Device for actuating a lock integrated in a door, hatch, or similar, especially in a vehicle
First Claim
1. An assembly comprised of a device arranged on a door or a hatch of a motor vehicle for actuating a lock installed in the door or the hatch, the device comprisinga manually actuatable handle (20) on an exterior (34) of the door, the handle having a bearing extension (21) with bearing points (23) at one end thereof;
- a bracket (10) mounted in the interior (33) of the door, the bracket being provided with mating bearing points (13) for the bearing points (23) of the handle (20);
a two-part electrical control unit (41, 42), having one control unit and an other control unit, for the lock, the one control unit (42) being integrated into the handle (20) and connected to the other control unit (41) located in the vehicle by means of electrical wiring (61, 62);
a two-part electrical coupling (50) located between two sections (61, 62) of the electrical wiring, the coupling consisting of a coupling part (52) connected to the control unit (42) on a handle side and a mating coupling part (51) assigned to the other control unit (41) on a vehicle side;
wherein the bearing extension (21) of the handle (20) is insertable from the exterior (34) of the door through an opening (31) in an exterior panel (30) of the door and the bearing points (23) mounted (25, 26) in mating bearing points (31) of the bracket (10);
as a result of which the bearing points (23) and the mating bearing points (13) define a pivot axis (40) in the bracket (10) for actuation (27) of the handle (20),wherein, prior to coupling (15), the coupling part (52) is immovably fixed in a receptacle (28) of the bearing extension (21) of the handle (20), andthe mating coupling part (51) together with the section (61) of wiring freely hangs out of an opening (31) in an exterior surface of the exterior panel (30) of the doorwherein, prior to the mounting of the handle (20),the mating coupling part (51) is configured to be manually connectable into the coupling part (52) from the exterior (34) of the exterior panel (30) and outside the door,and, still prior to mounting the handle, the electrically connected coupling part (52) and the mating coupling part (51) form a solid structural unit (60) with the handle (20) as well as a continuous electrical wiring of the two sections (61, 62); and
wherein the entire structural unit (60) is movable through the opening (31) from the exterior (34) to the interior (33) of the door so as to mount (25, 26) the handle (20 of the structural unit (60) in the bracket (10).
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Abstract
A device for actuating a lock mounted in a door includes a handle with a bearing extension at one end, which can be installed from the exterior of the door in a bracket mounted in the interior of the door. A two-part electrical control unit has one control unit located in the handle and a second control unit in the vehicle. Electrical wiring with two sections, which are connected to each other by an electrical coupling part and a mating coupling part, extends between the two parts of the control unit. A receptacle for the electrical coupling part is provided in the bearing extension of the handle. The mating coupling part at the end of one section of wiring projects out through the opening in the exterior panel of the door and is fitted into the coupling part of the handle before the handle is installed. When the handle is to be installed, a common structural unit is available, composed of the handle, the coupling part, and the mating coupling part. When the handle is actuated as intended after installation, its pivot axis serves simultaneously as the axis of rotation for the coupling part and the mating coupling part, which are connected to each other.
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6 Claims
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1. An assembly comprised of a device arranged on a door or a hatch of a motor vehicle for actuating a lock installed in the door or the hatch, the device comprising
a manually actuatable handle (20) on an exterior (34) of the door, the handle having a bearing extension (21) with bearing points (23) at one end thereof; -
a bracket (10) mounted in the interior (33) of the door, the bracket being provided with mating bearing points (13) for the bearing points (23) of the handle (20); a two-part electrical control unit (41, 42), having one control unit and an other control unit, for the lock, the one control unit (42) being integrated into the handle (20) and connected to the other control unit (41) located in the vehicle by means of electrical wiring (61, 62); a two-part electrical coupling (50) located between two sections (61, 62) of the electrical wiring, the coupling consisting of a coupling part (52) connected to the control unit (42) on a handle side and a mating coupling part (51) assigned to the other control unit (41) on a vehicle side; wherein the bearing extension (21) of the handle (20) is insertable from the exterior (34) of the door through an opening (31) in an exterior panel (30) of the door and the bearing points (23) mounted (25, 26) in mating bearing points (31) of the bracket (10); as a result of which the bearing points (23) and the mating bearing points (13) define a pivot axis (40) in the bracket (10) for actuation (27) of the handle (20), wherein, prior to coupling (15), the coupling part (52) is immovably fixed in a receptacle (28) of the bearing extension (21) of the handle (20), and the mating coupling part (51) together with the section (61) of wiring freely hangs out of an opening (31) in an exterior surface of the exterior panel (30) of the door wherein, prior to the mounting of the handle (20),the mating coupling part (51) is configured to be manually connectable into the coupling part (52) from the exterior (34) of the exterior panel (30) and outside the door, and, still prior to mounting the handle, the electrically connected coupling part (52) and the mating coupling part (51) form a solid structural unit (60) with the handle (20) as well as a continuous electrical wiring of the two sections (61, 62); and wherein the entire structural unit (60) is movable through the opening (31) from the exterior (34) to the interior (33) of the door so as to mount (25, 26) the handle (20 of the structural unit (60) in the bracket (10). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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