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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2005
Andrei Markevich, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Gary Morales, Northville, MI (US);
James Kuo, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Patrick Schiavone, Birmingham, MI (US);
Chelsia Lau, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Andrei Markevich, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Gary Morales, Northville, MI (US);
James Kuo, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Patrick Schiavone, Birmingham, MI (US);
Chelsia Lau, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A door assembly is provided having an ergonomic egress handle. The egress handle includes a door release lever that is pivotally connected to an automotive vehicle door about an axis that is generally perpendicular to the door for unlatching the door so that the door may be opened relative to the vehicle. A method is also provided for operation of the door assembly.