Concealed automobile electric door handle

By designing a concealed electric door handle, and utilizing a combination mechanism and actuator system, the problems of high wind resistance and easy damage of traditional door handles are solved, achieving both concealment and unlocking functions, and improving the appearance and safety of the car.

CN116220488BActive Publication Date: 2025-11-04CHANGCHUN HUF AUTOMOTIVE LOCK CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202310103360.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-02-13
Publication Date
2025-11-04
Estimated Expiration
2043-02-13

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Traditional car door handles have high wind resistance and are easily damaged by impacts, affecting the car's appearance and safety.

Method used

A concealed electric door handle for automobiles was designed. Through a combination mechanism of handle cover, handle body, drive rod, support plate, connecting rod, swing arm, transmission rod, rotary rod and tie rod, the handle can be concealed and unlocked by an actuator and cam system.

Benefits of technology

It reduces wind resistance, avoids damage to the handles from bumps, has a simple structure, is easy to install, and is safe and reliable, thus improving the competitiveness and user experience of the car.

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Abstract

The application discloses a hidden automobile electric door handle and belongs to the field of automobile parts. The handle cover, handle body, driving rod, supporting plate, connecting rod, swing arm, transmission rod, rotary rod and reinforcing rib are arranged on the handle body, and the supporting plate is fixed to the automobile door panel. Compared with the prior art, the handle body, driving rod, swing arm and transmission rod are installed on the supporting plate, the problem of wind resistance and easy collision of the traditional door handle is solved, the hidden handle is simple in structure, convenient to install, safe and reliable, and the automobile competitiveness is improved. The new connecting rod mechanism is provided, the handle is pulled to drive the connecting rod and rotary rod to be unlocked.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the field of automobile parts, and particularly relates to a hidden automobile electric door handle. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the continuous development of the automobile industry, modern automobile design and manufacturing technology is continuously improved. Consumers not only put forward higher requirements for vehicle functions, but also tend to be simple and flat in appearance. This requires engineers to be more rigorous in the details of automobile design.

[0003] At present, the automobile door handle is generally fixed on the outer side of the door, which makes the door handle protrude from the door, thereby increasing the wind resistance during automobile driving and being easily damaged by collision.

[0004] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a new type of hidden automobile electric door handle to solve the above problems. SUMMARY

[0005] The present application aims to overcome the deficiencies in the prior art and provides a hidden automobile electric door handle.

[0006] To solve the above technical problems, the present application comprises a handle cover, a handle body, a driving rod, a supporting plate, a connecting rod, a swing arm, a transmission rod, a rotating rod, a reinforcing rib, the handle cover is arranged on the handle body, the supporting plate is fixed to the automobile door panel, and the handle body, the driving rod, the swing arm and the transmission rod are all installed on the supporting plate.

[0007] According to some embodiments of the present application, the driving rod is fixed at one end of the supporting plate, the swing arm is installed at the end of the supporting plate away from the driving rod, and the connecting rod is connected to the driving rod at one end and to the swing arm at the other end.

[0008] According to some embodiments of the present application, the swing arm moves around the swing arm rotating shaft, and the swing arm rotating shaft is fixed on the handle body.

[0009] According to some embodiments of the present application, the driving rod is hinged to the handle body, and the movement of the driving rod drives the handle body to pop out.

[0010] According to some embodiments of the present application, the transmission rod is fixed at the end of the supporting plate away from the driving rod, the transmission rod is hinged to the handle body, and the transmission rod is also connected to the rotating rod.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the present application, the rotating rod is installed at the end of the supporting plate away from the driving rod and is hinged to the transmission rod, and the reinforcing rib is fixed on the rotating rod.

[0012] The present application has the advantages of:

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the hidden handle solves the problems of wind resistance and easy collision of the traditional handle, has simple structure, is easy to install, is safe and reliable, and improves the competitiveness of the automobile. The new type of connecting rod mechanism is provided, which is driven by the handle opening to drive the movement of the lock block pull rib. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0014] The present application will be further described below in combination with the drawings and embodiments.

