Extendable flush door handle for vehicle

A handle assembly for a door of a vehicle, said handle assembly comprising:

• a base portion mounted at or incorporated into a structure of the door of the vehicle;
• a handle portion pivotable relative to said base portion, wherein said handle portion is pivotable between a recessed position, where said handle portion is at least partially recessed at said base portion so as to be not readily graspable by a user, and a partially extended position, where said handle portion extends partially outward from said base portion to be graspable by the user;
• wherein said handle portion pivots about a pivot axis when pivoting between said recessed position and said partially extended position;
• wherein a first portion of said handle portion is at a first side of said pivot axis and a second portion of said handle portion is at a second side of said pivot axis;
• a control operable to pivot said handle portion from said recessed position to said partially extended position responsive to a trigger;
• wherein said control operates a motor of an actuator of said handle assembly and wherein operation of said motor pivots said handle portion between said recessed position and said partially extended position;
• wherein said control controls said actuator to move said handle portion from said recessed position to said partially extended position responsive to said trigger;
• wherein said first portion of said handle portion is received in said base portion when said handle portion is in said recessed position, and wherein said first portion is not readily graspable by the user when said handle portion is in said recessed position;
• wherein said actuator engages a guide element of said handle portion to move said guide element in a generally arcuate path to impart pivotal movement of said handle portion about a pivot pin that pivotally mounts said handle portion to said base portion;
• wherein, when said handle portion is at said partially extended position, said first portion of said handle portion is extended from said base portion so as to be graspable by the user and manually movable further outward from said base portion to open the door of the vehicle;
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• wherein, when said handle portion is at said recessed position, said second portion of said handle portion is manually movable by the user in a direction inward toward said base portion to cause said handle portion to pivot about said pivot axis so that said first portion of said handle portion moves outward from said base portion and said handle portion pivots toward said partially extended position without operation of said motor.