Patent ID: 7866714

Claim:
An exterior door handle ( 1 ) for a motor vehicle with an electromechanical locking system ( 2 ) comprising a manually operable handle part ( 3 ) adapted to make a lifting movement to open a door lock ( 8 ) of a door ( 11 ), wherein the lifting movement of the handle part ( 3 ) being subdivided into a first lifting distance ( 21 ) and an additional lifting distance ( 23 ), a means ( 9 ) for generating an increased actuation resistance at the end of the first lifting distance ( 21 ) and a switch ( 20 ) being actuated by the handle part ( 3 ) to open the door lock ( 8 ) electrically when the handle part ( 3 ) reaches the first lifting distance, wherein, in case of a breakdown of the electric power supply or of the electric part of the locking system ( 2 ), the handle part ( 3 ) being adapted to travel the additional lifting distance ( 23 ) beyond the first lifting distance ( 21 ), thereby opening the door lock ( 8 ) mechanically, wherein the means ( 9 ) for generating an increased actuation resistance being formed by a plate ( 10 ) coupled to the handle part ( 3 ), said plate acting on a damping means ( 14 ) at the end of said first lifting distance ( 21 ), said damping means ( 14 ) being formed by at least one cup deforming element ( 14 ) of an elastic material, and said damping means ( 14 ) being coupled to a pivot lever ( 6 ) for the mechanical opening of the door lock ( 8 ).