Patent ID: 11951936
Assignee: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B  E

Claim 0:
1. A door handle for a vehicle door of a motor vehicle, the door handle comprising:
a carrier plate;
a handle cavity;
an extendable handle part; and
at least one lighting device arranged in or on the carrier plate or on the handle part, wherein the at least one lighting device includes at least one lighting element or at least one light guide element,
wherein the handle part is adjustable between a retracted non-use position, a partially extended intermediate position, and an extended use position,
wherein the at least one lighting element or the at least one light guide element, when the handle part is in the partially extended intermediate position, at least partially illuminates a gap between the extendible handle part and the handle cavity, and
wherein, when the extendible handle part is in the extended use position, illuminates at least parts of the extendible handle part, the handle cavity, or an area surrounding the extendible handle part.