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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2009
Applicants:
Kosta Papanikolaou, Huntington Woods, MI (US);
Venky Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);
Jeff Stokes, Milan, MI (US);
Cort Corwin, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kosta Papanikolaou, Huntington Woods, MI (US);
Venky Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);
Jeff Stokes, Milan, MI (US);
Cort Corwin, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A door handle assembly includes a door handle that engages a bell crank to actuate a door release latch. A locking member moves relative to the bell crank, and shifts to a locked position wherein the locking member engages an engagement member to prevent rotation of the bell crank when the door handle assembly experiences an inertial force due to an impact or the like.