Flush door handle assembly with normal deployment

A door closure assembly for a vehicle, the door assembly comprising:

• a structure including an exterior panel surface defining an opening extending therethrough;
• a handle assembly coupled to the structure and including a grab bar having an outboard surface and moveable relative to the exterior panel surface of the structure between a retracted position and an extended position;
• wherein the grab bar is positioned within the opening when in the retracted position with the outboard surface of the grab bar approximately flush with the exterior panel surface of the structure, and wherein the grab bar is laterally spaced outboard of the exterior panel surface of the structure when the grab bar is in the extended position;
• a first control arm rotatably coupled to a first longitudinal end of the grab bar;
• a first swing arm rotatably coupled to the first control arm and the structure;
• a second control arm rotatably coupled to a second longitudinal end of the grab bar;
• a second swing arm rotatably coupled to the second control arm and the structure;
• a drive assembly coupled to and interconnecting the first swing and the second swing arm and configured for rotating the first swing arm and the second swing arm, which in turn rotate the first control arm and the second control arm respectively to move the grab bar in the normal direction relative to the exterior panel surface between the extended position and the retracted position, wherein the drive assembly includes:
• a first drive gear positionally fixed to the structure for rotation about a rotation axis;
• a first driven gear positionally fixed to the structure for rotation about a first swing axis perpendicular to the rotation axis, wherein the first driven gear is attached to the second end of the first swing arm and in meshing engagement with the first drive gear;
• a second drive gear positionally fixed to the structure for rotation about the rotation axis;
• and
• a second driven gear positionally fixed to the structure for rotation about a second swing axis perpendicular to the rotation axis, wherein the second driven gear is attached to the second end of the second swing arm and in meshing engagement with the second drive gear.