Patent ID: 9175505
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A door handle assembly for a vehicle, the door handle assembly comprising: a mount structure; a door handle comprising an interface portion and a mounting portion, the interface portion comprising an inner surface and an outer surface, and the mounting portion being pivotally coupled with the mount structure such that the door handle is pivotable about a first axis between a first position and a second position; and a latch assembly comprising a latch body and an actuator arm pivotally coupled with the latch body, the latch body being attached to the mount structure, and the actuator arm being pivotable between a released position and an actuated position; wherein: the door handle is configured to contact the actuator arm during at least a portion of the pivotal movement of the door handle from the first position to the second position, forcing the actuator arm to pivot from the released position to the actuated position; the inner surface contacts the actuator arm during at least a portion of the pivotal movement of the door handle from the first position to the second position; the inner surface comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being spaced from and extending generally parallel and away from the second portion in an offset configuration; and the first portion is configured to contact the actuator arm, and the second portion is configured to contact at least one finger of an operator's hand, during at least a portion of the pivotal movement of the door handle from the first position to the second position.