Door for motor vehicle, in particular for passenger vehicle, and motor vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to a door (2) for a motor vehicle (1), having a handle element (18) on the outside of the door, the handle element (18) being held on a base body (4) of the door (2) in such a way that the handle element (18) can be moved relative to the base body (4) from a rest position (R) into at least one actuation position (B), and wherein the handle element (18) can be moved relative to the base body (4). By moving the handle element (18) from a rest position (R) into an actuation position (B), a lock can be unlocked, by means of which a door (2), which can be movably arranged on the body of the motor vehicle (1) between a closed position and at least one open position, can be fixed in the closed position. And a first guide device (29) is arranged on the base body (4). According to the invention, a second guide (21) is provided on the handle element (18), which second guide interacts with the first guide (29), whereby the handle element (18) can be moved relative to the base body (4) in a guided manner along a movement path (33) predefined by the interacting guide (29, 3l) from the rest position (R) into the actuation position (B).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a door for a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car, according to the preamble of claim 1. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car, having at least one such door. Background Art

[0002] WO2007 / 118552A1 discloses a motor vehicle having a door with a lower door part and an upper window part separated by a window sill. From WO2020 / 01137A1, a device for actuating a door of a vehicle is known, the device having a sensor device, which is configured to detect the force acting on the door and generate corresponding sensor data. In addition, from DE 10 2017 202 114 A1, a motor vehicle is known, which has at least one side door, which has a door body. In addition, WO2006 / 007916A1 discloses a car door with an inner module and an outer module. In addition, from DE 10 2010101 164 A1, a door handle unit for actuating a lock of a door or a cover is known. Summary of the invention

[0003] The object of the present invention is to provide a door for a motor vehicle, in particular for a passenger vehicle, and a motor vehicle, which allow particularly advantageous handling in a particularly space-saving manner.

[0004] This object is achieved according to the invention by a vehicle door having the features of claim 1 and a motor vehicle having the features of claim 11. Advantageous embodiments of the invention are the subject matter of the dependent claims.

[0005] A first aspect of the invention relates to a vehicle door, also referred to as a door for short and configured as a side door, for a motor vehicle, preferably configured as a passenger car and also referred to as a vehicle. This means that the motor vehicle, also referred to as a motor vehicle or a vehicle, has a body and a door in its fully manufactured state, the interior of which, also referred to as a passenger compartment or passenger room, is formed, for example, by the body of the motor vehicle, which is configured as a self-supporting body. The vehicle door has a handle element on the outside of the door. For example, the handle element, in particular in the installation position of the vehicle door (the vehicle door is in its installation position in the fully manufactured state of the vehicle), can be arranged above the door frame of the vehicle door in the vehicle vertical direction of the vehicle, or the handle element, in particular in the installation position of the vehicle door, can be arranged below the door frame in the vehicle vertical direction of the vehicle. The handle element is also referred to as an outer handle or door outer handle. In the fully manufactured state of the vehicle, the vehicle door is movably, in particular pivotably, held on the vehicle body, so that the vehicle door is movably, in particular pivotably arranged or can be arranged, i.e. held or can be held on the vehicle body. In particular, the vehicle door is associated with a vehicle body opening of the vehicle body, in particular a door opening of the vehicle body. If the vehicle door is a side door, the door opening is a side door opening, which is arranged on the left or right side of the vehicle body or the vehicle, for example, in the vehicle transverse direction of the vehicle. The vehicle door can be moved, in particular pivoted, between a closed position and at least one open position relative to the vehicle body. In the closed position, at least a partial area of ​​the vehicle body opening is closed by the vehicle door. In the open position, the vehicle door releases a partial area of ​​the vehicle body opening, so that, for example, in the open position of the vehicle door, a person can enter or exit the interior room through the released partial area of ​​the vehicle body opening. In particular, it is provided that the handle element is arranged above or below the door frame in the vehicle vertical direction of the vehicle in the installation position of the vehicle door and with respect to the closed position of the vehicle door. The door frame is also referred to as a frame or a window sill or an edge or a panel edge, or the door frame is formed by the panel edge or coincides with the panel edge. In particular, the door frame is or forms an edge, in particular a lower edge, by which, for example, at least partially, in particular in the installation position of the vehicle door and with respect to the closed position of the vehicle door in the vehicle vertical direction of the vehicle, the window opening of the vehicle door for glass, in particular for side glass, also called glass opening, is limited downwards.

[0006] For example, a person in the vehicle environment and thus in the vehicle door environment can grab the handle element with his hand and, for example, at least partially grasp the handle element and, for example, then exert a force on the handle element and, therefore, via the handle element, on the vehicle door in order to thereby actuate the vehicle door, i.e., in particular, to be able to move, in particular pivot, the vehicle door relative to the vehicle body. For example, a person can exert such a force on the vehicle door via the handle element that the vehicle door opens due to the force and, therefore, moves relative to the vehicle body from a closed position to an open position. Furthermore, for example, a person in the environment can exert such a force on the handle element and, therefore, on the vehicle door that, due to the force, the vehicle door closes and, therefore, moves from an open position to a closed position. The feature "the handle element is arranged on the outside or on the outside of the door and is therefore an outside or door-outside handle element and, therefore, an outside door handle" is to be understood as meaning that the handle element is arranged on the outside of the vehicle door, which, in the installed position of the vehicle door and at least in the closed position of the vehicle door, faces away from the interior and toward the environment. In order to enable a particularly advantageous operation, in particular actuation, of the vehicle door, it is provided according to the invention that the handle element is held on the base body, also referred to as the door body, so that it can be moved relative to the vehicle door from a rest position to at least one actuation position, in particular between the rest position and the actuation position, in particular so that it can be pivoted, wherein by moving the handle element from the rest position to the actuation position, a lock, also referred to as a door lock, by means of which a vehicle door, which is arranged or can be arranged on the body of a motor vehicle and is movable, in particular pivoted, between a closed position and at least one open position, can be unlocked, in particular can be unlocked mechanically and in particular can be unlocked purely mechanically and therefore without the use of electrical energy or other forms of energy. Thus, for example, in order to open a vehicle door which is initially in the closed position and is therefore closed and is fixed in the closed position, in particular relative to the vehicle body, by means of the lock, a person, for example, in the surrounding area, moves the handle element from the rest position to the actuation position, thereby unlocking the lock, in particular mechanically and in particular can be unlocked purely mechanically and therefore without the use of electrical energy or other forms of energy.

[0007] By means of a lock, a door which is arranged or can be arranged on a body of a vehicle (automobile) and which is movable, in particular pivotable, between a closed position and at least one open position is fixed or can be fixed in a closed position, in particular relative to the body, so that an undesired movement of the door from the closed position to the open position is prevented. By unlocking the lock, the lock releases the door to move it from the closed position to the open position. In particular, the lock can be a component of the door, so that the lock can be moved, in particular pivoted, together in the door, relative to the body between the closed position and the open position, for example. The lock can be adjusted, for example, between a locked state and an unlocked state. By unlocking the lock, the lock is placed, i.e. transferred, from the locked state to the unlocked state. If the door is, for example, in the closed position and the lock is in the locked state during this period, the door can be fixed in the closed position by means of the lock and is thus prevented from undesired movement relative to the body to the open position. It can be seen that the door is a wing-shaped element, which is arranged or can be arranged on the body and can be moved, in particular pivotable, between the open position and the closed position. The vehicle door (wing element) is in particular an attachment which is constructed separately from the vehicle body and which is held or can be held on the vehicle body movably between an open position and a closed position. In order to open, for example, a vehicle door which is initially closed and therefore initially in the closed position, and thus to move it from the closed position to the open position, the handle element is moved, for example by a person in the surrounding area, from the idle position to the actuated position, thereby unlocking the lock and thus transferring it from the locked state to the unlocked state. The lock thus releases the vehicle door to move it from the closed position to the open position relative to the vehicle body. For example, a locking element, such as a locking pin, also called a bolt, or a locking eye, also called a lock catch, is fixed to the vehicle body, in particular to a vehicle pillar of the vehicle body, which is designed, for example, as a door pillar and also called a vehicle body or vehicle body pillar. In the closed position of the vehicle door and in the locked state of the lock, the lock, in particular the fork bolt of the lock, cooperates with the locking element, in particular in a form-fitting manner, whereby the vehicle door is fixed or can be fixed in a form-fitting manner in the closed position. For example, the lock has a locking element, which can be, for example, the aforementioned fork bolt. In the closed position of the vehicle door and in the locked state of the lock, for example, the locking element cooperates with the locking element, in particular in a form-fitting manner, whereby the vehicle door is fixed or can be fixed in the closed position, in particular in a form-fitting manner. For example, the locking element can be moved, in particular in a translational and / or rotational manner, relative to the base element of the lock and in particular relative to the locking element between the locked position and the unlocked position. In the closed position of the vehicle door and in the locked position of the locking element, the locking element cooperates with the locking element, in particular in a form-fitting manner, whereby the vehicle door is fixed or can be fixed in the closed position. By or when unlocking the lock, for example, the locking element moves from the locking element to the unlocked position, in which the locking element is prohibited from cooperating with the locking element. The vehicle door is thereby released so that it can be moved relative to the vehicle body from the closed position to the open position.

