Patent ID: 7568743

Claim:
A handle mounted to a rear frame ( 20 ) of a door in a motor vehicle, comprising a gripping part ( 1 a ) including a groove ( 2 ), and means for transmitting the movement ( 6 , 7 , 9 to 13 ) of said gripping part ( 1 a ) to a lock so as to activate a bolt of said lock to open said door, wherein said transmission means ( 6 , 7 , 9 to 13 ) are arranged in a direction substantially parallel to said gripping part ( 1 a ), and mainly in a lower zone thereof so as to optimize an internal longitudinal space of said rear frame ( 20 ); said handle further comprising a handle support ( 4 ) fastened in said rear frame of said door and on which said gripping part ( 1 a ) of said handle ( 1 ) and at least part of said movement transmission means ( 6 , 7 , 9 to 13 ) being arranged; said gripping part ( 1 a ) comprising at each of its ends a guide element ( 6 ) cooperating with said handle support ( 4 ) to allow said gripping part ( 1 a ) to move in translation relative to said rear frame of said door when actuated by the user.