RETRACTABLE HANDLE ARRANGEMENT FOR A DOOR OR THE LIKE
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Abstract
A retractable handle arrangement comprises a handle movable between stowed and deployed states, a motor and transmission means arranged to couple the motor to the handle for moving the handle from the stowed state to the deployed state when the motor is driven in a first direction, and to modulate the force exerted on the handle and the speed at which the handle is deployed as the handle travels from the stowed state to the deployed state.
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2. A retractable handle arrangement comprising:
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a handle adapted and arranged to be mounted flush within a panel, the handle being movable between stowed and deployed states; a motor; and a transmission arranged to couple the motor to the handle for moving the handle from the stowed state to the deployed state when the motor is driven in a first direction, and to modulate the force exerted on the handle and/or the speed at which the handle is deployed as the handle travels from the stowed state to the deployed state. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 23)
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15. A retractable handle arrangement comprising:
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a handle adapted and arranged to be mounted flush within a panel, the handle being movable between stowed and deployed states, and arranged such that it can be maintained in a deployed position; the handle comprising an elongate element behind which a user can place their fingers to pull the handle, the handle further comprising a cover portion extending from the elongate element, the cover portion being arranged, when the handle is in the deployed state, to substantially close the gap between the handle and the panel, the handle further comprising an end cover portion, arranged to cover, in the deployed state, at least a portion of the end of the elongate element which in use is deployed out from the panel such that the gap between the elongate element and the panel is substantially closed. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 24)
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