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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA, INC., Plymouth, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 3/00 (2006.01); E05B 85/10 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 85/103 (2013.01); Y10S 292/31 (2013.01); Y10T 292/57 (2015.04);
Abstract
An outside handle of a vehicle that releases a door latch, including a slot that includes a rotatable flap that sits flush against an outer panel of the vehicle in a closed position. The rotation of the flap provides an opening to an inside of the handle in an open position. The handle includes a rotating lever behind the outer panel, and a lock rod attached to the rotating lever. Downward rotation of the lever moves the rod downward, and the downward motion of the rod then triggers the latch.