Patent · US Expired

Motor vehicle door handle

US7422258B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by

7References

19Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Mirko Schindler · Velbert, DE
Helmut Schumacher · Coesfeld, DE
Helmut Klein · Osterode, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 4, 2005
Grant date	Sep 9, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 4, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE05B17/0004
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A motor vehicle door handle includes a grip area and an electronics module arranged inside the grip area. A plastic injection moulded carrier core extends inside the motor vehicle door handle. The electronics module is arranged in a recess of the carrier core. A covering layer, which is made of plastic and which forms an outer wall of the motor vehicle door handle, is injected around the carrier core and the electronics module. Preferably, the carrier core is an injection moulded part having a foam structure, produced according to a MuCell method.

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