VEHICLE DOOR OUTER HANDLE Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: automotive industry; door handles. SUBSTANCE: proposed outer handle has turnable grip 3. One of end zones of grip is coupled with attachment unit 4 by means of which handle is connected with door outer panel. Turnable grip 3 consists of outer part 6 and inner part 7 connected to form space 8. Attachment unit 4 has bracket 20 in form of plate with hook 21 connected for turning with axle 28 of support 22 on bottom surface of which vertical wall 26 is made with bent off part 27. Buffer 34 thrust against bent off part. Buffer is located on bottom surface of sealing gasket 23 which is in contact with turnable grip 3. bent off part 27 of vertical wall 26 is arranged in space 8 of turnable grip 3 and it engages with projection 11 on bottom surface of inner part 7. EFFECT: possibility of mounting of pre-assembled unit on door outer panel irrespective of sequence of door assembling operations. 4 cl, 5 dwg