Retractable handle arrangement
First Claim
1. A retractable handle arrangement comprising a handle movable between stowed, deployed and operative states, and including first and second deployment mechanisms both of which are operable independently to move the handle from the stowed state to the deployed state wherein the first deployment mechanism is electrically actuated, and wherein the handle comprises a handle loop and the second deployment mechanism is a manually actuated two-state latching mechanism operable between a compressed state and an extended state;
- wherein in transitioning from the compressed state to the extended state, the latching mechanism is arranged to bear against a support structure and exert a force on the handle to urge the handle into the deployed state, and wherein the latching mechanism is located on an inboard side of an inner member of the handle loop and extends away from the inner member so as to be cooperable with the support structure.
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Abstract
A retractable handle arrangement comprising a handle movable between stowed, deployed and operative states, and including first and second deployment means both of which are operable independently to move the handle from the stowed state to the deployed state. The first deployment mechanism is electrically actuated and the second deployment mechanism is manually actuated. The second deployment mechanism is a two-state latching mechanism, which may be a so-called ‘push-push’ mechanism, operable to deploy the handle when triggered by a small inward movement.
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11 Claims
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1. A retractable handle arrangement comprising a handle movable between stowed, deployed and operative states, and including first and second deployment mechanisms both of which are operable independently to move the handle from the stowed state to the deployed state wherein the first deployment mechanism is electrically actuated, and wherein the handle comprises a handle loop and the second deployment mechanism is a manually actuated two-state latching mechanism operable between a compressed state and an extended state;
wherein in transitioning from the compressed state to the extended state, the latching mechanism is arranged to bear against a support structure and exert a force on the handle to urge the handle into the deployed state, and wherein the latching mechanism is located on an inboard side of an inner member of the handle loop and extends away from the inner member so as to be cooperable with the support structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A retractable handle arrangement comprising a handle that is movable between a stowed state and a deployed state by an electrical drive mechanism, wherein the handle comprises a handle loop and the handle is also movable into the deployed state from the stowed state by an emergency deployment mechanism that is separate from the electrical drive mechanism, wherein the emergency deployment mechanism is a manually actuated two-state latching mechanism operable between a compressed state and an extended state;
wherein in transitioning from the compressed state to the extended state, the latching mechanism is arranged to bear against a support structure and exert a force on the handle to urge the handle into the deployed state, and wherein the latching mechanism is located on an inboard side of an inner member of the handle loop and extends away from the inner member so as to be cooperable with the support structure.
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