US 11,920,373 B2
Door outside handle assembly having sliding type door lock cap
Hong-Mi Kim, Ulsan (KR); and Myeong-Rok Choi, Pyeongtaek-si (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jan. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/581,114.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0077529 (KR), filed on Jun. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0396972 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. E05B 17/18 (2006.01); E05B 85/10 (2014.01)
CPC E05B 17/186 (2013.01) [E05B 85/10 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A door outside handle assembly comprising:
a door lock body configured to be attached to an outside of a door panel of a vehicle;
a grip cover covering an outside of the door lock body and including a key hole configured to receive an emergency key, wherein the grip cover comprises a main grip cover assembled to a lower portion of the outside of the door lock body to cover the lower portion and a sub grip cover assembled to an upper portion of the main grip cover and covering an upper portion of the outside of the door lock body;
a door lock cap on an outside of the grip cover, the door lock cap being slidable in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle to cover or uncover the key hole;
a slot on the grip cover in a section where the key hole is provided, wherein the slot has a predetermined length in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle; and
a locking hook on the door lock cap, the locking hook configured to be inserted into the slot and to force the door lock cap to cover the grip cover;
wherein the slot comprises a first slot and a second slot and the locking hook comprises a first locking hook and a second locking hook;
wherein the first slot is provided in an upper portion of the main grip cover and the second slot is provided in a lower portion of the main grip cover;
wherein the first locking hook is provided on an upper end of the door lock cap and the second locking hook is provided on a lower end of the door lock cap; and
wherein the first and second locking hooks prevent the door lock cap from being separated from the main grip cover regardless of the position of the door lock cap.