US 12,331,566 B2
Vehicle door handle assembly with back-up mechanism
Thomas Peynot, Pianezza (IT); and Anthony Guerin, Pianezza (IT)
Assigned to U-shin Italia S.p.A, Pianezza (IT)
Filed by U-shin Italia S.p.A, Pianezza (IT)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/173,369.
Claims priority of application No. 22158288 (EP), filed on Feb. 23, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0265693 A1, Aug. 24, 2023
Int. Cl. E05B 85/10 (2014.01); E05B 79/06 (2014.01)
CPC E05B 85/107 (2013.01) 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle door handle assembly comprising:
a handle grip which is movable between a flush position, in which the handle grip is flush with an exterior door panel surface, and a ready position in which the handle grip is protruding and graspable by a user;
a back-up mechanism comprising a flap covering at least partially a cavity arranged inside the handle grip, the flap being movable between a closed position in which the flap covers the cavity inside the handle grip and an open position in which the flap permits access to the inside of said cavity, to allow a finger of the user or an object to be inserted inside the cavity and to pull on the handle grip in order to move the handle grip from the flush position to the ready position;
a bracket which is linked to the handle grip, the bracket comprising a stopper mechanism configured to adjust the position of the handle grip in the flush position,
wherein the stopper mechanism comprises a contact surface that is configured to make contact with a portion of the handle grip in order to adjust the position of the handle grip in the flush position.