The present invention relates to a handle for a vehicle. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for mounting a handle for a motor vehicle.
This section provides background information related to the present disclosure and is not necessarily prior art.
It is known from the prior art to mount handles of a motor vehicle with a mounting carrier which is fastened on the inside of a motor vehicle door, and a grip lever, which is arranged on the outside of the door. It has been shown disadvantageously that there are always mounting delays and mounting inaccuracies. Among other things, it is because some components of the handle are difficult to mount due to their geometry, especially as the space conditions often complicate this.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to at least partially overcome the disadvantages described above. In particular, it is the object of the present invention to create a handle that can be fastened on the motor vehicle as installation-friendly as possible.
This section provides a general summary of the disclosure, and is not a comprehensive disclosure of its full scope or all its features.
One aspect of the disclosure provides a handle and another aspect provides a method. Further features and details of the invention will become apparent from the claims, the description and the drawings. Thereby, features and details that are described in connection with the handle according to the invention, of course also apply in connection with the method according to the invention, and respectively vice versa, so that, with respect to the disclosure of individual aspects of the invention, alternate reference is always or can be made.
The object is achieved in particular by a handle for a motor vehicle, with a mounting carrier which can be fastened on the inside of a door of the motor vehicle, a grip lever, which can be arranged on the outside of the door of the motor vehicle and can be fastened to the mounting carrier. Here, it is provided in particular that a closing cylinder unit is movably mounted on the mounting carrier, whereby the closing cylinder unit can be brought between a pre-mounting position and a final mounting position. When the closing cylinder unit is in the pre-mounting position, enough space is provided for the grip lever to fasten it directly or indirectly to the mounting carrier. In the final mounting position, the closing cylinder unit is accessible to the user, in particular via a key. Advantageously, a compact structural unit of the handle can be created via the movable closing cylinder unit. The pre-mounting position avoids any collisions with the grip lever to be fastened to the mounting carrier. Advantageously, the mounting carrier represents a common component with the movable closing cylinder unit, which is initially arranged on the inside of the door by the operator, wherein the closing cylinder unit is in the pre-mounting position.
A further advantage can be achieved within the context of the invention if the closing cylinder unit is rotatably mounted about an axle. It has been shown advantageous that a rotatable closing cylinder unit favors the compactness of the handle according to the invention. In addition, the closing cylinder unit appears to be less susceptible to wear and/or the kinematics can constructively be reduced to a few components.
Further, it may be provided within the context of the invention that the mounting carrier has a control element which is movable from a retaining position into a securing position, wherein, in the retaining position of the control element, the closing cylinder unit is in the pre-mounting position and in the securing position of the control element, the closing cylinder unit is in the final mounting position. The control element is movably arranged on the mounting carrier and can be moved between the retaining position and the securing position, wherein the control element advantageously acts on the closing cylinder unit, whereby it can be brought into its respective pre-mounting or final mounting position. Advantageously, the control element is movably mounted in the mounting carrier, wherein the operator can act on the control element in order to effect a corresponding movement of the closing cylinder unit.
Furthermore, it is possible within the context of the invention, that the closing cylinder unit has a control geometry, which is engaged by the control element, in particular that the control element has a connecting element which is in operative connection with the control geometry. The connecting element may be formed, for example, as a cam or projection or recess. The connecting element travels during the movement of the control element along the control geometry, whereby the movement of the closing cylinder unit from the pre-mounting position into the final mounting position and/or vice versa is effected. The connecting element thus exerts a force on the control geometry which makes the closing cylinder unit move.
Advantageously, it can be provided in the invention that the control geometry is at least partially curved. The control geometry can likewise have partially linear sections, whereby the movement, in particular rotational movement, of the closing cylinder unit can be substantially influenced.
In addition, it is conceivable within the context of the invention that the control element has an actuator, wherein, upon actuation of the actuator, a movement of the control element is effected from the retaining position into the securing position and/or vice versa. The actuator can be in an exposed position, so that the operator can easily actuate it. In this embodiment, the actuator is the drive means to move the control element or the closing cylinder unit, accordingly.
It may be provided that the actuator is located at least partially outside the mounting carrier. Advantageously, a fastening of the mounting carrier on the inside of the door takes place initially, wherein the easily visible actuator is accessible to the user in an installation-friendly manner. Advantageously, the actuator may have a corresponding identifier or color, thereby increasing the ease of mounting.
It can be provided within the context of the invention that the actuator is manually operated. It may be that the actuator can be operated via a corresponding tool. Furthermore, it is conceivable that the actuator is a screw element which acts on the mounting carrier and on the control element.
