HANDLE DEVICE HAVING A MECHANICAL RETURN MECHANISM

• US 20120228886A1
• Filed: 09/18/2010
• Published: 09/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huf Hulsbeck & Furst GmbH & Co. KG
• Original Assignee: Huf Hulsbeck & Furst GmbH & Co. KG
• Inventors: Muller, Dirk, Christensen, Mario, Monig, Stefan, Brauner, Cristof, Witte, Martin, Heller, Norbert
• Granted Patent: US 9,879,451 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 292/336.3
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 17/10 Illuminating devices on or for locks or keys; Transparent or translucent lock parts; Indicator lights
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 81/76 Detection of handle operation; Detection of a user approaching a handle; Electrical switching actions performed by door handles
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 85/103 creating a completely closed wing surface
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 85/107 Pop-out handles, e.g. sliding outwardly before rotation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/57 Operators with knobs or handles

Abstract

The invention relates to a handle device (10) for a lock unit (12) for a movable door (11) or the like on a vehicle, comprising a handle part (51) which is movably mounted relative to a door (11) of the vehicle and which can be displaced between a rest position (Ia) and an operating position (Ib,c), the handle part (51) being flush with the exterior of the door (11.5) in the rest position (IA) and projecting from the exterior of the door (11.5) in the operating position (Ib,c). The handle part (51) can be actuated to open the door (10) when in the operating position (Ib,c). An actuating unit (33) is used to transfer the handle part (51) at least from the rest position (Ia) to a first operating position (IB). According to the invention, the actuating unit (33) is pivotably mounted.

Claims

1. A handle device for a locking device for a movable door on a vehicle, said handle device comprising:

a handle part mounted movably with respect to a door of the vehicle, said handle part being movable between a rest position and an operating position, wherein, in the rest position, the handle part is arranged flush with an outer side of the door and, in the operating position, the handle part protrudes from the outer side of the door, wherein, in the operating position, the handle part can be operated in order to open the door; and

an actuating unit moving the handle part at least from the rest position into a first operating position, the the actuating unit being mounted pivotably.

2. The handle device as claimed in claim 1, in which the actuating unit includes an actuating element which interacts mechanically with the handle part and, upon actuation, transfers the handle part into the operating position.

3. The handle device as claimed in claim 1, in which the handle part includes a spring urging the handle part into the rest position, the actuating element acting counter to the spring.

4. The handle device as claimed in claim 1, including a blocking unit operatively connected to the actuating unit in such a manner that the blocking unit is movable between a locking position and a release position by the actuating unit, the blocking unit always adopting the locking position and being transferred into the release position only for the movement of the handle part from the rest position into the operating position.

5. The handle device as claimed in claim 4, in which, in the release position of the blocking unit, a movement of the handle part is permitted and a movement of the handle part is blocked in the locking position, the blocking unit preventing unintentional opening of the door if acceleration forces act on the handle part in the event of an accident of the vehicle.

6. The handle device as claimed in claim 4, in which the blocking unit has a blocking element, and in the locking position of the blocking unit, the handle part is held in a form-fitting manner and, in the release position of the blocking unit, the handle part is released so as to be movable.

7. The handle device as claimed in claim 6, in which the actuating unit conceals a locking cylinder with respect to the outer side of the door, the actuating unit at least partially releasing the locking cylinder in the event of manual actuation of the handle part.

8. The handle device as claimed in claim 7, in which the actuating unit has a cover which, in an unactuated state of the actuating unit, the cover is arranged flush with the outer side of the door and conceals the locking cylinder, the cover being configured so as to be removable.

9. The handle device as claimed in claim 1, in which an opening for the handle device is provided in the door, said opening being substantially closed by a handle shell, and the handle shell together with a handle mount holding the handle device in the opening in at least one of a form-fitting manner and a frictional manner.

10. The handle device as claimed in claim 1, wherein upon actuation of the actuating unit, an electric signal is generated, to switch on at least one of a security system and convenience electronics.