Patent ID: 9366061
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: E05B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An exterior draw-out handle assembly of a tailgate, comprising: a slidably movable tailgate handle; a motor unit moving the tailgate handle between a drawn out position extending outwardly from the tailgate and a returned position within the tailgate; a handle operation detection unit detecting the operation of the tailgate handle pushed by a user and transmitting a handle operation signal to a body control module (BCM) controlling the motor unit for drawing out the tailgate handle to extend outwardly from the tailgate and, at the same time, unlocking a latch unit when receiving the handle operation signal of the handle operation detection unit; and a housing into which the tailgate handle extends; wherein the housing comprises an upper housing and a lower housing, the upper housing including a guide rail for guiding movement of the tailgate handle; wherein the tailgate handle further comprises a handle gear rail provided at a bottom of the tailgate handle and having a rack cooperating with a motor gear of the motor unit; wherein a handle groove having a concave shape is formed at a bottom of the tailgate handle such that a user grips the tailgate handle using the handle groove and raises the tailgate; and wherein when the tailgate is lowered to be closed, the handle groove is configured to be inserted into the housing together with the tailgate handle, and when the tailgate handle is pushed, the BCM controls the motor unit to move the handle groove of the tailgate handle to extend out from the housing together with the tailgate handle; and wherein when the tailgate is lowered to close and the BCM receives a closing signal of the tailgate transmitted from a contact point connected to the BCM, the BCM controls the motor unit to retract the handle groove of the tailgate handle into the housing together with the tailgate handle.