Free floating paddle handle for vehicle doors
AssigneeTrimark Corporation
InventorsMatthew L. Hidding, Toby Schwickerath
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Abstract
A handle assembly is provided for a vehicle passenger door or compartment door and has a free floating paddle when the door or compartment is locked. The paddle is pivotally mounted on the exterior of the handle housing, while a logic assembly is mounted on the interior of the housing. The logic assembly includes a pivotal drive plate, a pivotal driven plate, and a pivotal lock arm. The drive plate is independent of the driven plate when the door is locked. The drive plate and driven plate moving in unison when the door is unlocked and the paddle is opened, thereby opening the latch mechanism for the vehicle compartment.
Claims15
A paddle handle assembly for a vehicle having a latch movable between open and closed positions, comprising;
- a housing having interior and exterior sides;
- a paddle pivotally mounted on the exterior side of the housing for movement between open and closed positions;
- a logic assembly on the interior side of the housing;
- the logic assembly including:
- a drive plate pivotally mounted on the housing;
- driven plate pivotally mounted on the housing and being connected to the latch;
- a lock arm pivotally mounted on the housing for movement between locked and unlocked positions;
- a drive arm connected to the paddle via a drive axle and engaging the drive plate, and moving the drive plate from a first position to a second position when the paddle is moved from the closed position to the open position;
- the drive plate being disengaged from the driven plate when the lock arm is in the locked position, such that the latch remains in the closed position when the paddle is moved to the open position;
- the drive plate being engaged with the driven plate when the lock arm is in the unlocked position so that the latch is moved to the open position when the paddle is moved to the open position;
- a pivot pin extending from the housing and extending through the drive plate, the driven plate and the lock arm;
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- the driven plate and the driven plate being pivotally mounted on the pivot pin, and the lock arm has a slot to receive the pivot pin.
A paddle handle assembly for a vehicle having a latch movable between open and closed positions, comprising:
- a housing having opposite interior and exterior sides;
- a paddle pivotally mounted on the exterior side of the housing for movement between open and closed positions;
- a logic assembly on the interior side of the housing;
- the logic assembly including:
- a drive plate pivotally mounted on the housing;
- a driven plate pivotally mounted on the housing and being connected to the latch;
- a lock arm pivotally mounted on the housing for movement between locked and unlocked positions;
- whereby movement of the paddle to the open position moves the drive plate independently of the driven plate when the lock arm is in the locked position such that the latch remains in the closed position;
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- whereby movement of the paddle to the open position moves the drive plate and driven plate in unison when the lock arm is in the unlocked position such that the latch is moved to the open position;
- a pivot pin extending from the housing and extending through the drive plate, the driven plate and the lock arm;
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- the drive plate and the driven plate being pivotally mounted on the pivot pin, and the lock arm has a slot to receive the pivot pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.