[0008] In particular, it is provided that the lock can be unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically and therefore preferably without the use of electrical energy, by moving the handle element from the rest position into the actuated position. In other words, the lock can be unlocked in particular mechanically and in particular purely mechanically and therefore without the use of electrical energy, by moving the handle element relative to the base body from the rest position into the actuated position. It is conceivable that the rest position and the actuated position are respective end positions of the handle element, into which the handle element can be moved relative to the base body, but beyond which it cannot be moved.

[0009] Furthermore, according to the invention, the vehicle door has a first guide device arranged on the base, which means in particular that the first guide device is a component of the base body or is held on the base body.

[0010] For example, a vehicle door has a frame, also referred to as a door frame, wherein it is conceivable that, in particular in the fully manufactured state of the vehicle, the vehicle door is held or can be held on the vehicle body by the frame in a movably, in particular pivotally, manner. In other words, for example, the vehicle door is held or can be held on the vehicle body by the frame in a movably, in particular pivotally, manner. For this purpose, it is provided, for example, that the vehicle door has at least one first hinge part, which is, for example, at least indirectly, in particular directly, fixed, in particular fastened to the frame. The first hinge part is, for example, a component of a hinge, also referred to as a door hinge, which also has a second hinge part, in particular, which is constructed separately from the first hinge part. The second hinge part is at least indirectly, in particular directly, fixed or can be fixed to the vehicle body, in particular to the aforementioned vehicle pillar. The hinge parts are connected or can be connected to each other in a movably, in particular pivotally, manner, so that the frame is arranged or can be arranged, i.e. held or can be held, on the vehicle body as a whole, in a movably, in particular pivotally, manner, by the hinge and by the frame of the vehicle door. For example, the frame is at least partially formed of a metal material. It is conceivable in particular that the frame is a component of the base body. It is also conceivable that the vehicle door, in particular the base body, has at least one outer covering element, which is also referred to as a covering element. For example, the outer covering element is constructed separately from the frame and is in particular directly fixed to the frame. The outer covering element is also called door trim or door outer trim. At least one area of ​​the frame is covered and thus covered by the outer covering element, in particular with respect to the closed position of the vehicle door and in the installed position of the vehicle door, towards the surroundings and therefore outwards, i.e. in a direction away from the interior of the vehicle. Here, for example, the outer covering element has an outer skin, which is also called a covering skin, which can be perceived visually and tactilely by a person in the surroundings. The handle element, for example, has an outer skin that can be perceived visually and tactilely by a person in the surroundings of the vehicle door, in particular the vehicle as a whole, which is also called a handle element skin. In other words, in particular in the fully manufactured state of the vehicle door and in particular in the fully manufactured state of the vehicle as a whole, a person in the surroundings can see the handle element skin with his eyes and thus perceive it visually, and a person in the surroundings can, for example, directly touch the handle element skin with his hands, in particular with his fingers, and thus perceive it tactilely. The handle element skin is therefore a surface of the handle element that can be perceived visually and tactilely by a person in the surroundings or is formed by such a surface. And the above and below embodiments with respect to the handle element skin can also be easily transferred to the panel skin and vice versa. In particular, it is conceivable that the vehicle door as a whole has a skin that can be perceived visually and tactilely by a person in the surroundings, which is also called the overall skin, wherein the above and below embodiments with respect to the handle element skin and to the panel skin can also be easily transferred to the overall skin and vice versa. Here, for example, the handle element skin is the first part of the overall skin, wherein, for example, the panel skin is the second part of the overall skin.In particular, it is conceivable that at least a portion of the outer paneling element and thus the paneling skin is connected downwardly to the window opening and / or the door frame in the installed position of the door and here in particular in the closed position of the door in the vehicle vertical direction of the motor vehicle.

[0011] For example, the first guide device can be a component of the frame, or the first guide device can be fastened at least indirectly, in particular directly, to the frame.

[0012] In addition, the vehicle door has a second guide device arranged on the handle element. Thus, for example, the second guide device is a component of the handle element, or the second guide device is held, in particular fixed, on the handle element. The second guide device cooperates with the first guide device, in particular in a form-locking manner, whereby the handle element can be moved relative to the base body from an idle position to an actuated position, in particular between an idle position and an actuated position, along a movement track predetermined or defined by the cooperating guide device. One of the guide devices, in particular the first guide device, has a guide slot, which is also referred to as a guide track, for example. Another guide device, in particular the second guide device, engages in the guide slot, whereby the guide devices cooperate. Here, for example, the other guide device, in particular the second guide device, is or comprises, for example, at least one guide element, which, for example, engages in the guide slot. The guide devices cooperate, in particular in a form-locking manner, in particular thereby by engaging the guide devices with each other. This can be achieved in particular by engaging the guide devices in the corresponding guide slots. By the cooperation of the guide devices, the handle element is guided relative to the base body along a movement path predetermined and thus defined by the cooperating guide devices and can be moved from the idle position to the actuation position, in particular between the idle position and the actuation position. This means in particular that, for example, the second guide device, in particular the guide element and the handle element therewith can be moved along the first guide device, in particular along the guide slot and thus, for example, relative to the first guide device, in particular relative to the guide slot, and relative to the base body, so that or thereby the handle element is moved or can be moved relative to the base body along the movement path from the idle position to the actuation position, in particular between the idle position and the actuation position. In this way, a simple, comfortable and ergonomic movement of the handle element, in particular from the idle position to the actuation position, can be achieved, so that actuation and thus operation of the vehicle door can be particularly simple, comfortable and ergonomic.

[0013] In order to realize a particularly compact and thus space-saving structure and thus to realize an advantageous operation, in particular actuation, of the vehicle door in a particularly space-saving manner, it is also provided according to the invention that at least one circuit board, also called a circuit card, a printed circuit board or a printed circuit or constructed as a circuit card, a printed circuit board or a printed circuit, is at least partially arranged in the guide slot, and thus at least partially engages in the guide slot, on which at least one electronic component is arranged. The background is in particular that modern door outer handles are usually equipped with electronic components to be able to realize particularly advantageous functions, in particular for the aforementioned person. Here, the area of ​​the door outer handle is precisely the critical area of ​​the structure space of the vehicle door, so it is usually difficult to position the electronic components and to realize the functions accordingly. Now the present invention can realize the positioning, i.e. the placement of the circuit board and at least one electronic component in a particularly space-saving manner. For example, the circuit board and at least one electronic component are or form an electronic unit, also referred to as an electronic device, which according to the invention is partially, in particular at least mostly and therefore at least more than half or completely arranged in the guide slot, and thus engages in the guide slot. Thus, a particularly space-saving structure can be formed. Thus, for example, it is possible to realize at least one of the functions or each of the functions in a space-saving manner, so that the door can be operated particularly advantageously, comfortably and ergonomically. According to the invention, the guide slot, also referred to as guide track, slot guide or slot track, therefore has at least a dual function. On the one hand, the guide slot serves to enable a precise and defined movement of the handle element along a travel track, thereby defining an in particular imaginary travel track. On the other hand, the guide slot serves to store the electronic components at least partially in the guide slot. In order to be able to realize a particularly compact and thus space-saving design, it is provided in one embodiment of the invention that the circuit board and the electronic components, i.e. the electronic components, are at least indirectly held on the other guide device and can therefore be moved along the guide slot with the other guide device.

[0014] It has proven to be particularly advantageous here that the circuit board and the component, i.e. the electronic device, are embedded in a potting compound, which is formed, in particular, of plastic and, for example, forms a solid, in particular so that the electronic unit is completely, i.e., completely surrounded by the potting compound on the circumference. It is also conceivable that at least a partial area of ​​the electronic device is embedded in the potting compound, i.e., surrounded by the potting compound. The circuit board and the component, i.e., the electronic device, are held on the further guide by the potting compound, in particular so that the potting compound is directly connected to the further guide. This allows a simple and particularly compact structure with only a small number of parts to be achieved.