[0015] Figure 1 The structure diagram of the overall structure of a preferred embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0016] Figure 2 The internal perspective structure diagram of the present application is shown.

[0017] Figure 3 The driving rod structure diagram of the present application is shown.

[0018] Figure 4 The supporting plate structure diagram of the present application is shown.

[0019] Figure 5 The swing arm structure diagram of the present application is shown.

[0020] Figure 6 The rotary rod structure diagram of the present application is shown.

[0021] Figure 7 The transmission rod structure diagram of the present application is shown.

[0022] Figure 8 The handle initial state diagram of the present application is shown.

[0023] Figure 9 The handle extension state diagram of the present application is shown.

[0024] Figure 10 The swing arm state diagram when the hand is extended of the present application is shown.

[0025] Figure 11 The handle opening state diagram of the present application is shown.

[0026] Figure 12 The swing arm state diagram when the handle is opened of the present application is shown.

[0027] Figure 13 Another perspective diagram of the present application is shown.

[0028] Figure 14 Another perspective diagram of the present application is shown.

[0029] Figure 15 Another perspective diagram of the present application is shown.

[0030] In the figure: 1, handle cover; 2, handle body; 3, driving rod; 4, supporting plate; 5, connecting rod; 6, swing arm; 7, transmission rod; 8, rotating rod; 9, pull bar. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0032] Please refer to Figures 1-2 , Figures 13-15 To solve the above technical problems, the present application comprises a handle cover 1, a handle body 2, a driving rod 3, a supporting plate 4, a connecting rod 5, a swing arm 6, a transmission rod 7, a rotating rod 8, and a pull bar 9. The handle cover 1 is arranged on the handle body 2. When installed, the handle cover 1 is flush with the outer panel of the door and is flush with the outer panel of the door. Unlike the traditional door handle, the handle assembly is fixed on the inner panel of the door by three fixing bolts, and the handle assembly and the outer panel are sealed by a sealing strip.

[0033] Further, the supporting plate 4 is fixed to the door panel of the automobile, and the handle body 2, the driving rod 3, the swing arm 6, and the transmission rod 7 are all installed on the supporting plate 4. In the use process, the handle, the transmission rod 7 and other components are attached to the supporting plate 4 and are pushed out together with the supporting plate 4.

[0034] The present application further comprises an actuator, the actuator comprises an output shaft, the actuator is driven to rotate the output shaft after receiving an electrical signal, and a cam is installed on the output shaft.

[0035] Further, the driving rod is hinged to the supporting plate, and a driving arm is further fixedly installed on the driving rod. The driving arm abuts against the cam. In operation, the actuator drives the cam to rotate, the cam abuts against the driving arm, and the driving rod is further driven to move.

[0036] Please refer to Figures 3-5 , the driving rod 3 is fixed at one end of the supporting plate 4, the swing arm 6 is installed at the end of the supporting plate 4 away from the driving rod 3, one end of the connecting rod 5 is connected to the driving rod 3 and the other end is connected to the swing arm 6, the swing arm 6 moves around the swing arm rotating shaft, and the swing arm rotating shaft is fixed on the handle body 2. Since the swing arm 6 is connected to the driving rod 3 through the connecting rod 5, the movement form of the swing arm 6 is synchronized with that of the driving rod 3.

[0037] The driving rod 3 is hinged on the handle body 2, and the movement of the driving rod 3 drives the handle body 2 to pop out, i.e. from the original state to the state of pushing the handle out of the door panel.

[0038] Please refer to Figure 7 , the transmission rod 7 is fixed at one end of the supporting plate 4 away from the driving rod 3, the transmission rod 7 is hinged on the handle body 2, and the transmission rod 7 is also connected to the rotating rod 8, the transmission rod 7 transmits the movement of the hand-pulled handle to the rotating rod 8, and drives the pull bar 9 to realize unlocking and opening the door.

