Patent ID: 7111880
Filing Date: 2006-09-26
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An outside handle assembly for an automobile comprising: a handle base fixed to an automobile panel; a handle body connected to the handle base; a connecting lever swingably connected to the handle body, and vertically driven by an operating force applied to the handle body; an urging member having one end connected to the handle base and the other end engaged to the connecting lever, wherein the connecting lever is urged toward the automobile panel by the urging member; a locking device having an unlocking lever; an engaging portion formed on a lower end of the connecting lever, wherein the engaging portion is arranged to push the unlocking lever to release the locking device from a locking state when the connecting lever is vertically driven, and the engaging portion is formed to be disengaged from the unlocking lever when the connecting lever is swung toward a center of the automobile body; and a panel deformation detector provided on the handle base and configured to protrude toward the connecting lever.