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Vehicle door handle assembly

US6672633B2 · kind B2 · utility

11Cited by
17References
10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 31, 2002
Grant dateJan 6, 2004
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Expiry dateJul 31, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T292/85
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A handle lever is rotatable and movable in an axial direction relative to a frame and when the handle lever is rotatably moved from a predetermined position in a rotation direction with a predetermined amount against a urging force of a rotative urging spring and also moved from a predetermined position in the axial direction with a predetermined amount against a urging force of an axial urging spring, an engaging hook of the handle lever is engaged with an engaging portion of the frame in the rotation direction and the axial direction for holding the handle lever in a tentative holding position.

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