Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst Gmbh Co.kg

Renault-valeo Securite Habitacle

Philippe Louvel

Jacques Morillon

Patricia Moreau

Patrick Poulain

Eric Moizan

A door handle for the side door, rear door or trunk of a motor vehicle, the door handle being fitted with a flap () that retracts automatically when the handle is used. The flap is fitted with a sensor () that detects the presence of a handle opposite the flap. When the flap is not in use, it is closed in such a way as to be flush with the external surface () of the door and it is held in position by a spring recall system. A computer-controlled actuation device is designed to retract the flap at the appropriate moment in order to provide access to the door opening control (). The flap systems can be connected to an electric or mechanical opening control.

Door handle equipped with an automatic retractable flap

A system and method for locking a motor vehicle steering column to prevent accidental locking of the steering column is provided. The system electro-mechanically locks the steering column in rotation using a bolt driven by an electronic control circuit that receives commands from an electronic calculator via a multiplexed bus. A blocking device mechanically blocks displacement of the bolt.

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Le Plessis-Robinson, France

Philippe Louvel