It is conceivable that the mounting carrier is designed with a cavity in which the control element is inserted, wherein the cavity is designed so that the control element is movable within the cavity between the retaining position and the securing position. For example, the cavity can determine the motion limits of the control element. In addition, the invention can provide that the cavity is at least partially adapted to the geometry of the control element, whereby a reliable guide of the control element within the cavity is ensured between the retaining position and the securing position. Advantageously, the control element is merely inserted into the cavity. Falling out of the cavity can be prevented, for example, by the actuator connecting the control element to the mounting carrier.
It can further be possible that the control element has a reception in which the closing cylinder unit is arranged, in particular that the closing cylinder unit is partially enclosed by the control element. On the one hand, the control element provides protection for the closing cylinder unit. On the other hand, a good storage of the closing cylinder unit on the control element can be effected hereby.
A further advantage within the context of the invention can be achieved if the control element has two securing sides and one actuation side, wherein the actuation side connects both opposing securing sides and the closing cylinder unit is arranged between both securing sides. Advantageously, the closing cylinder unit can be enclosed by at least three sides of the control element, wherein the actuator is advantageously arranged on the actuating side in order to move the control element accordingly. Advantageously, the control element is designed in a U-shaped manner. The rotation axis of the closing cylinder unit can at least pass through one of the two securing sides. A compact handle can be achieved if the securing sides are formed longer in their extension than the actuation side.
As a further advantage it may be provided that the control element has a rib on at least one of its sides, whereby a reliable guide is effected during the movement of the control element on the mounting carrier, in particular that at least one securing side has the rib. The rib may be in contact with a wall of the cavity, whereby the path of movement of the control element is fixed. The rib also facilitates that, during the movement of the control element, the latter cannot twist or tilt. The rib preferably extends along the entire extension of the control element, in particular the securing side. Advantageously, the control element forms a unitary, common and/or monolithic component with the rib. It may further be possible that a rib is respectively provided on several sides of the control element. The direction of the extension of the rib corresponds to the movement direction of the control element, which is advantageous with regards to the guide within the cavity.
Furthermore, it is conceivable that the control element is arranged within the mounting carrier in such a manner that the control element is linearly movable between the retaining position and the securing position. The linear movement of the control element favors an uncomplicated design of the movement kinematics for the closing cylinder unit.
It is also conceivable that the control element has a reception region and the closing cylinder unit has an axle body, through which the axle passes, wherein the axle body is arranged in the reception region, wherein, in particular upon movement of the control element, the axle body moves relatively within the reception region. The reception region of the control serves as a bearing to ensure a reliable movement of the closing cylinder unit. Advantageously, during the movement of the control element, only a rotational movement of the closing cylinder unit takes place about its axle. This means that the closing cylinder unit does not experience any linear movement. As the control element moves, the reception region is correspondingly designed extended to provide reliable mounting for the axle body.
It is additionally advantageous if the reception region has an inner region and an edge region, wherein the reception region is designed as an opening, which becomes smaller from the inner region to the edge region, wherein, in the retaining position of the control element, the axle body is located in the inner region, and in the securing position of the control element, the axle body is located in the edge region. The reception region designed open on one side has the advantage that the closing cylinder unit with its axle body can easily be mounted into the reception region. The edge region and the inner region offer a corresponding movement space for the axle body, whereby the kinematics for the movement of the control element and the closing cylinder unit is ensured. Advantageously, the inner region can form a stop for the axle body.
A further advantage can be achieved within the context of the invention if the axle body is designed like a cylinder, wherein the lateral surface of the axle body at least partially has at least one level surface which contacts the wall of the reception region in the securing position of the control element. Advantageously, the cylindrical design of the axle body favors a reliable rotational movement of the closing cylinder unit about its axle. The level surface can, in the securing position of the control element or in the final mounting position of the closing cylinder unit, rest on a level wall of the reception region, in particular the edge region of the reception region, whereby a latching of the closing cylinder unit is achieved in the final mounting position. As, preferably, the level surfaces of the axle body and the reception region of the control element lie on top of each other, the final mounting position of the closing cylinder unit is reliably retained.
In a further possibility it can be provided that the closing cylinder unit has at least one latching element which engages a counter latching element of the control element in the securing position of the control element, wherein, in the retaining position of the control element, the latching element is detached from the counter latching element, wherein in particular the latching element and/or the counter-latching element is/are formed rib-like. Advantageously, an additional position securing of the closing cylinder unit in the final mounting position can be effected hereby. The control thus not only has the function of moving the closing cylinder unit, but also reliably securing the closing cylinder unit in the final mounting position, wherein the securing is created on the one hand by the counter-latching element just described but also by the special geometric design of the reception region, in that the axle body is movably mounted.
