Vehicle door closure
AssigneeBrose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsRolf Bücker, Manfred Hoff
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A vehicle door closure includes a door lock containing a closing element, an outer opening handle pivotally mounted in a holding plate or handle shell of the vehicle door, a coupling element connecting the door lock to the outer opening handle and a connecting device that connects the coupling element to the outer opening handle and compensates for tolerances between the door lock and the outer opening handle. The connecting device is arranged in the coupling element in such a way that it can be moved longitudinally and connected to the coupling element in a positive or non-positive fit manner during assembly of the outer opening handle, the connecting device being locked on the coupling element.
Claims19
A vehicle door closure comprising:
- a vehicle door arranged essentially in a door plane, and having one of a holding plate and a handle shell,
- a door lock containing locking elements,
- a manual pull handle having an activating flank, the manual pull handle pivotally mounted in the one of the holding plate and the handle shell of the vehicle door such that it is pivotable toward and away from the door plane, the activating flank in a position of use of the manual pull handle works in association with a deflection lever which deflects a movement direction of the manual pull handle into a movement direction of a longitudinally extending coupling element which connects the door lock to the manual pull handle,
- a connecting device connecting the coupling element to the manual pull handle and compensating for tolerances between the door lock and the manual pull handle wherein the connecting device has a receiving element which is displaceable longitudinally on the coupling element and a locking element which upon transfer of the manual pull handle into the position of use assumes a fit connection with the coupling element and locks the connecting device on the coupling element,
- wherein upon at least one of insertion, pushing in and pivoting of the manual pull handle into the one of the holding plate and the handle shell of the vehicle door, the activating flank of the manual pull handle engages in effective connection with the locking element in order to produce a connection between the coupling element and the connecting device.
The vehicle door closure according to at least one of the preceding claims wherein the one of the holding plate and the handle shell of the manual pull handle, the door lock and the coupling element are arranged on a support element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.