement for operating a door latch mechanism of an automotive vehicle door assembly, comprising:
- an inside handle co-operatively associated with said door latch mechanism and movable between a first normal position and a second operated position;
- a door trim provided adjacent a door panel;
- a bracket for pivoting said inside handle adjacent said door panel, said bracket having an opening for receiving one end of said inside handle and permitting said inside handle to move between said first and second positions;
- means for closing said opening, said closing means including a portion of said inside handle adapted to contact a portion of said bracket adjacent said opening to establish an air-blocking closure therebetween at least when said inside handle is in said first position;
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- a cover member attached to said bracket and urging said door trim onto said bracket to establish air-blocking closure therebetween.
An inside handle arrangement for operating a door latch mechanism of an automotive vehicle door assembly, comprising:
- a door panel;
- a door trim attached to said door panel with a clearance defined therebetween;
- an inside handle including a grip portion and a pivot portion, said inside handle being associated with said door latch mechanism and movable between a first normal position and a second operated position;
- a bracket rigidly secured to said door panel and defining an opening to receive said pivot portion of said inside handle, said bracket including means for pivoting said inside handle thereabout;
- means for closing said opening in an air-blocking fashion, said closing means including a first portion of said pivot portion contacting a portion of said bracket adjacent said opening;
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- a cover member engageable with said bracket and having a circumferential edge thereon adapted to urge said door trim:
- onto said bracket in an air-blocking fashion.
An inside handle arrangement for operating a door latch mechanism of an automotive vehicle door assembly, comprising:
- a door panel;
- a door trim attached to said door panel with a clearance defined therebetween;
- an inside handle including a grip portion and a pivot portion, said inside handle being associated with said door latch mechanism and movable between a first normal position and a second operated position;
- a bracket having an opening to receive said pivot portion of said inside handle, and means for pivoting said inside handle thereabout;
- means for closing said opening in air-blocking fashion, said closing means including a first portion of said pivot portion contacting a portion of said bracket adjacent said opening;
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- a cover member attachable to said bracket and urging said door trim onto said bracket to establish air blocking closure therebetween.
An inside handle arrangement for operating a door latch mechanism of an automotive vehicle door assembly, comprising:
- a door panel;
- a bracket rigidly secured to a surface of said door panel facing a vehicle cabin, said bracket having a second portion at which the bracket is secured to said door panel, a first portion perpendicularly extending from said second portion, and a third portion connected to said first portion and essentially parallel to said door panel, an enclosed space being defined by said first portion, said third portion, and said door panel, and a through opening being defined in said third portion;
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- an inside handle associated with a door latch mechanism and operative between a first normal position and a second operated position, said door handle having a pivot portion extending into said enclosed space through said opening, said pivot portion being formed such that said handle can move between said first and second positions, said pivot portion having one external surface contacting the corresponding periphery of said opening in air-blocking fashion, and the other external surface contacting the correspondiug periphery of said opening in said first position of said handle in air-blocking fashion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.