U-shin Italia S.p.a.

Valeo S.p.a.

U-shin France

Minebea Accesssolutions Italia S.p.a.

Simone Ilardo

Anthony Guerin

Fiorenzo Savant

Vittorio Giaccone

Antonio Rocci

Alberto Tropini

Frédéric Citron

Siavash Ostovari-Far

Marco Savant

Thomas Peynot

Antonino Cannavo

Gabriele D'agostino

Ivan Perkovic

Sekinger Fabian

Guillaume Lesueur

The invention relates to an handle arrangement comprising a handle, a latch lever for unlatching the door, a deploying system pivotally coupled with the handle, a blocking system comprising an inertial rotor configured to be driven in rotation by an inertial force from a rest position to a preventing position, wherein the blocking system further comprises a bridge moveable about a pivot axis between a disengaged position and an engaged position, wherein the bridge comprises an engagement arm that, in the disengaged position, is spaced apart from the latch lever and, in the engaged position, engages the latch lever to prevent the unlatching of the door, wherein the bridge further comprises an actuating arm configured to cooperate with the inertial rotor when the latter moves from the rest position to the preventing position, such cooperation moving the bridge from the disengaged position and the engaged position.

Handle arrangement

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 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.

Self-locking electronic vehicle charge port door assembly

A handle mechanism includes a handle and control mechanism. The handle is movable between a rest position flush with the door and a working position projecting therefrom. The control mechanism includes a first lever, a second lever, a tie-rod having ends linked to the first lever and the second lever according to hinged linkages at least one of which has a first oblong aperture parallel to the tie-rod, a device for elastically biasing the handle towards the rest position, a cam, a rod linking the cam to the tie-rod and including a pin. The tie-rod further includes a second oblong aperture parallel to the first oblong aperture and through which the pin of the rod extends in order to make the handle slide from the working position to the rest position in a motor-driven way through an over-travel of the cam when the elastic biasing device are not sufficient.

Motor-driven control for a flush door handle and method for operating it

A locking system for a motor vehicle door leaf includes a door leaf and a handle of the flush type that has at least one bracket, a gripping lever, a transmission lever, a first reversible inertial safety system, and a second irreversible inertial safety system.

Locking system for a door leaf of a motor vehicle comprising a handle of the flush type

A door leaf handle for a motor vehicle and an assembly including the handle includes a bracket and a gripping element is movable relative thereto between a rest position, a primary door opening position and a secondary door opening position. At least one breakable stop limits displacement of the gripping element in the primary door opening position if pulling force applied is less than a predetermined force value and configured to break if a pulling force applied on the gripping element exceeds the predetermined value and to allow the displacement of the gripping element beyond the primary door opening position to the secondary door opening position. A primary door opening trigger is activated by displacement of the gripping element in the primary door opening position. A secondary mechanical door opening trigger is activated by displacement of the gripping element in the secondary door opening position.

Door leaf handle for a motor vehicle

A locking system for an opening leaf of a motor vehicle includes an opening leaf and a handle which contains a framework which is designed to be fixed to the opening leaf, a grab lever which commands the opening of a lock of the opening leaf, a grab element which is arranged on an exterior side of the opening leaf and which is designed to allow a user to actuate the grab lever, the grab element being longitudinally delineated by a front end and a rear end, at least one first inertial security system which is mounted on the framework and which contains a rocker which bears an inertial mass, wherein the axis of rotation of the grab lever extends vertically overall at the front of the front end of the grab element, the inertial mass being arranged longitudinally forward of the axis of rotation of the grab lever.

Locking system equipped with a handle and with a remotely situated inertial system

The present disclosure relates to a safety device for a vehicle door handle. The device includes an activation element configured to activate a latch by rotating from a rest position to an activation position and includes at least one activation protuberance. The device also includes a blocking element having first and second blocking protuberances and being configured to rotate between a disengaged position in which the blocking element allows the activation element to rotate, and first and second blocking positions in which the first or second blocking protuberance interact with the activation protuberance so as to block the activation element in a first or second intermediate positions disposed between the rest and activation positions of the activation element in case of a crash. The present disclosure further relates to the corresponding vehicle door handle and vehicle.

Safety device for a vehicle door handle

A vehicle panel handle for opening a panel of an automotive vehicle is disclosed. The panel handle includes a handle lever configured to rotate around a first rotation axis between a resting position wherein the panel is closed and an opening position wherein the panel is open, a latch lever configured to rotate around a second rotation axis and to cooperate with the handle lever for opening the panel when the handle lever around the first rotation axis for reaching the opening position, and a counter weight configured for preventing the unwilling rotation of the handle lever. The counter weight has an elongated shape and is configured to rotate around a third rotation axis between an unblocking position in which the latch lever is not prevented from rotating, and a blocking position where the latch lever is preventing from rotating.

Vehicle panel handle for opening a panel of an automotive vehicle

A vehicle panel handle assembly including a handle lever that rotates around a first rotation axis between a resting position where the panel is closed and an opening position where the panel is open is disclosed. A latch lever cooperates with the handle lever for opening the panel when the handle lever rotates around the first rotation axis for reaching the opening position. The assembly also includes a counterweight for preventing the unwilling rotation of the handle lever, the counterweight rotating around a third rotation axis between rest position in which the latch lever is prevented from rotating due to the handle and counterweight mass balancing, and a unrest position wherein the latch lever is not prevented from rotating. An inertial mass takes a blocking position by cooperating with at least a part of the latch lever and a rest position by being taken away from the latch lever.

Vehicle panel handle assembly

The vehicle latch activation system () comprises: a bracket (); an activation element () intended to activate a latch () by moving with respect to the bracket () from an initial position to a final position, wherein a collision () on the bracket () along a collision direction may cause the activation element () to move from its initial position to its final position; and a blocking element () intended to move with respect to the bracket () as a result of the collision (), from a disengaged position in which the blocking element () allows the activation element () to reach its final position, to an intercepting position in which the blocking element () is intended to block the activation element () at a first intermediate blocked position located between the initial position and the final position of the activation element (). When moving from its disengaged position to its intercepting position, the blocking element () is intended to pass by one or several successive intermediate intercepting positions in which the blocking element () is intended to block the activation element () at respective successive other intermediate blocked positions following each other towards the first intermediate blocked position.

Vehicle latch activation system and motor vehicle comprising such vehicle latch activation system

An inertial system for a vehicle door handle of a door includes an inertial mass driven by inertia from a rest position in which opening of the door is permitted to a blocking position in which opening of the door is not permitted, a blocking means that prevents opening of the door when the inertial mass is in the blocking position. The inertial system also includes an elastic means being in a minimal tensile stress state when the inertial mass is in rest position and applies a force on the inertial mass to bring the inertial mass from the blocking position to the rest position and a preloading mechanism that cooperates with the elastic means and includes at least two preloading states for enabling the elastic means to have different minimal tensile stress states.

Safety device for vehicle door handle

The present invention is related to a vehicle door handle, comprising an inertial system () mobile in rotation around a main rotation axis (A) and configured for activating and preventing the actuation of the door handle (), the said inertial system () comprising a body () receiving the main rotation axis (A) and a mobile part () comprising an inertial mass (), the mobile part () being mobile in rotation relative to the body () around a secondary axis (A,B) sensibly parallel to the main rotation axis (A), the inertial system () also comprising means for stopping the rotation of the mobile part () in a predetermined direction.

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Pianezza, Italy

Simone Ilardo