Patent ID: 9249608
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: E05B

Claim Text:
1. A door assembly for a vehicle, the door assembly comprising: a structure including an exterior panel having an exterior surface defining an opening extending through the exterior panel; a grab bar having an outboard surface, and moveable relative to the exterior surface of the exterior panel between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the grab bar is positioned within the opening with the outboard surface of the grab bar approximately flush with the exterior surface of the exterior panel when the grab bar is disposed in the retracted position, and wherein the grab bar is laterally spaced outboard of the exterior surface of the exterior panel when the grab bar is disposed in the extended position; a first linkage system interconnecting a first longitudinal end of the grab bar and the structure; a second linkage system interconnecting a second longitudinal end of the grab bar and the structure; and a drive assembly coupled to the first linkage system and the second linkage system, and operable to move the grab bar between the extended position and the retracted position, wherein the drive assembly includes: