U-shin Italia S.p.a.

Minebea Accesssolutions Italia S.p.a.

Frédéric Citron

Anthony Guerin

Thomas Peynot

Simone Ilardo

Dario Fimognari

Sekinger Fabian

Alessio Gajoni

The present invention relates to a vehicle door handle assembly () comprising a handle () comprising a first extremity () and a second extremity () opposed to the first extremity (), the first extremity () being connected to a first lever () connected to an opening lever, said first lever () rotating between a rest position where the first extremity () is in a rest position, a deployed position where the first extremity () is in a deployed position outside the bracket () and an opening position where the first lever () actuates the opening lever, the second extremity () being connected to a second lever () rotating between a rest position where the second extremity () is a rest position, an activation position where the second extremity () is pushed into the bracket (), and a deployed position where the second extremity () is in a deployed position outside the bracket (), the vehicle door handle assembly () also comprising a return lever () connected to the second lever (), said return lever () rotating between a first position and a second position, the return lever () comprising an elastic mean () passively bringing back said return lever () to its first position, the rotation of the second lever () to its activation position actuates the rotation of the return lever () from its first to its second position, and the passive rotation of the return lever () from its second to its first position actuates the rotation of the second lever () from its deployed position to its rest position.

Vehicle door handle assembly

A detection device is configured to activate at least one function of an apparatus, for example activating an electric lock of a vehicle's door, upon the detection of a force applied to an activation part of the apparatus. The apparatus includes a fixed part. The activation part is fixedly attached to the fixed part. The detection device includes a blade and at least one sensor. The blade includes a first bearing part configured to bear against the activation part and a second bearing part configured to bear against the fixed part. The at least one sensor is arranged on the blade and is configured to measure a deformation of the blade when a force is applied on the activation part and collect a deformation signal to be transmitted to a controller. The at least one sensor includes a first sensor arranged between the first and second bearing parts.

Detection device and detection system for activating at least one function of an apparatus, and apparatus comprising the detection system

In a vehicle door handle assembly, a first lever rotates between a rest position where a first extremity is in a rest position, a deployed position where the first extremity is outside a bracket, and an opening position where the first lever actuates an opening lever. A second lever rotates between a rest position where a second extremity is in a rest position, an activation position where the second extremity lowers the second lever into the bracket, and a deployed position where the second extremity is outside the bracket. A return lever includes an elastic device biasing it to a first position. Rotation of the second lever to an activation position actuates rotation of the return lever from its first to a second position. Rotation of the return lever from its second to its first position actuates rotation of the second lever from its deployed position to its rest position.

A vehicle charge port door assembly includes a charge port flap, a bracket to be fixed to the vehicle, a motorized actuation mechanism to move the charge port flap between a closed position and an open position, an actuator fixed to the bracket and including a rotatable output shaft with an eccentric crank pin, at least one lever parallelogram with a first and a second levers, hinged, at one end, to the charge port flap and at, the other end, to the bracket and able to drive the charge port flap between the open and closed position, and a driving rod connecting the crank pin to a driving protrusion of the first lever so that an eccentric movement of the crank pin drives, via the lever parallelogram, the charge port flap between the closed and the open position and vice versa.

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Pianezza, Italy

Frédéric Citron