US 11,674,337 B2
Inside door opener arrangement
Stefan Schmitz, Stuttgart (DE)
Assigned to Dr. Ing. h. c. F Porsche AG, Stuttgart (DE)
Filed by Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft, Stuttgart (DE)
Filed on Jan. 13, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/740,867.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 101 293.7 (DE), filed on Jan. 18, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0232260 A1, Jul. 23, 2020
Int. Cl. E05B 79/06 (2014.01); E05B 85/12 (2014.01); E05B 85/02 (2014.01); E05B 79/04 (2014.01); B60J 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC E05B 79/06 (2013.01) [B60J 5/0416 (2013.01); E05B 79/04 (2013.01); E05B 85/02 (2013.01); E05B 85/12 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01); Y10S 292/53 (2013.01); Y10S 292/54 (2013.01); Y10T 292/57 (2015.04)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An inside door opener arrangement for a vehicle door, comprising: a housing containing a lever that is pivotable about an axis and is connectable to a door lock, the housing having a first fastening element for fastening the housing to a door lining and a second fastening element for fastening the housing to a door structure, the second fastening element comprising a receptacle having opposite first and second ends, an inner surface defining a cavity in the receptacle, an outer surface opposite the inner surface, and opposite first and second openings at the respective first and second ends of the second fastening element and communicating with the cavity defined by the inner surface, an attachment screw having a head in the cavity of the receptacle and a shaft passing through the second opening in the receptacle, the inside door opener arrangement further having a sleeve formed separately from the receptacle of the second fastening arrangement and dimensioned to provide door-specific bridging of a distance between the second fastening element and the door structure, the sleeve being mounted over the second end of the receptacle of the second fastening element and extending axially beyond the second end of the receptacle of the second fastening element to a side of the door structure facing the door lining.