Patent ID: 8746756
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: E05B,E05C,E05F,E05Y,F41H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for opening and closing a vehicle door, comprising: an interior handle and an exterior handle, the exterior handle mounted on an exterior of the vehicle door; the exterior handle mechanically coupled with a rotatable shaft, the shaft being mechanically coupled with a door latch component, the door latch component engages a mechanical door opening mechanism adapted to release the vehicle door such that rotation of the exterior handle to an open door position moves the door latch component to release the vehicle door; a first arm mounted to the shaft; a second arm mounted to the shaft, wherein the second arm engages an open switch in response to rotation of the exterior handle to the open door position and the first arm engages a close switch in response to rotation of the exterior handle to a close door position, and wherein the second arm engages the open switch in response to movement of the interior handle to an open position.