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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Rajesh K. Patel, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 77/02 (2014.01); E05B 85/10 (2014.01); E05B 85/16 (2014.01); E05B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 77/02 (2013.01); E05B 17/0062 (2013.01); E05B 17/0066 (2013.01); E05B 85/10 (2013.01); E05B 85/16 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 292/57 (2015.04);
Abstract
A handle for doors of motor vehicles includes an outer portion that can be grasped by a user, and an inwardly-extending plunger or hook that operably interconnects the handle to the door latch via a bell crank (that is part of the handle base or chassis depending on the type of handle architecture used). The plunger is made of a ductile material such as metal, and includes a crumple zone that causes the plunger to deform axially and/or bend sidewardly in the event an axial and/or a bending impact load.