Patent ID: 6106036
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A door handle for a vehicle including an operation button that is pushed so as to unlock a door of the vehicle, the door handle comprising:a handle base plate to which said operation button is attached;a sliding wall provided on said handle base plate, said sliding wall being in sliding contact with said operation button and guiding said operation button;a rigid elongated arm having a pair of opposing ends, one end of said opposing ends of said arm being movable linearly in a first direction when said operation button is pressed;guiding means provided between said arm and said handle base plate, said guiding means providing fixed guiding surfaces which slidably and linearly guide the other opposing end of said arm in a second direction substantially perpendicular to said first direction when said arm moves;an unlocking cable connected to said arm and operable to unlock the door; andurging means arranged to urge said arm in a direction such that said operation button returns to a position at which said operation button was located before being pressed.