Patent ID: 6447030
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A motor vehicle door handle assembly for actuating a door latch of the vehicle to allow opening and closing of the vehicle door, the assembly including a housing member adapted to be mounted on the vehicle door, a handle member mounted on the housing member for movement between an open position and a closed position, and a latch actuator mounted on the housing member, operated by the handle member, and operative to unlatch the vehicle door in response to opening movement of the handle member, characterized in that:one of said members defines a resilient finger coacting with a detent structure on the other of said members in response to closing movement of the handle member to catch the handle member on the housing member in the closed position of the handle member and thereby resist inadvertent opening movement of the handle member in a side impact scenario while allowing forceful opening movement of the handle member by an operator.