Claims
- 1. An outside door handle assembly comprising:
- a door handle for opening and closing a vehicle door;
- a case for being fixed to a door panel which stores and retains; the door handle; and
- an elastic member generating an elastic force between the door handle and the case;
- wherein the door handle includes a pair of arm portions which are disposed on right and left sides of the door handle respectively, the case includes two pairs of stay portions each of which are disposed on right and left sides of the case and A storing portion storing the elastic member, each of the arm portions includes a pair of groove portions which are disposed on respective surfaces of the arm portion and an opening formed in a bottom surface of one of the groove portions such that a depth of the opening from the surface of the arm portion is larger than that of the groove portion and such that a diameter of the opening is smaller than that of the groove portion, one stay portion of each pair of the stay portions includes a first axle portion which is fit into a partially circular diameter portion of the groove portion of one of the arm portions and a second axle portion which is disposed on a tip of the first axle portion and which is fit into the opening, the other stay portion of each pair of the stay portions includes a third axle portion which is fit into the other one of the groove portions of the arm portion and which is coaxial with the first axle portion and the second axle portion.
- 2. An outside door handle assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the other stay portions of the two pairs of stay portions are connected to each other.
- 3. An outside door handle assembly as recited in claim 2, wherein the storing portion of the case includes an opening which opens in the same direction of the assembly direction of the door handle in the case.
- 4. An outside door handle assembly comprising:
- a door handle for opening and closing a vehicle door;
- a case for being fixed to a door panel and retaining the door handle, the case including a pair of stays and a storing portion; and
- an elastic member positioned in the storing portion and operatively connected to the case and the door handle to generate an elastic force between the door handle and the case;
- the door handle including a pair of arm portions each having oppositely positioned first and second side surfaces, the first side surface of at least one of said arm portions having a groove portion formed therein, said groove portion being defined by a bottom surface and a sidewall, said at least one arm portion being provided with an opening extending from the bottom surface of the groove portion toward the second side surface of the at least one arm portion, said opening having a smaller diameter than said groove, one of said stay portions including a first axle portion and a second axle portion that are coaxial with one another, said first axle portion being received in said groove portion so that said sidewall of the groove portion at least partially surrounds a portion of the first axle portion, said second axle portion being disposed on a tip of said first axle portion and being received in said opening.
- 5. An outside door handle assembly as recited in claim 4, the case includes a pair of third axle portions that are coaxial with said first and second axle portions, said second side surface of each arm portion including a groove into which extends one of said third axle portions.
- 6. An outside door handle assembly as recited in claim 5, wherein said pair of stays constitute first stays, said case including a pair of second stays, each of said third axle portions being provided on one of said second stays.
- 7. An outside door handle assembly as recited in claim 6, wherein both of said second stays are positioned between said first stays.
- 8. An outside door handle assembly as recited in claim 4, wherein said second side surfaces of said arm portions face towards one another.
- 9. An outside door handle assembly as recited in claim 4, wherein said door handle is assembled into said case in an assembly direction, the storing portion of the case including an opening which opens in the same direction as the assembly direction.
- 10. An outside door handle assembly as recited in claim 4, wherein the first side surfaces of both arm portions having a groove portion formed therein and an opening, and both of said stay portions including a first axle portion and a second axle portion that are coaxial with one another.
- 11. An outside door handle assembly comprising:
- a door handle for opening and closing a vehicle door;
- a case for being fixed to a door panel and retaining the door handle, the case including a first stay and a second stay; and
- an elastic member positioned in the storing portion and operatively connected to the case and the door handle to generate an elastic force between the door handle and the case;
- the door handle including a first arm portion and a second arm portion, one of said first stay and said first arm portion being provided with a groove portion and an opening, and the other of said first stay and said first arm portion being, provided with first and second axle portions that are coaxial with one another, said second axle portion being disposed at an end of the first axle portion, said opening having a smaller diameter than said groove portion, said groove portion having a bottom surface and a sidewall, said opening extending away from said bottom surface of said groove portion, said first axle portion being received in said groove portion and at least partially surrounded by a portion of said sidewall of the groove portion, said second axle portion being received in said opening.
- 12. An outside door handle assembly as recited in claim 11, wherein said groove portion is a first groove portion, the case including a pair of third axle portions that are coaxial with said first and second axle portions, each arm portion including a second groove into which extends one of said third axle portions.
- 13. An outside door handle assembly as recited in claim 12, wherein said first and second stays constitute a first pair of stays, said case including a second pair of stays, each of said third axle portions being provided on one of said stays constituting the second pair of stays.
- 14. An outside door handle assembly as recited in claim 13, wherein said second pair of stays is positioned between said first pair of stays.
- 15. An outside door handle assembly as recited in claim 11, wherein said groove and said opening are formed in said first arm portion, and said first and second axle portions are provided on said first stay.
Priority Claims (1)
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9-356983 |
Dec 1997 |
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Parent Case Info
This application corresponds to and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. .sctn. 119 with respect to Japanese Application No. 09(1997)-356983 filed on Dec. 25, 1997, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
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