(19)
(11) EP 1 050 640 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
21.03.2001 Bulletin 2001/12

(43) Date of publication A2:
08.11.2000 Bulletin 2000/45

(21) Application number: 00109653.6

(22) Date of filing: 05.05.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: E05B 65/20, E05B 7/00, E05B 65/12
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 07.05.1999 IT TO990382

(71) Applicant: Valeo Sicurezza Abitacolo
10026 Santena (TO) (IT)

(72) Inventors:
  • Agostini, Astorre
    10091 Alpignano (IT)
  • Savant, Fiorenzo
    10093 Collegno (IT)

(74) Representative: Cerbaro, Elena, Dr. et al
STUDIO TORTA S.r.l., Via Viotti, 9
10121 Torino
10121 Torino (IT)

   


(54) Vehicle door handle


(57) A handle (1) for a vehicle door has a supporting structure (2); a transmission lever (20) activated externally by means of a control member (16) to rotate between an angular rest position, and an angular work position to open a lock on the door; and a safety locking device (30) for keeping the lever (20) in the rest position in the event of lateral impact on the vehicle; the device (30) has a fixed appendix (9) integral with the structure (2), a movable appendix (27) integral with the lever (20), and a pendulum-type inertial body (31) hinged to the structure (2) about an axis (15) and having an end tongue (37) for making the appendixes (9, 27) integral with each other.






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