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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
May. 05, 2000
Peter Süss, Würzburg, DE;
ITW-Ateco G.m.b.H, Rottingen, DE;
Abstract
Inner door handle for automobiles comprising a lever privotably supported within a housing, a driving connection interconnecting the lever and a door lock, a return spring engaging the lever and biasing the lever towards a basic position if the lever is pivoted from the basic position to an opening position, the lever being adapted to be pivoted into an oppositely located locking position, characterized in that the return spring and the lever are structured such that the lever in the opening position is biased towards the basic position, the return spring, however, does not act on the lever in the locking position, a dead point spring being provided which biases the lever towards the locking position if it exceeds a dead point position upon movement from the basic into the locking position, the dead point spring biasing the lever towards the basic position on the opposite side of the dead point position of lever, the dead point spring being ineffective upon displacement of the lever into the opening position.