[0015] In order to be able to arrange the circuit board in a particularly space-saving manner, it is provided in a further embodiment of the invention that the circuit board has a plurality of circuit board areas extending at an angle to one another and being formed integrally with one another. For example, the respective circuit board areas themselves, i.e. when viewed individually, extend in the respective circuit board area plane. In this context, the feature "circuit board areas extending at an angle to one another" is to be understood in particular as circuit board area planes extending, in particular in pairs, obliquely or perpendicularly to one another, so that a particularly space-saving construction of the circuit board itself can be formed.

[0016] The feature "circuit board regions are constructed integrally with one another" is to be understood as meaning that the circuit board region is formed from a single piece and is therefore constructed as a single body or is formed from a single body. In other words, the circuit board region is formed from a body or from a one-piece, i.e., a body manufactured in one piece and therefore formed from a single piece, which is in particular the aforementioned single body. In other words again, the circuit board region is not composed of a plurality of parts that are constructed separately from one another and connected to one another, but is formed from a single piece and is therefore manufactured integrally, i.e., the aforementioned integrated body.

[0017] In order to achieve a particularly compact design, it is provided in a further embodiment of the invention that the circuit board area is arranged in corresponding longitudinal areas of the guide slot which extend obliquely or perpendicularly to each other, whereby the shape of the circuit board is adapted to the shape of the guide slot. Alternatively or additionally, it is conceivable that the circuit board area is arranged in at least one curved longitudinal area of ​​the guide slot, whereby the shape of the circuit board is adapted to the shape of the guide slot. In this way, a particularly compact and space-saving design can be formed.

[0018] In another embodiment of the invention, it is conceivable that the circuit board is curved so that, for example, the circuit board is adapted to the shape of the guide slot. In particular, it is conceivable that the circuit board is integrally constructed, that is, formed from a single piece. This also allows the structural space requirement to be kept within a particularly low range.

[0019] Another embodiment is characterized in that the circuit board has a plurality of circuit board parts extending at an angle to each other, constructed separately from each other and electrically connected to each other. For example, the circuit board parts are electrically connected to each other by at least one conductor, which is particularly constructed as an electrical conductor. For example, the corresponding circuit board part itself, that is, when viewed individually, is constructed in one piece, that is, it is formed by a single piece. The above and below embodiments regarding the circuit board area can also be easily transferred to the circuit board part and vice versa. It is thus conceivable, for example, that the corresponding circuit board part extends in the corresponding circuit board part plane, that is, extends in the corresponding circuit board part plane. In this regard, the feature "circuit board parts extend at an angle to each other" should be understood as circuit board part planes extending, in particular, in pairs, obliquely or perpendicularly to each other. This can ensure a particularly low structural space requirement for the circuit board.

[0020] In order to be able to keep the structural space requirement particularly low, it is provided in a further embodiment of the invention that the circuit board section is arranged in corresponding longitudinal regions of the guide chute extending obliquely or perpendicularly to one another, whereby the shape of the circuit board is adapted to the shape of the guide chute. Alternatively or additionally, the circuit board section is arranged in at least one curved longitudinal region of the guide chute, whereby the shape of the circuit board is adapted to the shape of the guide chute. This ensures a particularly compact structure.

[0021] It is preferably provided that the travel path extends in an arc and thus in a curved shape. For this purpose, it is particularly provided that the guide slot extends in an arc and thus in a curved shape. In this way, a particularly compact and therefore space-saving structure can be created. In particular, the guide slot extends in an arc, thereby predetermining, i.e. defining, an arc-shaped travel path. Thus, for example, the guide slot or one of the guide devices can be designed to save space, so that, for example, the first guide device can be arranged particularly advantageously in a groove, also referred to as a glass groove or a window groove. For example, in the installation position of the door and in the closed position of the door, the groove is connected downwardly to the door frame (rail edge) in the vehicle vertical direction of the motor vehicle. For example, in the installation position of the door and in the closed position of the door, the groove is at least partially limited in the vehicle transverse direction outwardly and thus toward the surroundings by the outer covering element, in particular directly. The glass, for example, in the installation position of the door, is displaceable relative to the frame and to the outer covering part in the vehicle vertical direction of the motor vehicle, and here can be displaced in particular translationally relative to the frame and to the outer covering element between at least one glass closed position and at least one glass open position. At least in the open position of the glass, at least one partial region of the glass, also referred to as a glass partial region, is arranged in the groove, in particular such that the glass partial region is arranged below the door frame in the installed position of the door and in the closed position of the door in the vertical direction of the vehicle. In the closed position of the glass, the glass partial region is arranged outside the groove and in this case in particular above the door frame in the installed position of the door and in the closed position of the door in the vertical direction of the vehicle. For example, in the installed position of the door, the groove ends at the door frame in the vertical direction of the vehicle with respect to the closed position. It is conceivable in this context that the guide slot or one of the guide devices is arranged in particular completely in the slot. By means of the curved design of the guide slot and thus of the sliding track, a particularly compact design of the one guide device, in particular the first guide device, can be achieved, so that the one guide device, in particular the first guide device, can be arranged in the groove in a particularly advantageous manner.

[0022] In order to be able to implement particularly advantageous door operation in a particularly space-saving manner, it is provided in a further embodiment of the invention that the component comprises a sensor and / or an antenna and / or a microchip and / or a power electronics device and / or an LED (light-emitting diode). Thus, particularly advantageous functions and thus particularly advantageous door operation can be implemented in a space-saving manner.

[0023] In order to be able to realize particularly advantageous door operation in a particularly space-saving manner, it is provided in another design of the present invention that an operating element is integrated in the handle element, by which the lock can be electrically unlocked. This means in particular that the operating element is held on the handle element or is a component of the handle element. In particular, it is conceivable that the operating element is held on the base of the handle element, wherein it is conceivable that the operating element is constructed separately from the base. The operating element can be held immovably or movably, in particular pivotably, on the base or the handle element. The lock can be electrically unlocked by the operating element. Thus, for example, in order to open a door that is initially in a closed position and is therefore closed and is fixed in the closed position in particular relative to the vehicle body by the lock, a person, for example, located in the surrounding environment, operates, in particular actuates, the operating element, thereby electrically unlocking the lock, i.e., thereby achieving electrical unlocking of the lock. In particular, the person touches the operating element. By this operation, in particular actuation of the operating element, the lock is electrically unlocked, i.e., electrically transferred from the locked state to the unlocked state.

[0024] The operating element can be, for example, a mechanical operating element, such as a knob, a button or a key, so that the operating element can be moved, for example, relative to the handle element and / or relative to the base, between an initial position and an actuation position, in particular translationally and / or rotationally. By operating, in particular actuating, the operating element, for example, the operating element is moved from an initial position relative to the handle element and / or relative to the base to an operating position, so that the lock can be electrically unlocked, i.e., electrical unlocking of the lock can be achieved thereby. It is also conceivable that the operating element is configured as a touch-sensitive surface or comprises a touch-sensitive surface, wherein the operating element is operated, i.e., can be operated, by contacting the touch-sensitive surface. It is particularly conceivable here that the touch-sensitive surface is a part of the outer skin of the handle element, which is referred to as the detection part.

[0025] The feature "the lock can be unlocked electrically by operating, in particular actuating, the operating element" is to be understood in particular to mean that, for example, due to the operation of the operating element, an electrically operable actuator, in particular an electric motor, is controlled in particular electrically. By controlling the actuator, the actuator is electrically operated, so that, for example, the lock element is moved by the actuator from the locked position to the unlocked position, in particular using electrical energy and thus electrically. This means that the lock element is moved electrically from the locked position to the unlocked position, whereby the lock is unlocked electrically, i.e. using the aforementioned electrical energy. After the lock is electrically unlocked, the vehicle door can then be moved from the closed position to the open position, for example, manually by a person in the surroundings, in particular by the person manually applying a force, in particular a pulling force or a pressure force, to the handle element and thus moving the vehicle door relative to the vehicle body from the closed position to the open position. It is also conceivable that, due to the operation of the operating element, the vehicle door is moved or can be moved electrically, i.e. using electrical energy, from the closed position to the open position, in particular after the lock has been unlocked, in particular electrically. For this purpose, for example, an electrically operable movement device is provided, which, for example, has the above-mentioned electrically operable actuator and / or at least one further electrically operable actuator. Due to the operation of the operating element, for example the movement device is particularly electrically controlled, so that the movement device uses electrical energy and thus electrically moves the vehicle door relative to the vehicle body from the closed position, in particular pivots it into the open position. As a result, the lock can be unlocked particularly conveniently and the vehicle door can be opened particularly conveniently, i.e. moved from the closed position to the open position.