Furthermore, it can be provided within the context of the invention that a movable activation element is arranged on the mounting carrier, wherein in the holding position, the control element engages the activation element, whereby the activation element is held in a mounting position in order to enable a simplified mounting of the grip lever, in the securing position the control element is detached from the activation element. Advantageously, the activation element is rotatably mounted about an axle on the mounting carrier. A closing and/or opening action for the motor vehicle door can be triggered by a movement of the activation element. For example, it is conceivable that the activation element triggers an opening process of a lock arranged on the door via its movement. The trigger of a corresponding action by the activation element can be done mechanically and/or electrically or wireless. As the grip lever is in operative connection with the activation element, the user can trigger a corresponding action for opening and/or closing the motor vehicle door by actuating the handle.
The object of the invention is also a method for mounting a handle for a motor vehicle, in particular a handle according to the invention, which has just been described, with a mounting carrier which can be fastened on the inside of a door of the motor vehicle, a grip lever, which can be arranged on the outside of the door of the motor vehicle and is fastened to the mounting carrier, a closing cylinder unit that is movably mounted on the mounting carrier. Here it is provided that, via a movement of a control element, which is arranged on the mounting carrier and is in operative connection with the closing cylinder unit, the closing cylinder unit moves from a pre-mounting position into a final mounting position. The method according to the invention thereby brings about the same advantages as described in detail with reference to the handle according to the invention. In addition, the method may be suitable for reliably fastening the handle to the activation element, wherein the control element holds the activation element in its mounting position at the same time. After mounting, the control element is in the securing position, wherein the handle is positioned directly on the door and the activation element assumes its operating position deviating from the mounting position.
It may further be possible that in the pre-mounting of the closing cylinder unit, the grip lever is arranged on the mounting carrier, in particular on an activation carrier movable on the mounting carrier, and subsequently the control element is moved from the retaining position into the securing position. Advantageously, the pre-mounting position for the grip lever provides sufficient mounting clearance for a reliable fastening to the activation element.
Preferably, it can be provided that in the retaining position, the control element holds the activation element in a mounting position, wherein during the movement of the control element into the securing position, the control element detaches from the activation element, which moves into an operating position. The control element has several functions, on the one hand, it effects a transfer of the closing cylinder unit from the pre-mounting position into the final mounting position and/or vice versa. On the other hand, the control element holds the activation element in its mounting position in order to provide a simple mounting of the handle on the activation element. The operative connection between the control element and the activation element detaches when the control element is moved into the securing position.
Further advantages, features and details of the invention will become apparent from the following description in which exemplary embodiments of the invention are described in detail with reference to the drawings. Thereby, the features mentioned in the claims and in the description can be essential for the invention respectively individually or in an arbitrary combination.
The figures show:
In the following figures, the same reference numerals are used for the same technical features also of different exemplary embodiments.
In addition, it is conceivable that the activation element 60 has a mass balance 65, which is shown in
According to the exemplary embodiment according to
According to the other figures, it can be seen that the securing element 80 has, on the side opposite the locking means 81, a fastening region 82 which is arranged on the mounting carrier 30. During the movement of the control element 40 from the retaining position 5 into the securing position 6, the securing element 80 pivots about a rotation axis 83, wherein the rotation axis 83 passes through the fastening region 82. Starting with
In order for the securing element 80 to be moved in the direction of the door 2 via a movement of the control element 40 in the direction of the securing position 6, the locking means 81 of the securing element 80 has active surfaces 87 which engage counter active surfaces 51 of the control element 40 during the movement of the control element 40 into the securing position 6. The active surfaces 87 and the counter active surfaces 51 are aligned with each other in such a manner that the locking means 81 is pulled to the counter locking means 50 when the control element 40 is moved in the direction of the securing position 6. The arrow in
The control element 40 has an actuator 42, wherein upon actuation of the actuator 42, the movement of the control element 40 from the retaining position 5 into the securing position 6 can be triggered and/or vice versa. Hereby, the actuator 42 is arranged on the outside of the mounting carrier 30, so that the actuator 42 can be easily operated by the operator. Hereby, the actuator 42, which is a screw member, can be operated manually. The actuator 42 acts both on the mounting carrier 30 and on the control element 40.
The mounting carrier 30 has a cavity 31, in which the control element 40 is inserted in a movable manner. The control element 40 further, on its securing sides 45.1, 45.2, has respectively a rib 43, which serves as a guide during the movement of the control element 40 on the mounting carrier 30. The securing side 45.1 is opposite the securing side 45.2. While the control element 40 is being moved, the ribs 43 slide on the wall 32 of the cavity 31.
In the retaining position 5 of the control element 40, the control element 40 engages the activation element 60, whereby the activation element 60 is obtained in a mounting position 7. A simplified mounting of the grip lever 10 on the activation element 60 is effected hereby.
The control element 40 has a retaining region 49, which engages a contact surface 61 of the activation element 60 in the retaining position 5 of the control element 40.
