Patent ID: 9637949
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: E05B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A door handle arrangement for a motor vehicle, the door handle arrangement comprising: a frame-like handle support, a manually actuated handle which is pivotally mounted at the handle support so that a user is able to open a door or flap of the motor vehicle, a swivel-mounted coupling device, by means of which a movement of the handle is transferred to an on-board locking system in order to release the door or flap for opening, and a locking device with a retaining element wherein the locking device is used as a mass lock and is movably attached to the handle support, the retaining element being pivotally mounted to the handle support on a rotational axis, wherein, when an accelerating force is applied in a first direction as a result of a motor vehicle accident, the retaining element is designed to pivotally move around the rotational axis from a basic position, in which it is possible to actuate the handle, into a blockage direction in which an actuation of the locking system by the handle and/or the coupling device is blocked by the retaining element, and wherein the retaining element is designed to pivotally move around the rotational axis from the basic position into the blockage direction when as a result of the motor vehicle accident an accelerating force is applied in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, wherein the blockage direction is the same regardless of whether the accelerating force is applied in the first direction or the second direction.