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Exterior door handle for a motor vehicle

US7866714B2 · kind B2 · utility

17Cited by

11References

7Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Stefan Mönig · Schwelm, DE
Dirk Müller · Essen, DE
Manfred Rohlfing · Essen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 16, 2005
Grant date	Jan 11, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 7, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T292/57
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An exterior door handle for a motor vehicle, including an electromechanical locking system and a manually actuated handle part that can perform a lifting movement in order to open a door lock. The lifting movement of the handle part is subdivided, a device generating an increased actuation resistance and a switch electrically opening the door lock at the end of a first lifting distance. The handle part can travel an additional lifting distance beyond the first lifting distance in case the electric power supply is interrupted or the electric locking system breaks down, the additional lifting distance mechanically opening the door lock.

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