Patent ID: 11885158
Assignee: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 13:
14. A method for operating a door of a vehicle, the method comprising:
providing a handle assembly at the door of the vehicle, the handle assembly having a handle portion and a base portion mounted at the door of the vehicle, the handle portion being movable between (i) a recessed position, where the handle portion nests at least partially in the base portion, and (ii) a ready position, where the handle portion extends from the base portion so as to be graspable by a user;
providing an actuator at the door of the vehicle, the actuator operatively connected to the handle assembly at the door, wherein the actuator is provided at a location that is separate and remote from the handle assembly;
receiving a presentment signal responsive at least in part to proximity to the vehicle of a remote device that is separate and remote from the vehicle;
responsive to receiving the presentment signal, operating the actuator to manipulate a handle linkage operatively coupling the actuator to the handle portion to move the handle portion from the recessed position to the ready position;
wherein the actuator, when operated to move the handle portion from the recessed position to the ready position, moves in a first direction to impart movement of the handle linkage to move the handle portion from the recessed position to the ready position;
responsive to the user pulling the handle portion from the ready position to open the door, operating the actuator to manipulate an actuator linkage operatively coupling the actuator to a latch mechanism of the door to unlatch the door to allow the door to open, wherein the actuator linkage is separate from the handle linkage;
wherein the actuator, when operated to unlatch the door to allow the door to open, moves in a second direction to impart movement of the actuator linkage to unlatch the door to allow the door to open; and
wherein the second direction is opposite the first direction.