Door handle assembly for a motor vehicle

US9995065B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Martin Witte · Ahaus, DE
• Andreas Beck · Mertingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 3, 2016
• Grant date: Jun 12, 2018
• Expiry date: Feb 14, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC E): Fixed Constructions
• CPC primary: E05B17/10
• WIPO field: Civil engineering
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A vehicle door handle assembly includes an actuating element, which is actuated by a user gripping the handle from behind. The actuating element protrudes outward through a recess in the handle from an inner cavity through a wall of the handle over an outer contour of the handle. The actuating element is movable through the recess in the direction of the handle inner cavity against an elastic restoring force. The actuating element is at least in sections made of a metal. Located inside the handle is a stationary electric module with an inductive distance sensor so that when the actuating element moves, the distance of the actuating element in relation to the inductive distance sensor changes. An evaluation unit detects the signals of the inductive distance sensor, detects an actuation as a function of the signals, and provides an output signal.