[0026] In particular, the door is configured so that the lock can be electrically unlocked by operating, in particular, actuating the operating element, without the handle element moving from the idle position to the actuated position, that is, it is prohibited during the movement of the handle element from the idle position to the actuated position. Thus, a particularly advantageous, particularly comfortable and simultaneously safe door operation can be achieved. Here, the handle element has at least a dual function: on the one hand, by integrating the operating element into the handle element, the handle element can be used to enable the lock to be electrically and therefore particularly comfortable to unlock and, for example, subsequently operate the door simply, ergonomically and therefore advantageously by the handle element. On the other hand, the handle element can act, be constructed or used as an emergency unlocking operating element, wherein the emergency unlocking operating element is also referred to as an emergency unlocking or emergency unlocking element. This particularly means the following: for example, the operating element is or includes a detection sensor, which can be, for example, the aforementioned sensor arranged on a circuit board. In particular, the detection sensor can, for example, be electrically or electronically operated, and is therefore an electrical or electronic sensor. The detection sensor can be particularly arranged in the handle element or in the base. By the detection sensor, for example, the operation of the operating element by a person located in the surrounding environment can be detected. Therefore, it is conceivable that the detection sensor is a component of the operating element. For example, if the detection sensor detects the operation of the operating element by a person, that is, in particular, the operation element is moved from the initial position to the operating position by a person, then, in particular as described above, the first actuator can be controlled so that the lock is electrically unlocked by the first actuator. The first actuator can be, for example, a component of a vehicle door. It is also conceivable that the detection sensor is a component of the vehicle door (wing element), in particular so that the detection sensor is integrated into the handle element. In particular, the detection sensor can be an operating element or a component of an operating element. In principle, it is possible that, for example, due to a car accident, the operating element and / or the detection sensor and / or the first actuator and / or the electronic device can no longer be supplied with electrical energy or current, because, for example, the power supply of the operating element and / or the first actuator and / or the detection sensor and / or the electronic device has been damaged, interrupted or destroyed. Then, the lock may no longer be electrically unlocked, because, for example, the first actuator can no longer operate, and / or because, for example, the operation or actuation of the operating element can no longer be detected by the detection sensor, and / or because the operation of it by the operating element itself can no longer be detected. However, since it is now provided that the handle element itself and therefore in particular together with the operating element can be moved relative to the base body from the idle position to the actuated position, so that the lock can be unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically, the handle element is an emergency unlocking operating element or (also) acts as an emergency unlocking operating element. Thus, on the one hand, it is possible to mechanically unlock, i.e. in particular emergency unlock, the lock, in particular in the event of a power failure. For this purpose, for example, a person in the surroundings moves the handle element and in particular the operating element with the handle element from the idle position to the actuated position.As a result, a particularly high level of safety can be achieved, so that operation can be particularly advantageous and safe. On the other hand, the use of an additional, separate emergency unlocking operating element can be avoided, so that a particularly advantageous and safe door operation can be achieved in a manner that saves construction space and weight and in a cost-effective manner. In addition, a particularly advantageous visual effect of the door and the vehicle as a whole can be achieved, since, for example, an adverse effect on the visual appearance of the vehicle due to an additional, separate emergency unlocking operating element can be avoided.

[0027] Therefore, in another embodiment of the present invention, it is provided that the electronic component is configured to detect the operation of the operating element by a person, such as a person in the surrounding environment, and electrically unlock the lock. For example, the detection sensor is an electronic component, or the detection sensor is a component of the electronic component.

[0028] In order to enable a particularly advantageous operation, in particular actuation, of the vehicle door, it is advantageously provided that the handle element has a first partial region, also referred to as a first body portion, which forms a first part of the overall outer skin and has a first extension direction and therefore extends in the first extension direction. It is conceivable here that the first partial region protrudes from the base body in the first extension direction or in the first extension direction. The first extension direction is also referred to as the first direction. In the installation position of the vehicle door and in the closed position of the vehicle door, for example, the first direction extends in the transverse direction of the vehicle, in particular outwards and therefore towards the surroundings. It is therefore preferably provided that the first partial region protrudes from the base body in the first direction. In addition, preferably, the handle element has a second partial region, also referred to as a second body portion, which forms a second part of the overall outer skin. The second partial region of the handle element is connected to the first part of the handle element, in particular to the end of the first partial region of the handle element facing away from the base body, wherein the second partial region of the handle element protrudes from the first partial region of the handle element in a second extension direction (also referred to as the second direction) extending obliquely or perpendicularly to the first extension direction (first direction). Thus, for example, the second partial region is spaced apart from the base body and is arranged at least partially overlapping with the base body. In the installed position of the vehicle door and in relation to the closed position of the vehicle door, for example, the second direction (second extension direction) extends upward in the vertical direction of the vehicle, or the second direction points upward in the vertical direction of the vehicle. For example, in the installed position of the vehicle door and in relation to the closed position of the vehicle door, the second sub-area of ​​the handle element is overlapped in the transverse direction of the vehicle and thus toward the interior by the base body and thus, for example, by a part of the outer skin of the cladding sheet. Thus, for example, a person located in the surroundings can particularly advantageously and ergonomically grasp the handle element, in particular the second sub-area of ​​the handle element, with his hand, in particular from behind, in particular so that, for example, the person can move at least one finger or a plurality of fingers between the second sub-area of ​​the handle element and the base body. Afterwards, the person can particularly advantageously exert a force on the handle element in order to thereby particularly advantageously actuate the vehicle door, i.e., in particular relative to the vehicle body, in particular to enable pivoting.

[0029] In order to enable a particularly haptically advantageous and particularly ergonomic and comfortable operation, in particular actuation, of the vehicle door, it is provided in a further embodiment of the invention that the handle element is particularly configured as a whole and therefore as a whole unit in an L-shaped or V-shaped manner and therefore has an L-shape or V-shape by having the second partial area protrude from the first partial area in the second extension direction. Here, the partial areas of the handle element form an L-shape or a V-shape, wherein the partial areas of the handle element are the individual legs of the L-shape or the V-shape. Here, it is provided in particular that the handle element is attached to the base body via the first partial area of ​​the handle element.

[0030] It is conceivable that the handle element, in particular the sub-areas, are arranged in the vertical direction of the vehicle, in particular completely above or below the door rail, to be precise at least in the idle position and preferably also in the actuated position. It is particularly conceivable that the operating element is arranged in the vertical direction of the vehicle, in particular completely above or below the door rail, at least in the idle position and preferably also in the actuated position of the handle element.

[0031] For example, the base body has a skin, which is also referred to as a base body skin, wherein the above and below embodiments with respect to the handle element skin, the overall skin and the panel skin can also be easily transferred to the base body skin and vice versa. At least a part of the base body skin is the panel skin or is formed by the panel skin. The base body skin is therefore part of the overall skin of the vehicle door. In particular, it is provided that a first partial area of ​​the handle element protrudes from the base body skin in a first direction (first extension direction), in particular in the installation position of the vehicle door and / or in the closed position towards the surroundings and thus protrudes away from the interior. As a result, a particularly advantageous, in particular particularly ergonomic and comfortable actuation and therefore operation of the vehicle door can be ensured.

[0032] A second aspect of the invention relates to a motor vehicle, preferably designed as a passenger car and also referred to as a motor vehicle or vehicle, which has at least one door according to the first aspect of the invention. The advantages and advantageous designs of the first aspect of the invention should be regarded as advantages and advantageous designs of the second aspect and vice versa.

[0033] In order to achieve a particularly compact structure, in particular the one guide device, and in particular the first guide device, in another embodiment of the present invention, it is provided that in the installation position of the vehicle door and in the closed position of the vehicle door, the arcuate sliding track or the arcuate guide slot is arched towards the interior of the vehicle, that is, it is arched convexly in the direction of the interior.

