Patent ID: 8881564
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An improved paddle handle assembly for a vehicle having a latch movable between latched and unlatched positions, comprising: a housing having interior and exterior sides; a paddle pivotally mounted on the exterior side of the housing for movement between rest and actuated positions; a logic assembly on the interior side of the housing; the logic assembly including: a drive arm connected to the paddle; whereby when the lock arm is in the unlocked position and the paddle is moved from the rest position to the actuated position, the paddle rotates the drive arm, which engages the drive plate so as to pivot the driven plate so as to unlatch the latch; and whereby when the lock arm is in the locked position, the drive plate is pivoted out of engagement with the drive arm such that the driven plate remains stationary when the paddle is moved from the rest position to the actuated position so that the latch remains latched.