The closing cylinder unit 20 has a control geometry 22, which the control element 40 engages. Hereby, the control element 40 on a connecting element 41, which is formed like a projection and which is in operative connection with the control geometry 22. Hereby, the control geometry 22 is designed at least partially in a curved manner, whereby a rotational movement is about the axis 21 is favored.
The control element 40 has a reception 44, in which the closing cylinder unit 20 is arranged. The closing cylinder unit 20 is thus partially enclosed by the control element 40. In the present exemplary embodiment, the control element 40 has two securing sides 45.1, 45.2 and an actuation side 45.3. The actuation side 45.3 connects both opposing securing sides 45.1, 45.2. The closing cylinder unit 20 is hereby located between the securing sides 45.1, 45.2. The actuator 42 is located in the actuation side 45.3.
The control element 40 has a reception region 46 and the closing cylinder unit 20 has an axle body 23, wherein the axle 21 passes through the axle body 23. The axle body 23 is arranged in the reception region 46, wherein, during the movement of the control element 40, the axle body 23 moves within the reception region 46.
According to
The closing cylinder unit 20 can also have a latching element 25, which, in the securing position 6 of the control element 40, engages a counter latching element 48 of the control element 40, which is shown schematically in
The securing element 80 has an opening 86 for access to the closing cylinder unit 20. The control element 40 is preferably made metallic for safety reasons. The securing element 80a may be made of a steel material. In a further alternative not explicitly shown, it is conceivable that the securing element 80 is designed to be closed. In this embodiment, the handle 1 is formed without the closing cylinder unit 20. Here, the control 40 may be made of a plastic.
The handle 1 according to the invention is characterized in particular by the fact that the mounting method for fastening the handle 1 to a motor vehicle is substantially simplified. First, the mounting carrier 30 is fastened to the control element 40 on the inside of the door 2. Here it is conceivable that a closing cylinder unit 20 is integrated or the mounting carrier 30 does not require a closing cylinder unit 20. Subsequently, the securing element 80 is fixed from the outside of the door 2, wherein, also from the outside, the grip lever 10 with its Dome 11 is also guided to the door 2 or fastened there. Here, the dome 11 is guided in the direction of the mounting carrier 30, wherein the activation element 60 is in the mounting position 7. In the mounting position 7, it is effected that the control element 40 holds the activation element 60 in the mounting position 7. If the dome 11 is arranged on the activation element 60, the operator can act on the actuator 42 or rotate, so that a movement of the control element 40 in the direction of securing position 4 is initiated. The activation element 60 loses contact with the control element 40, so that the activation element 60 automatically leaves the mounting position 7 in the direction of the operating position 8. Via the movement of the control element 40 in the direction of the securing position 6, a force input into the securing element 80 takes place, which is pulled about its rotation axis 83 in the direction of the control element 40. At the same time a force is exerted on the mounting carrier 30, which presses on the inside of the door 2 as a result thereof. An effective tension of the handle 1 with the door 2 can be achieved hereby.
If the handle 1 comprises a closing cylinder unit 20, the closing cylinder unit 20 can be moved from a pre-mounting position 3 into a final mounting position 4 by the movement of the control element 40 into the securing position 6. If the final mounting position 4 is reached, the latching elements 25 act with the counter-latching elements 48 of the control element 40, so that a locking position of the closing cylinder unit 20 is reached.
The above explanation of the embodiments describes the present invention exclusively in the context of examples. Of course, individual features of the embodiments, if technically feasible, can be combined freely with one another without departing from the scope of the present invention.
1 Handle
2 Door
3 Pre-mounting position
4 Final mounting position
5 Retaining position
6 Securing position
7 Mounting position
8 Operating position
10 Grip lever
11 Dome
12 Free end
20 Closing cylinder unit
21 Axle
22 Control geometry
23 Axle body
24 Level surface
25 Latching elements
30 Mounting earner
31 Cavity
32 Wall
40 Control element
41 Connecting element, projection
42 Actuator
43 Ribs
44 Reception
45. 1 Securing side
45. 2 Securing side
45. 3 Actuation side
46 Reception region
46. 1 Inner region
46. 2 Edge region
47 Wall
48 Counter latching element
49 Retaining region
50 Counter locking means
51 Counter active surface
60 Actuation element
61 Contact surface
62 Fastening zone
63 Axle
64 Fastening reception
65 Mass balance
80 Securing element
81 Locking means
82 Fastening region
83 Rotation axis
84 Side
85 Seal
86 Opening
87 Active surface
88 Reception
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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10 2017 103 959.7 | Feb 2017 | DE | national |
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 371 to Patent Cooperation Treaty Application No. PCT/EP2017/083558, filed Dec. 19, 2017, which claims priority to DE Application No. 102017103959.7, filed Feb. 24, 2017, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/EP2017/083558 | 12/19/2017 | WO | 00 |