Patent ID: 9540852
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: E05B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A door handle system for a door of an automotive vehicle having an exterior, the system comprising: a door operatively connected to the vehicle and moveable between an open and closed position, the door including a latching mechanism for latching the door to the vehicle if the door is in the closed position; a door handle operatively connected to the latching mechanism such that actuation of the door handle unlatches the door from the vehicle if the door is latched to the vehicle, the door handle having a show surface that defines a portion of the exterior of the vehicle and including a finger receiving portion configured to receive a finger of a user; and a door panel adjacent the door handle, the door panel having an exterior surface and being linearly moveable between first and second positions without moving the door handle, the exterior surface of the door panel being substantially flush with the show surface of the door handle and defining a portion of the exterior of the vehicle if the door panel is in the first position, and the door panel concealing the finger receiving portion of the door handle if the door panel is in the first position.