[0034] It has been shown to be particularly advantageous that the idle position of the handle element is the first stable position of the handle element. Therefore, in the idle position, the relative movement between the handle element and the base body is prohibited. For example, a locking device is provided, by which the handle element is held and can be held in the idle position, so that the relative movement between the handle element and the base body is prohibited in the idle position. It has been shown to be particularly advantageous that the actuation position of the handle element is the second stable position of the handle element. This preferably means that the handle element can be moved from the idle position to a specific position, wherein the relative movement between the handle element and the base body is prohibited in the actuation position. In other words, for example, a holding device, for example, configured as a pawl device, is provided, which holding device can be, for example, a locking device or a component of the locking device. By means of the holding device, the handle element is held or can be held in the actuation position relative to the base body, so that the relative movement between the handle element and the base body is prohibited in the actuation position of the handle element. In other words again, after the handle element moves from the idle position to the actuation position, the handle element stays in the actuation position, so that the relative movement between the handle element and the base body is prohibited or prevented in the actuation position, especially by the holding device. An undesired movement of the handle element relative to the base body from the actuated position back into the rest position can thereby be avoided, so that operation of the vehicle door can be particularly safe and therefore advantageous.

[0035] In a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention, the vehicle door has a retaining device which fixes the handle element relative to the base body in a rest position, also referred to as the rest position, before a limiting force, in particular, acts on the handle element, and passively, i.e. without actively controlling the retaining device, allows the handle element to be moved relative to the base body from the rest position into the actuated position when an actuating force acting on the handle element and in particular provided for moving the handle element from the rest position into the actuated position and applied to the handle element, for example, by a person in the surroundings, exceeds the limiting force. Thus, for example, by the actuating force, the handle element can then and in particular only be moved relative to the base body from the rest position into the actuated position when the actuating force exceeds the limiting force. However, the actuation of the operating element, i.e., the electrical unlocking of the lock by the actuation of the operating element, can be achieved, for example, by a force applied or applicable to the operating element that is less than the limiting force. Thus, the following situation can be achieved: a person in the surroundings can operate the operating element and thereby electrically unlock the lock, so that the person, for example, applies a first force to the operating element. If the first force is less than the limit force or the first force is equal to the limit force, the electrical unlocking of the lock is achieved, but the handle element is prohibited from moving from the idle position to the actuation position. Then and only when, for example, a person applies a second limit force greater than the first force and greater than the limit force to the handle element, for example to the operating element and thus, for example, via the operating element, the handle element is moved from the idle position to the actuation position relative to the base body. The limit force is designed to be of such a size that the handle element is prohibited from moving from the idle position to the actuation position during normal actuation or operation of the operating element, i.e., the operating element can be operated simply and comfortably and thus the lock can be electrically unlocked simply and comfortably without the handle element being moved from the idle position to the actuation position randomly or unexpectedly. In simple terms, therefore, a person must apply a very high force greater than the limit force to the handle element in order to achieve mechanical unlocking of the lock, in particular mechanical emergency unlocking, via the handle element.

[0036] In order to be able to electrically unlock the lock in a simple, ergonomic and comfortable manner by operating the operating element and in this case to avoid mechanical unlocking of the lock, i.e. to avoid movement of the handle element from the idle position into the actuated position, it is provided in a further embodiment of the invention that the limit force is greater than 50 Newtons (N), in particular greater than 90 N. It is particularly preferred that the limit force is greater than 95 N, in particular greater than 98 N. In particular, the vehicle door is preferably configured such that the actuating force must have at least 100 Newtons in order to move the handle element from the idle position into the actuated position. As a result, in normal operation, i.e. when the vehicle is not in an accident, the operating element can be advantageously operated and thus the electrical unlocking of the lock can be advantageously achieved without relative movement between the handle element and the base body. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0037] Further details of the present invention can be gathered from the following description of a preferred embodiment and the associated drawings, in which:

[0038] Figure 1 A schematic perspective view showing a section of a vehicle designed as a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car, with a door;

[0039] Figure 2 A schematic cross-sectional view partially showing a vehicle door;

[0040] Figure 3 a schematic cutaway perspective view partially showing a vehicle door;

[0041] Figure 4 another schematic perspective cutaway view partially showing a vehicle door; and

[0042] Figure 5 A schematic sectional view of a vehicle door is shown partially.

[0043] In the figures, identical or functionally identical elements are provided with the same reference symbols. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0044] Figure 1 A schematic perspective view of a motor vehicle 1, which is in the present case designed as a passenger car and is also referred to as a motor vehicle or vehicle, is shown in part, the interior of which is also referred to as a passenger compartment or passenger cabin, formed by a body of the motor vehicle 1, which is in particular designed as a self-supporting body. The motor vehicle 1 has at least one door 2, which is also referred to as a door for short. The door 2 is a wing-shaped element, which is in the present case designed as a door 2. The door 2 is associated with a body opening of the body, wherein the body opening is Figure 1 In the embodiment shown, the side door opening of the vehicle body is designed. The vehicle door 2 is held movably, in particular pivotably, relative to the vehicle body between a closed position and at least one open position, and is therefore arranged on the vehicle body. In the closed position, at least a partial area of ​​the vehicle body opening is closed by the vehicle door 2. In the open position, the vehicle door 2 releases at least a partial area of ​​the vehicle body opening, so that, for example, a person who is initially located in the motor vehicle 1 and therefore in the surroundings 3 of the vehicle door 2 can enter the interior through the released partial area of ​​the vehicle body opening. In addition, for example, a person who is initially located in the interior can exit the interior through the released partial area of ​​the vehicle body opening and thus reach the surroundings 3. The vehicle door has a base body 4, also referred to as a base body or door body, which has a also referred to as a door frame and is Figure 2The frame 5 is partially visible in the figure. The vehicle door 2 is held movably, in particular pivotably, on the body of the motor vehicle 1 by means of the frame 5. The base body 4 has at least one outer panel element 6, also referred to as a panel element for short, which is constructed separately from the frame 5 and, in particular, is directly connected to the frame 5. The outer panel element 6 is also referred to as a door trim or door outer trim. At least one first region of the frame 5 is covered and therefore covered by the outer panel element 6, in particular with respect to the closed position of the vehicle door 2, towards the surroundings 3 and therefore outwards, thus in a direction away from the interior. Figure 1 It can be seen that the vehicle door 2 has a trim element 7 which is designed, for example, separately from the outer covering element 6. For example, the trim element 7 is at least indirectly, in particular directly, held on the frame 5. In particular, it is conceivable that at least one second region of the frame 5 is overlapped by the trim element 7 towards the surroundings 3 and thus towards the outside, at least with respect to the closed position of the vehicle door 2, and is thus covered, i.e., covered. The vehicle door 2 has an outer skin, also referred to as an integral outer skin 8, which is formed on the vehicle door 2. Figure 1 The closed position shown can be perceived visually and tactilely by a person located in the surroundings 3. A first part of the overall skin 8 is formed by the skin of the outer panel element 6, also referred to as the panel skin 9. A second part of the overall skin 8 is formed by the skin of the trim element 7, also referred to as the trim element skin 10. For example, the trim element 7 is formed from plastic. For example, the trim element 7 is designed as a partition, or the trim element 7 is also referred to as a partition. In particular, it can be provided that, in the closed position of the vehicle door 2, a vehicle pillar, in particular designed as a B-pillar, is at least partially overlapped and thus enclosed by means of the trim element 7 in the vehicle transverse direction of the motor vehicle 1 in the vehicle transverse direction outwards and thus towards the surroundings 3, so that the trim element 7 is, for example, referred to as a B-pillar partition.

[0045] from Figure 1 As can be seen particularly well in the figure, the door 2 has a door frame 11, also referred to as a frame or sill, which is also referred to as a curb edge or forms a curb edge of the motor vehicle 1. Furthermore, the door 2 comprises a side glass 12, also referred to as glass for short, which can be displaced relative to the frame 5 and relative to the outer panel element 6 in the vehicle vertical direction of the motor vehicle 1 at least with respect to the closed position of the door 2. In particular, the base body 4 comprises, for example, the frame 5, the outer panel element 6 and the trim element 7. Furthermore, the base body 4 can, for example, comprise the side glass 12. It is conceivable that, for example, a third part of the integral outer skin 8 is formed by an outer skin of the glass 12, also referred to as a glass outer skin 14. The vehicle vertical direction is indicated by a double arrow 13. In particular, the side glass 12 can be displaced relative to the frame 5 and relative to the outer panel element 6 in the vehicle vertical direction of the motor vehicle 1 at least with respect to the closed position of the door 2. Figure 1The closed position shown and the open position (not shown) are in particular translated relative to the frame 5 and relative to the outer panel element 6 and also relative to the trim element 7, i.e. displaced. The open position is also referred to as the glass open position and the closed position is also referred to as the glass closed position. In this case, a window region 15, also referred to as the glass region, is at least partially delimited downwards by the door frame 11, in particular in the installation position of the vehicle door 2 and in the vehicle vertical direction of the motor vehicle 1. In this installation position of the vehicle door 2, the window region 15 is also referred to as the glass region. Figure 1 , wherein the vehicle door 2 is in its installed position in the fully manufactured state of the motor vehicle 1 with the vehicle door 2. Figure 1 In the embodiment shown, the glass region (window region 15) is a window opening, also referred to as a glass opening, which can be bounded, for example, by a window frame of the vehicle door 2, wherein the window frame can include, for example, a door frame 11. In particular, the window frame is, for example, a component of the base body 4. In the closed position, the side glass 12 is at least partially arranged in the window region 15, in particular so that the window opening is at least partially, in particular at least mostly and thus at least more than half or completely, closed by the side glass 12. In particular, it is provided that, in the closed position of the side glass 12 (glass closed position), the door frame 11 is connected to the side glass 12 downwardly in the vehicle vertical direction in the installation position of the vehicle door 2, in particular with respect to the closed position of the vehicle door 2.

