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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2022
Magna Mirrors of America, Inc., Holland, MI (US);
Connor G. Cervone, Byron Center, MI (US);
Justin E. Sobecki, Rockford, MI (US);
Magna Mirrors of America, Inc., Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicular exterior door handle assembly includes a bracket configured to mount at a vehicular door, a handle portion mounted at the bracket, and a switch mechanism disposed at the handle portion that includes a trigger element movably disposed within a housing. The housing includes an inner portion and an outer portion. When a force is applied at the outer portion, the outer portion moves toward the inner portion. The outer portion of the housing is configured to engage the trigger element as the outer portion moves toward the inner portion. As the outer portion moves toward the inner portion and the outer portion engages the trigger element, the trigger element moves within the housing in a second direction at an angle relative to the first direction and engages a microswitch disposed within the housing to actuate the switch mechanism to operate to release a latch mechanism of the door.