Patent ID: 9394729
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: E05B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A handle assembly for preventing inadvertent opening of a motor vehicle door during a crash event, said handle assembly comprising: a base fixedly secured to the motor vehicle door; a handle strap extending between a handle end and a base end in which the handle strap is pivotal about the base end and in which the handle end extends through an aperture in the base; an electrically-activated leg extending through the handle end of the handle strap; an actuation pawl for selective engagement and actuation with a door latch release, the actuation pawl disposed proximate a free end of the electrically-activated leg and being rotatably attached to the handle end of the handle strap such that the door latch release rotates the actuation pawl; and an activation mechanism coupled to the electrically-activated leg; wherein, when the activation mechanism is activated, then the electrically-activated leg is moved to a first position to engage the actuation pawl to prevent rotation of the actuation pawl so that, upon actuation of the handle strap, the actuation pawl engages and actuates the door latch release.