Patent ID: 6619709
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
An exterior door handle for vehicles, the exterior door handle comprising:a supporting member (10) mounted on a back side (21) of a door (20); a handle (30), arranged on an exposed side (22) of the door (20) and configured to be moved from a rest position on the door (20) into an actuating position relative to locking elements by a pulling or rotating movement, wherein the handle (30) has handle ends (31, 32) having connecting portions, wherein the connecting portions protrude through door recesses (23, 24); a lever (13) pivotably supported on the supporting member (10); wherein at least one of the handle ends (31) of the handle (30) is connected to the lever (13), wherein, for attaching the at least one handle end (31) on the lever (13), the lever (13) is moved from an initial position into a rotated position (13â€²) close to the door recess (23); a casing (34) insertable into the supporting member (10) from the exposed side (22) of the door (20), wherein the casing (34), when inserted, is attached to the supporting member (10); a retaining element (25) arranged between the supporting member (10) and the lever (13) and adapted to be automatically controlled between an active retaining position and an inactive release position; wherein, when mounting the supporting member (10) on the door (20), the retaining element (25), for connecting the handle (30), is first positioned in the retaining position in which the retaining member (25) holds the lever (13) in the rotated position (13â€²); wherein the casing (34), upon insertion (35) into the supporting member (10), automatically moves the retaining element (25) into the release position so that the lever (13) is returned into the initial position.