[0046] from Figure 2 It can be seen that the door 2 has a groove 16, also called glass groove or window groove, which in the installed position of the door 2 and in the closed position of the door 2 is formed in the vehicle transverse direction outwardly and thus toward the surroundings 3, in particular directly by the frame 5 and / or by the outer panel element 6. In particular, in the installed position of the door 2 and in the closed position of the door 2, the groove 16 is overlapped by the outer panel element 6 and / or the frame 5 in the vehicle transverse direction of the motor vehicle 1 and thus toward the surroundings 3. The vehicle transverse direction is indicated by the double arrow 17. In this case, Figure 21 and 2 also show the closed position and the installed position of the vehicle door 2. Thus, in the glass open position of the side window 12, a partial region of the glass 12, also referred to as a glass partial region, is arranged in the groove 16 and therefore in particular outside the window region 15, in particular such that the glass partial region is arranged below the door frame 11 and below the window region 15 in the vehicle vertical direction of the motor vehicle 1 in the open position, in particular with respect to the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and with respect to the closed position of the vehicle door 2. In the closed position of the side window 12 (glass closed position), the glass partial region is arranged outside the groove 16 and in the window region 15, in particular such that the glass partial region is arranged above the door frame 11 in the vehicle vertical direction, in particular at least with respect to the installed position and the closed position of the vehicle door 2. In other words, in the glass closed position, the door frame 11 is connected upwardly to the glass partial region in the vehicle vertical direction. For example, in the closed position of the side window 12 (glass closed position), the window region 15 or the glass opening is at least partially, in particular at least mostly and therefore at least more than half or completely closed by the glass partial region.

[0047] The vehicle door 2 also has a handle element 18 on the door outer side, which is also referred to as an outer handle or door outer handle. The handle element 18 is arranged in the installation position of the vehicle door 2 in the vehicle vertical direction of the motor vehicle 1, in particular at least partially and in particular mostly or completely, above the door rail 11 with respect to the closed position of the vehicle door 2. The feature "the handle element 18 is arranged on the door outer side or the outer side, and thus is a handle element on the outer side or the door outer side" is to be understood as follows: the handle element 18 is arranged on the outer side AS of the vehicle door 2, which in the installation position of the vehicle door 2 and at least in the closed position of the vehicle door 2 faces away from the interior and toward the surroundings 3. A person located in the surroundings 3 can, for example, grasp the handle element 18 with his hand and, for example, at least partially grasp the handle element and then exert a force, in particular a pulling force, on the handle element 18 in order to thereby open the initially closed vehicle door 2 and thus move it relative to the vehicle body from the closed position to the open position.

[0048] The handle element 18 has a skin, also called a handle element skin 19 , which is visually and tactilely perceptible to a person in the surroundings 3 of the vehicle door 2 , in particular of the vehicle 1 as a whole, and by which, for example, a quarter of the overall skin 8 is formed, i.e. it is a quarter of the overall skin 8 .

[0049] In order to be able to operate, in particular actuate, the vehicle door 2 in a particularly simple, in particular ergonomic and comfortable manner, the handle element 18 has a first partial area TB1, also referred to as a first body area or a first body part, which has a first extension direction, which is also referred to as a first direction and is Figure 1 This is indicated by arrow 20. Figure 1In the embodiment shown, it is provided that the first sub-region TB1 protrudes from the base body 4, in particular from the trim element 7, in a first direction (arrow 20). In particular, the first direction extends in the installation position of the vehicle door 2 and in the closed position of the vehicle door 2 in the vehicle transverse direction, in particular outwardly. The handle element 18 also has a second sub-region TB2, which is also referred to as the second body region or second body part. The second sub-region TB2 extends in the vehicle transverse direction. Figure 1 The second sub-region TB2 protrudes from the first sub-region TB1 in a second extension direction, also referred to as the second direction, indicated by arrow 21. Here, the second sub-region TB2 extends along the second extension direction. As can be seen from the arrows 20 and 21, the first direction and the second direction extend perpendicularly or obliquely to each other, wherein, in particular in the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and with respect to the closed position of the vehicle door 2, the second direction currently points upwards in the vertical direction of the vehicle. In particular, the second sub-region TB2 is connected to the end of the sub-region TB1, in particular facing away from the base body 4 in the first direction, so that or thereby in Figure 1 In the embodiment shown, the handle element 18 is particularly designed as an L-shape as a whole and therefore has an L-shape as a whole. The L-shape is formed by the partial areas TB1 and TB2. Figure 1 In the embodiment shown, the handle element 18 is designed in an L-shape. The partial regions TB1 and TB2 are respective legs of the L-shape, wherein the handle element 18 is attached to the base body 4, in particular to the frame 5, via the partial region TB1. The partial region TB2 is connected to the partial region TB1, in particular to the end of the first partial region TB1, in particular facing away from the base body 4 in the first direction, in the present case so that the partial region TB2 is connected.

[0050] In order to achieve particularly advantageous operation, Figure 2 The operating element 22 particularly schematically shown in FIG. 1 is integrated into the handle element 18 , particularly the second sub-region TB2 , and is particularly arranged on an inner side S1 of the handle element 18 , particularly the second sub-region TB2 , facing the base body 4 , particularly the trim element 7 .

[0051] from Figure 2It can be seen particularly well in FIG. 1 that the partial areas TB1 and TB2 are arranged above the door rail 11 in the installation position of the vehicle door 2 and in the closed position of the vehicle door 2 in the vehicle vertical direction of the motor vehicle 1. The operating element 22 is arranged above the door rail 11 in the installation position of the vehicle door 2 and in the closed position of the vehicle door 2 in the vehicle vertical direction of the motor vehicle 1. The operating element 22 can be used to electrically unlock the lock, which is currently designed as a door lock, by operating, in particular actuating the operating element 22. The lock is, for example, a component of the vehicle door 2 and can therefore be moved, in particular pivoted, together with the vehicle door 2 relative to the body of the motor vehicle 1 between an open position and a closed position. By means of the lock, the vehicle door 2 can be held in the closed position relative to the body and thus fixed in the closed position, so that the vehicle door 2 can be prevented by the lock from being moved relative to the body from the closed position to the open position. For this purpose, the lock is locked or locked in the closed position of the vehicle door 2, i.e. adjusted to the locked state of the lock. By operating the operating element 22, the lock can be electrically unlocked, i.e. electrically placed, i.e. transferred, from the locked state of the lock to the unlocked state of the lock. By placing the lock from the locked state of the lock into the unlocked state of the lock, the lock releases the vehicle door 2 , which is initially in the closed position, to move relative to the body of the motor vehicle 1 from the closed position to the open position.

[0052] In order to enable particularly advantageous and, in particular, particularly safe operation of the vehicle door 2, it is further provided that the handle element 18 is arranged relative to the base body 4 and, therefore, relative to the frame 5, to the outer panel element 6, to the trim element 7 and also to the side window 12, for example, from Figures 1 to 3 and marked R to the idle position shown in Figure 3 The actuation position shown in the figure and marked with B is held movably on the base body 4, in particular on the frame 5, in particular between a rest position R and an actuation position B. By moving the handle element 18 from the rest position R into the actuation position B, the lock can be unlocked, in particular purely mechanically, and thus transferred, in particular purely mechanically, from a locked state to an unlocked state.

