Title (en)

Vehicle door handle

Title (de)

Kraftfahrzeugtürgriff

Title (fr)

Poignée de véhicule automobile

Publication

EP 1099811 A1 20010516 (EN)

Application

EP 00124654 A 20001110

Priority

IT TO990977 A 19991112

Abstract (en)

A handle (1) for a vehicle door (2) extends in a mid-plane (P) and has a connecting structure (10) fittable to the door (2), and a control lever (15) gripped manually by a user and movable between a rest position and a control position to control a lock on the door; the control lever (15) has a first end portion (17) connected to the connecting structure (10) by a substantially spherical articulated coupling (31), and a second end portion (18) connected to the connecting structure (10) by a flexible guide and slide coupling (37) to enable the second end portion (18) to travel along any path between the rest position and the control position and crosswise to a longitudinal direction (A). <IMAGE> <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

E05B 17/22; E05B 7/00; E05B 65/12; E05B 65/20

IPC 8 full level

E05B 65/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E05B 85/16 (2013.01); E05B 79/06 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

• [A] DE 3805196 A1 19890831 - GOLDSCHMIDT BAUBESCHLAEGE [DE]
• [A] EP 0838565 A1 19980429 - GOLDSCHMIDT BAUBESCHLAEGE [DE]
• [A] US 5791703 A 19980811 - KRITZLER DIETMAR [DE], et al
• [A] EP 0229885 A2 19870729 - NEIMAN SA [FR]
• [A] EP 0728885 B

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1099811 A1 20010516; IT 1311351 B1 20020312; IT TO990977 A0 19991112; IT TO990977 A1 20010512

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00124654 A 20001110; IT TO990977 A 19991112