Outside handle assembly of automobile
AssigneeAlpha Corporation
InventorYutaka Saitoh
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Abstract
An outside handle assembly for an automobile is constructed to have a handle body 3 connected to a handle base 2 secured to an automobile panel 1, and a connecting lever 7 swingably connected to the handle body 3 and driven vertically by an operating force applied to the handle body 3 so that an engaging portion 4 formed toward its lower end may push an unlocking lever 6 in a locking device 5 to release the locking device 5 from its locking state. The engaging portion 4 is formed to be disengageable from the unlocking lever 6 upon swinging of the connecting lever 7 toward the center of the automobile body. The handle base 2 is provided with a panel deformation detector 8 protruding toward the connecting lever 7. The connecting lever 7 being urged toward the panel 1 by urging member 9.
Claims5
An outside handle assembly for an automobile comprising:
- a handle base fixed to an automobile panel;
- a handle body connected to the handle base;
- a connecting lever swingably connected to the handle body, and vertically driven by an operating force applied to the handle body;
- an urging member having one end connected to the handle base and the other end engaged to the connecting lever, wherein the connecting lever is urged toward the automobile panel by the urging member;
- a locking device having an unlocking lever;
- an engaging portion formed on a lower end of the connecting lever, wherein the engaging portion is arranged to push the unlocking lever to release the locking device from a locking state when the connecting lever is vertically driven, and the engaging portion is formed to be disengaged from the unlocking lever when the connecting lever is swung toward a center of the automobile body;
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- a panel deformation detector provided on the handle base and configured to protrude toward the connecting lever.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.