[0053] The lock is unlocked purely mechanically, for example, in the following manner: a pulling mechanism 25, also called a rope element, is provided, which is, for example, constructed as a wire or a wire rope. In particular, the pulling mechanism 25 is constructed as a Bowden cable. The pulling mechanism 25 is, on the one hand, particularly mechanically coupled to the handle element 18, particularly at one end. On the other hand, in particular at the other end, the pulling mechanism 25 is, for example, mechanically coupled to the lock. If the handle element 18 is moved from the idle position R to the actuation position B relative to the base body 4, for example, by a person located in the surroundings 3, then a force constructed as a pulling force is applied to the pulling mechanism 25, particularly by the handle element 18, which is transmitted to the lock via the pulling mechanism 25 and then unlocks the lock, i.e., transfers it from the locked state to the unlocked state. The vehicle door 2 can then be opened, i.e., moved from the closed position to the open position relative to the vehicle body. In short, by moving the handle element 18 from the idle position R to the actuation position B, the pulling mechanism 25 is pulled, so that the lock is unlocked mechanically, particularly purely mechanically, i.e., without using any electrical energy or other energy.

[0054] from Figure 2 It can be seen that, for example, a holder 26, also referred to as a holding element, is provided. The holder 26 is, for example, constructed separately from the frame 5 and is fixed to the frame 5, in particular by at least one or more screws. In other words, for example, the holder 26 is screwed to the frame 5. By means of the holder 26, the handle element 18 is held movably on the frame 5 and thus on the base body 4 between a rest position R and an actuation position B relative to the frame 5, in particular so that the handle element 18 is held movably on the holder 26 in the rest position R and the actuation position B relative to the holder 26.

[0055] The vehicle door 2 is designed so that when the operating element 22 is operated and the lock is thereby electrically unlocked, the handle element 18 is prohibited from moving from the idle position R to the actuation position B, i.e., the handle element 18 remains in its idle position R, in particular, so that a relative movement between the handle element 18 and the base body 4 is prohibited. For this purpose, a retaining device 27 is provided, which is also called a force coupler or can be configured as a force coupler. The retaining device 27 fixes the handle element 18 in the idle position R relative to the base body 4 until a limit force, and in particular, when and in particular only when the actuation force acting on the handle element 18 and provided for moving the handle element 18 from the idle position R to the actuation position B exceeds the limit force, the retaining device in particular purely passively allows the handle element 18 to move from the idle position R to the actuation position B relative to the base body 4. Preferably, the limit force is greater than 90 N. For this purpose, the holding device 27 comprises, for example, at least one spring element 28, which is designed, for example, as a mechanical spring, by means of which the handle element 18 is at least indirectly supported or can be supported on the base body 4, in particular on the frame 5, in particular such that the spring element 28 is, for example, at least indirectly, in particular directly supported or can be supported on the handle element 18 on the one hand and at least indirectly, in particular directly supported or can be supported on the base body 4, in particular on the frame 5 on the other hand. The spring element 28 provides a spring force which fixes the handle element 18 in the rest position R and which, in particular purely passively, allows the handle element 18 to be moved relative to the base body 4 from the rest position R into the actuation position B when and preferably only when the actuation force acting on the handle element 18 exceeds a limit force. In other words, the handle element 18 can only be moved from the rest position R into the actuation position B against the spring force and, in particular, can only be moved relative to the base body 4 from the rest position R into the actuation position B when the actuation force exceeds the limit force.

[0056] Preferably, the rest position R is a stable position in which a relative movement between the handle element 18 and the base body 4 is prohibited. In particular, the handle element 18 is held relative to the base body 4 in the rest position R by means of a retaining device 27, for example, in particular such that a relative movement between the handle element 18 and the base body 4 is prohibited. Particularly preferably, the actuation position B is, in particular, another stable position of the handle element 18, wherein the handle element 18 can preferably be moved into the actuation position B and can be locked relative to the base body 4 in the actuation position B, in particular such that a relative movement between the handle element 18 and the base body 4 is prohibited in the actuation position B. For this purpose, for example, a locking device is provided, by means of which the handle element 18 can be held or held relative to the base body 4 in the actuation position B, in particular after it has been moved from the rest position R to the actuation position B.

[0057] It can be seen that the limit force is a force threshold value that must be overcome in order to enable the handle element 18 to be moved relative to the base body 4, in particular to the actuation position B or in the direction of the actuation position B. Alternatively or additionally, for this purpose, for example, the holding device 27 can have two holding elements, for example, which are configured as disks, namely a first holding element, for example, which is fixed at least indirectly, in particular directly, to the frame 5, and a second holding element, for example, which is arranged at least indirectly on the handle element 18 and can be moved together with the handle element 18. One of the holding elements, for example, has at least one or more protrusions, in particular knobs. The other holding element, for example, has at least one or more grooves corresponding to the protrusions, wherein, for example, the corresponding protrusion engages in the corresponding corresponding groove in the idle position R. In order to enable the handle element 18 to be moved relative to the base body 4, in particular to be able to move it from the idle position R to the actuation position B, the corresponding protrusion must be moved out of the corresponding corresponding groove, in particular pivoted out. For this purpose, the limit force (force threshold value) must be overcome. Alternatively or additionally, it is conceivable that the handle element 18 is held in the idle position R by a form-locking manner by means of a retaining device 27, in particular locked in the idle position R. In order to be able to move the handle element 18 relative to the base body 4, in particular from the idle position R to the actuation position B, the form-locking fixation must be canceled, and the handle element 18 must be disengaged. Only after this, the handle element 18 can be moved from the idle position R to the actuation position B. This ensures that the vehicle door 2 can be operated or actuated in an advantageous and unambiguous manner. In particular, a person, for example, who is located in the surroundings 3, can apply an operating force to the operating element 22, so as to achieve electrical unlocking of the lock. For this purpose, for example, the operating force of the person acts on the operating element 22 in an operating direction. If the operating force is less than the limit force or the operating force is equal to the limit force, the handle element 18 stays in the idle position R. However, if the operating force is greater than the limit force, the handle element 18 moves from the idle position R to the actuation position B relative to the base body 4. Therefore, it can be said that the lock can be mechanically unlocked when the operating element 22 is further operated by the handle element 18, because the person can apply the operating force to the operating element 22 and to the handle element 18 via the operating element in the same direction to achieve electrical and mechanical unlocking of the lock. However, in order to mechanically unlock the lock, the operating force must exceed the limit force.

[0058] exist Figure 1 and Figure 2 In FIG. 1 , the movement or movability of the handle element 18 from the rest position R to the actuated position B is indicated by the arrow 33. Figures 1 to 5In the illustrated embodiment, the vehicle door 2 has a first guide device 29 arranged on the base body 4, in particular on the frame 5. The first guide device 29 is, for example, at least indirectly, in particular directly fastened to the frame 5 and is therefore, for example, immovable relative to the frame 5. The first guide device 29 has a guide slot 30. A second guide device 31 is provided on the handle element 18, which can be moved together with the handle element 18 relative to the base body 4 from the idle position R to the actuated position B, in particular between the idle position R and the actuated position B. The second guide device 31 includes at least one guide element 32, which engages in the guide slot 30. Therefore, the guide devices 29 and 31 cooperate in a form-locking manner. In other words, the guide device 31 engages in the guide device 29, so that the guide devices 29 and 31 cooperate in a form-locking manner. The guide devices 29 and 31 are defined or formed, in particular by the mutual engagement, i.e. the cooperation, of the guide devices 29 and 31. Figure 2 The arrow 33 shown indicates a movement path along which the handle element 18 can be guided relative to the base body 4 from the idle position R to the actuation position B, in particular between the idle position R and the actuation position B. For example, the guide device 29 is at least indirectly held on the frame 5, for example, via the holder 26. It is also conceivable that the guide device 29 is held directly on the frame 5. It is also conceivable that the guide device 29 is directly fixed, in particular fastened, to the holder 26 and is fixed, in particular fastened, to the frame 5 via the holder 26. Figure 2 It can be seen particularly well that the moving track extends in an arcuate manner, so that in the present case, in the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and with respect to the closed position of the vehicle door 2, the arcuate moving track is arched towards the interior of the vehicle 1 and thus away from the surrounding environment 3. Therefore, in particular with respect to the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and with respect to the closed position of the vehicle door 2, the handle element 18 moves upward in the vertical direction of the vehicle and outward in the transverse direction of the vehicle on its path from the idle position R to the actuating position B, i.e. away from the interior. In other words again, compared to the idle position R, in particular with respect to the closed position and the installed position of the vehicle door 2, the handle element 18 in the actuating position B is arranged further upward in the vertical direction of the vehicle and further outward in the transverse direction of the vehicle, and thus further away from the interior. This is currently achieved in that the guide slot 30 is arched towards the interior in the installed position and the closed position of the vehicle door 2. From Figure 3 and Figure 4 It can be seen that the vehicle door 2 has an electronic unit 34, also referred to as an electronic device for short. The electronic unit 34 is also Figure 5 From Figure 5 It can be seen that the electronics unit 34 has a circuit board 35 , also referred to as a printed circuit board, and at least one electronic component 36 which is arranged on the circuit board 35 and is therefore carried by the circuit board 35 .

