Handle device

• US 7,018,214 B2
• Filed: 12/13/2004
• Issued: 03/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Inventors: Kunimatsu, Yukinobu, Suzumura, Makoto, Fukunaga, Katsutoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): PAUMEN, GARY F
• Application Number:
  US11/009,080
• Publication Number:
  US 20050136697A1
• Time in Patent Office: 470 Days
• Field of Search: 439/34, 340/5.72, 340/825.72, 292/336.3, 307/10.1, 702/37, 248/99, 248/97, 604/154
• US Class Current: 439/34
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 79/06 Mounting of handles, e.g. to the wing or to the lock
• 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 85/16 a longitudinal grip part being pivoted at one end about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the grip part
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5889 For automotive vehicles

Abstract

A handle device includes a handle grip member including a front arm portion, a transmitting connector fixed to the front arm portion, a receiving connector to be connected to the transmitting connector, a handle frame member to be assembled to the handle grip member, the front arm portion to be positioned inside the handle frame member, a position-determining projection portion formed on a side of a front end portion of the front arm portion, a fixing groove formed on each of top and bottom surfaces of a front end of the front arm portion, a direction determining projection portion formed on each of top and bottom surfaces of the handle frame member, a slot formed on the handle frame member, a guide formed inside the slot, a guide projection portion formed inside the handle frame member, and a fixing projection portion to be fixed to the fixing groove.

Claims

1. A handle device comprising:

a front arm portion;

a handle grip member including the front arm portion extending from a front end side of the handle grip member;

an electrical function member provided inside the handle grip member;

a transmitting connector configured to connect the electrical function member to an external device, the transmitting connector for transmitting electrical information generated from the electrical function member to the external device;

an electrical function device including the electrical function member and the transmitting connector;

a receiving connector connected to the external device and the transmitting connector;

a handle frame member configured to be assembled to the handle grip member;

the transmitting connector fixed to the front arm portion of the handle grip member;

the front arm portion configured to be inserted and positioned inside the handle frame member;

a position-determining projection portion formed on a side of a front end portion of the front arm portion, the position-determining projection portion for determining an insertion position of the front arm portion in the handle frame member;

a fixing groove formed on each of a top surface and a bottom surface of a front end of the front arm portion for determining a fixed position of the front arm portion;

a direction determining projection portion formed on each of a top surface and a bottom surface of the handle frame member for determining an insertion direction of the handle frame member;

a slot formed on the handle frame member configured to be inserted with the front arm portion;

a guide formed inside the slot for guiding the direction-determining projection portion of the front arm portion;

a guide projection portion formed inside the handle frame member for guiding the position-determining projection portion to a predetermined position; and

a fixing projection portion configured to be fixed to the fixing groove.

2. A handle device according to claim 1, wherein the guide is formed to narrow the slot in an insertion direction.

3. A handle device according to claim 1, wherein the direction-determining projection portion is guided by the guide along a predetermined track.

4. A handle device according to claim 1, wherein the position-determining projection portion rises onto the guiding projection portion to be engaged therewith.

5. A handle device according to claim 1, wherein the fixing projection portion includes a pivotal center of the handle grip member.