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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 27, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tetsurou Tanimoto, Anjyo, JP;
Morihito Nomura, Toyoake, JP;
Kouji Ooe, Nagoya, JP;
Kouichi Nagata, Ohbu, JP;
Assignee:
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2923363 ; 292D / ; 292D / ; 292D / ;
Abstract
An outside door handle assembly for an automobile includes a handle lever that follows the motion of an outside handle. When a transverse load in excess of a predetermined value acts upon the vehicle as the result of an impact at the side thereof, the handle lever is caused to swing in the transverse direction outwardly of the vehicle against the biasing force of a spring. As a result, an opening lever in a door lock device is placed in an inoperative state so that the door will not open accidentally during a side collision.