[0059] In order to achieve a particularly compact design, Figure 4 and Figure 5 As can be seen particularly well in FIG. 3 , the electronic unit 34 is at least partially arranged in the guide slot 30, so that at least the printed circuit board 35 is at least partially arranged in the guide slot 30. It is also conceivable that the electronic component 36 can be arranged at least partially in the guide slot 30. The electronic unit 34 is held at least indirectly on the guide element 32 and thus on the guide device 31, whereby the electronic unit 34 is moved together with the guide element 32, i.e. together with the guide device 31 and the handle element 18, along the displacement path and in particular along the guide slot 30 relative to the base body 4 and in particular relative to the guide device 29, in particular from the idle position R to the actuating position B. The electronic unit 34 is arranged at least partially in the guide slot 30, in particular at least in the idle position R and / or the actuating position B, so that the printed circuit board 35 is arranged at least partially in the guide slot 30, in particular at least in the idle position R and / or the actuating position B. It is conceivable that the electronic component 36 is arranged in the guide slot 30 in the idle position R and / or the actuated position B, or that the component 36 is arranged outside the guide slot 30 in the idle position R and / or the actuated position B. Therefore, at least the circuit board 35 is at least partially arranged in the guide slot 30 in the actuated position B and / or the idle position R.

[0060] exist Figure 5 In the embodiment shown, the electronic unit 34 is embedded at least partially, in particular at least mostly and therefore at least more than half, on the circumference in a potting compound 37, for example made of plastic, which forms a solid, for example. The electronic unit 34 is connected to the guide element 32 and therefore to the guide device 31 via the potting compound 37, i.e., is held on the guide element 32 and therefore on the guide device 31. For this purpose, the potting compound 37 is directly connected to the guide element 32 (guide device 31).

[0061] from Figure 4 , it can be seen that the circuit board 35 has a plurality of circuit board areas 38a-d extending at an angle to one another and, for example, being of one-piece construction, which are arranged, for example, in the respective longitudinal areas L1, L2 and L3 of the guide slot 30 extending obliquely or perpendicularly to one another. The circuit board 35 is thus adapted in its shape to the shape of the guide slot 30. It is conceivable that at least two circuit board areas 38a-d extending at an angle to one another are arranged in a common arc-shaped longitudinal area, for example, in the longitudinal area L3 of the guide slot 30, whereby the shape of the circuit board 35 is adapted to the shape of the guide slot 30.

[0062] The feature “the electronic unit 34 is at least partially arranged in the guide slot 30” is to be understood in particular as follows: the electronic unit 34 is arranged in the guide slot 30 at least in the idle position R of the handle element 18 and / or at least in the actuated position B of the handle element 18. As a result, a particularly compact design can be achieved, so that the electronic unit 34 is particularly advantageously arranged in the slot 16. This is to be understood in particular as follows: at least in the idle position R, the electronic unit 34 is arranged in the slot 16. The installation space usually available for the slot 16 is only very small, which can now be used effectively and efficiently to accommodate the electronic unit 34.

[0063] It is conceivable that the component 36 is arranged in the second sub-area TB2. Thus, for example, the component 36 is arranged in the handle element 18. The component 36 can be the operating element 22 or a component of the operating element 22. In particular, the component 36 is designed, for example, as a sensor, also referred to as a detection sensor, by which, for example, an operation of the operating element 22 by a person located in the surroundings 3 can be detected.

[0064] Reference numerals list

[0065] 1Car

[0066] 2 doors

[0067] 3 Surrounding environment

[0068] 4Base body

[0069] 5 Skeleton

[0070] 6. External cladding elements

[0071] 7 Trim components

[0072] 8 Overall skin

[0073] 9 Sheathing skin

[0074] 10 Panel component skin

[0075] 11 Door frame

[0076] 12 side glass

[0077] 13 Double Arrow

[0078] 14 Glass skin

[0079] 15 Window Area

[0080] 16 slots

[0081] 17 Double Arrow

[0082] 18 handle elements

[0083] 19 Handle element skin

[0084] 20 arrows

[0085] 21 Arrows

[0086] 22 operating elements

[0087] 23 Double Arrow

[0088] 24 Arrows

[0089] 25 Pulling mechanism

[0090] 26 Retainer

[0091] 27 Holding device

[0092] 28 Spring element

[0093] 29First guide device

[0094] 30 guide chute

[0095] 31 Second guide device

[0096] 32 guide elements

[0097] 33 Arrows

[0098] 34 electronic units

[0099] 35 Circuit Board

[0100] 36 Electronic components

[0101] 37 potting compound

[0102] AS outer side

[0103] B Actuation position

[0104] R Idle position

[0105] S1 medial

[0106] SA pivot axis

[0107] Part of TB1 area

[0108] Part of TB2

Claims

1. A door (2) for a motor vehicle (1), comprising a handle element (18) on the outer side of the door, characterized in that - a handle element (18) is held on the base body (4) of the vehicle door (2) in such a way that it can be moved relative to the base body (4) from a rest position (R) to at least one actuated position (B), wherein by moving the handle element (18) from the rest position (R) to the actuated position (B) a lock can be unlocked, by means of which a vehicle door (2) which is arranged displaceably on the body of a motor vehicle (1) between a closed position and at least one open position can be fixed in a closed position; - a first guide device (29) is provided on the base body (4); - a second guide device (21) is provided on the handle element (18), and the second guide device cooperates with the first guide device (29), whereby the handle element (18) can be guided relative to the base body (4) along a movement track (33) predetermined by the cooperating guide devices (29, 31) from the idle position (R) to the actuated position (B); - one of the guide devices (29, 31) has a guide slot (30); - another guide device (31, 29) engages in the guide slot (30), whereby the guide devices (29, 31) cooperate; and At least one circuit board (35) is at least partially arranged in the guide slot (30), on which at least one electronic component (36) is arranged.

2. The vehicle door (2) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The printed circuit board (35) and the electronic component (36) are at least indirectly held on the further guide device (31, 29) and can thus be moved along the guide slot (30) together with the further guide device (31, 29).

3. The vehicle door (2) according to claim 2, characterized in that: The printed circuit board (35) and the component (36) are embedded in a potting compound (37), by which the printed circuit board (35) and the component (36) are held on the further guide device (31, 29).

4. Vehicle door (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that The printed circuit board (35) has a plurality of printed circuit board regions (38a-d) which extend at an angle to one another and are formed integrally with one another.

5. The vehicle door (2) according to claim 4, characterized in that: These board areas (38a-d): - arranged in respective longitudinal regions (L1-3) of the guide slot (30) which are inclined or extend perpendicularly to each other, so that the shape of the circuit board (35) is adapted to the shape of the guide slot (30); and / or - being arranged in at least one arc-shaped longitudinal region (L1-3) of the guide slot (30), whereby the shape of the circuit board (35) is adapted to the shape of the guide slot (30).

6. The vehicle door (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that The printed circuit board (35) has a plurality of printed circuit board parts which extend at an angle to one another, are designed to be separate from one another, and are electrically connected to one another.

7. The vehicle door (2) according to claim 6, characterized in that These circuit board parts - arranged in longitudinal regions (L1-3) of the guide slot (35) that are inclined or extend perpendicularly to each other, so that the shape of the circuit board (35) is adapted to the shape of the guide slot (30); and / or - being arranged in at least one arc-shaped longitudinal region (L1-3) of the guide slot (35), whereby the shape of the circuit board (35) is adapted to the shape of the guide slot (30).

8. Vehicle door (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that The component (36) comprises a sensor and / or an antenna and / or a microchip and / or power electronics and / or an LED.

9. Vehicle door (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that An operating element (22) is integrated into the handle element (18), by means of which the lock can be unlocked electrically.

10. The vehicle door (2) according to claim 9, characterized in that: The component (36) is designed to detect an actuation of an operating element (22) by a person, which causes the lock to be electrically unlocked.

11. Motor vehicle (1) having at least one door (2) according to one of the preceding claims.

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