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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 1989
Filed:
May. 24, 1988
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, both of, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, both of, JP;
Abstract
A inside door handle assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a bezel fixedly secured to a door, a handle freely rotatably retained by opposing side walls of the bezel, an arm integral with the handle on one side of the two opposing side walls of the bezel, a spring arranged on the handle and having one end fixedly engaged with the bezel and another end fixedly engaged with the handle, the spring biasing the handle at all times in a direction for closing the door, and an engagement portion integral with the handle on the other side of the two opposing side walls of the bezel, the engagement portion coming into abutting contact with the spring when the handle is turned in a direction which opens the door.