Patent ID: 6416092
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A handle arrangement mounted to a door of a vehicle, in which door there is a handle recess, the handle arrangement comprising a pivoted part being pivotable in a region of the handle recess upon installation of the handle arrangement to the vehicle, an actuating element which is arranged in the handle recess and which is covered by the pivoted part upon movement of the pivoted part to a closed position to inhibit inadvertent manual actuation upon installation of the handle arrangement to the vehicle, and which actuating element becomes accessible by a pivoting of the pivoted part against a spring force to an open position, a sensor on the pivoted part to detect at least a position of the pivoted part, in which case the actuating element is only activatable upon a pivoting of the pivoted part against the spring force, wherein said actuating element after activation and upon manual actuation actuates a locking device of the vehicle; and wherein the actuating element is a pushbutton electric switching element.