Patent ID: 9062478
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A handle assembly for a vehicle door, comprising: a body supporting a handle that is pivotally moveable between a stowed position, in which the handle is not manually actuatable by a user, and a deployed position, in which the handle is manually actuatable by a user; and an actuator assembly comprising a motor and an actuator member interposed between the motor and the handle, the actuator member operably coupled to the handle and moveable by the motor to effect movement of the handle between the stowed and deployed positions thereof, and the actuator member having a spring accumulator that is compressed under the force of the motor, to thereby store energy of motion from the motor that would otherwise be transferred to the actuator member, when an external obstruction acts on the handle in the stowed position thereof to prevent the handle from being moved to the deployed position thereof.