Patent ID: 11920373
Assignee: KIA CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 9:
10. A door outside handle assembly, the 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, wherein the door lock cap is slidable only in a predetermined section of the grip cover;
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.