[0039] Please refer to Figure 6 , the rotating rod 8 is installed at one end of the supporting plate 4 away from the driving rod 3, and is hinged with the transmission rod 7, the pull bar 9 is fixed on the rotating rod 8, when the handle is pulled, the handle body 2 is pulled to drive the transmission rod 7 to rotate, the transmission rod 7 drives the rotating rod 8 to rotate, and further drives the pull bar 9 to move a certain stroke to be unlocked.

[0040] From the outside of the car, the handle half assembly has three states, the initial position of the handle is the state of the handle when the car is normally running and locked, the pre-opening position of the handle is the state of the handle when the door is prepared to be opened, and the maximum opening position of the handle is the state of the handle when the door is unlocked and opened.

[0041] The three states are explained as follows:

[0042] Please refer to Figure 8 , the initial state of the handle: the handle assembly is retracted into the panel, at this time, it is the hidden state of the door handle, the position of the internal rod structure of the handle is shown in the following figure, at this time, the four-bar mechanism composed of the driving rod 3, the connecting rod 5, the supporting plate 4 and the swing arm 6 is in the retracted state.

[0043] Please refer to Figures 9-10 , the handle extension state: the output torque of the actuator is transmitted to the driving rod 3 through the cam, and drives the four-bar mechanism composed of the driving rod 3, the connecting rod 5, the supporting plate 4 and the swing arm 6 to be pushed out to the maximum position, at this time, the handle is extended out of the panel.

[0044] And the transmission rod 7 in the handle is also pushed out together with the supporting plate 4 and is in edge contact with the rotating rod 8.

[0045] Please refer to Figures 11-12 , the handle opening state: pulling the handle at the same time drives the transmission rod 7, at this time, it drives the rotating rod 8 to rotate, the pull bar 9 is hinged on the rotating rod 8 and rotates with the rotating rod 8 at the same time to produce a displacement, thereby driving the pull bar 9, unlocking the lock block, and opening the door.

[0046] The maximum position of the connecting rod and the rotating rod 8 is shown in Figure 12 .

[0047] It will be obvious to a person skilled in the art that the application is not limited to the details of the foregoing exemplary embodiments and can be implemented in other concrete forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the application. The embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the application being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein. No reference signs in the claims should be considered as limiting the scope of the claims to the identity of the reference signs therein.

[0048] Furthermore, it should be understood that although the description is made on the basis of the embodiments, not every embodiment contains only one independent technical solution, and the description of the specification is only for the sake of clarity, and those skilled in the art should consider the specification as a whole, and the technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that those skilled in the art can understand.

Claims

1. A concealed electric door handle for automobiles, characterized in that, The device includes a handle cover (1), a handle body (2), a drive rod (3), a support plate (4), a connecting rod (5), a swing arm (6), a transmission rod (7), a rotary rod (8), a tie rod (9), and an actuator. The handle cover (1) is mounted on the handle body (2), and the support plate (4) is fixed to the sheet metal of the car door. The handle body (2), the drive rod (3), the swing arm (6), and the transmission rod (7) are all mounted on the support plate (4). The drive rod (3) is fixed to one end of the support plate (4), the swing arm (6) is installed on the end of the support plate (4) away from the drive rod (3), and one end of the connecting rod (5) is connected to the drive rod (3) and the other end is connected to the swing arm (6); The swing arm (6) moves around the pivot of the swing arm (6), and the pivot of the swing arm (6) is fixed on the handle body (2); The drive rod (3) is hinged to the handle body (2), and the movement of the drive rod (3) causes the handle body (2) to pop out; The transmission rod (7) is fixed to one end of the support plate (4) away from the drive rod (3), the transmission rod (7) is hinged to the handle body (2), and the transmission rod (7) is also connected to the rotary rod (8); The rotary rod (8) is installed on the end of the support plate (4) away from the drive rod (3) and is hinged to the transmission rod (7). The tie rod (9) is fixed on the rotary rod (8). The actuator includes an output shaft on which a cam is mounted; The drive rod (3) is hinged to the support plate (4), and a drive arm is also fixedly installed on the drive rod; The drive arm abuts against the cam.

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