Patent ID: 7819444
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A handle apparatus configured to cooperate with a door of a vehicle, the door having an inner surface facing an interior of the vehicle, an outer surface facing an exterior of the vehicle, and a door inside disposed between the inner surface and the outer surface, the handle apparatus comprising: a handle base configured to be fixed to the door of a vehicle which is maintained in a closed state while being restrained by a door lock apparatus; a swing lever configured to be held in the door inside and connected to the handle base to be vertically rotatable, a door restraining release operation of the door lock apparatus being carried out by rotating the swing lever from an initial rotation position to an operational rotation position; a handle main body connected to the handle base to be pulled up from an initial rotation position to an operational rotation position, the handle main body including a grip portion and a pair of pivotal arms, one of the pivotal arms being an operation arm configured to be inserted to the door inside through an arm insertion hole to drive the swing lever to the operational rotation position when the grip portion is pulled up, the arm insertion hole defining an opening between the exterior of the vehicle and the door inside; a blocking piece that is provided on the swing lever and moves to a rear side of the arm insertion hole when the swing lever is located in the operational rotation position so as to block the arm insertion hole from the door inside; and a rising piece protruding from a side edge of the blocking piece toward the outer surface of the door so as to narrow a path from the exterior of the vehicle through a gap between the arm insertion hole and the blocking piece to a position around a cylinder lock for locking or unlocking the door lock apparatus when the handle main body is rotated to the operational rotation position, so as to prevent unauthorized insertion of a tool to unlock the door lock apparatus when the swing lever is located in the operational rotation position.