Handle assembly for motor vehicle and method for assembling door handle

Abstract

The invention relates to a handle assembly (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising a door handle mechanism (2) and a door handle (3) which is movably held on the door handle mechanism (2), the door handle (3) being designed to be arranged in a recess (4) of a door (5) of the motor vehicle, forming a circumferential gap between the door handle (3) and a recess inner side (6) of the recess (4). A deformable alignment device (8) for laterally aligning the door handle (3) to the recess (4) is arranged on a surrounding handle outer edge (7) of the door handle (3). The invention further relates to a method for mounting a door handle (3) on a door (5) for a motor vehicle.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a handle assembly for a motor vehicle and a method for assembling a door handle at a door of a motor vehicle. Background Art

[0002] Various operating devices are known for assembling a door handle module having a hidden door handle and a door handle mechanism at a handle recess of a door panel of a motor vehicle. Such an alignment device has, for example, a cover plate for covering the door handle and a plurality of flexible centering pins that project vertically from the cover plate and are integrally formed with the cover plate. Through the flexible centering pins, the cover plate can be accurately positioned at the visible side of the door handle. Through the centering pins, a sealing device can also be arranged in a defined position around the door handle in the case of a construction gap. In this state, the door handle module can be passed through the handle recess from the inner side of the door of the vehicle and can be accurately positioned at the door panel while maintaining a gap, and can be fixed to the door panel, for example, via screws. Subsequently, the alignment device can be removed from the outer side of the door of the vehicle. For example, such an alignment device is known from documents CN 106499272B and CN 110485838A.

[0003] A device for aligning a door handle for a vehicle door is known from document CN 218406994U. The alignment device has a plurality of fixing devices for fixing the alignment device to the door handle. The door handle can be aligned with a handle receiving portion of the door via a spring-supported centering device of the alignment device. Such an alignment device has the disadvantage that fastening to and removing the door handle after alignment is very complicated. Document DE 102009045874A1 discloses a handle device for a vehicle door, which has a first handle module that can be arranged from the inner side of the door and a second handle module that can be arranged from the outside of the door. The handle modules have locking elements and mating locking elements that can engage with each other to align the handle modules with each other. No additional targeted alignment of the handle modules with the door is provided.

[0004] Document WO 2023 / 158025A1 discloses a handle assembly for a motor vehicle, in which an alignment device for the assembly process is arranged on the door handle and covers the alignment device from the outside of the handle. The door handle can be arranged at a handle through-hole of the door panel and can be aligned at the door panel via the alignment device when approaching. After fastening the handle assembly to the door panel, the guide cover can be removed. The guide cover ensures a uniformly structured gap between the door handle and the door panel.

[0005] A handle assembly with a handle cover held at a handle frame is known from document CN 114 278 168A. The support of components during assembly and during fitting into the handle passage of a door panel with defined multi-axis alignment is supported by a large number of small alignment elements integrated into the handle assembly. Document EP 4 023 846A1 discloses a handle assembly in which tolerance compensation between fastening holes and fastening bolts is ensured via an integrated alignment device. Document CN 113 216 768A relates to a handle assembly in which an alignment groove is constructed at the lower side of the door handle. A separate alignment device that can be supplied from the outside of the vehicle door can be introduced into the gap between the door handle and the vehicle door in such a way that the alignment device engages in the alignment groove and thus, in cooperation with an additional catch hook arranged at the door handle mechanism, causes alignment of the door handle with the vehicle door. After assembly, the alignment device can be removed from the gap again.

[0006] The known handle assemblies have the disadvantage that the alignment of the components is still very complex and requires accurate manual positioning of the components to be joined. In flexibly constructed alignment devices, sometimes very precisely constructed centering devices can be prone to bending and can therefore only be reused conditionally. Summary of the Invention

[0007] Accordingly, the object of the present invention is to eliminate or at least partially eliminate the above-mentioned disadvantages in handle assemblies for motor vehicles. In particular, the object of the present invention is to create a handle assembly for a motor vehicle and a method for fitting a door handle at a vehicle door of a motor vehicle that ensure reliable alignment of the components in a simple and cost-effective manner and / or require reduced material consumption.

[0008] The above object is solved by the present invention. Accordingly, the object is solved by a handle assembly for a motor vehicle according to the present invention and a method for fitting a door handle at a vehicle door of a motor vehicle according to the present invention. Further features and details of the present invention result from the claims, the description and the drawings. Here, the features and details described in connection with the handle assembly according to the present invention naturally also apply to the method according to the present invention, and vice versa, so that the disclosures regarding the individual inventive aspects always refer to each other or can be referred to each other.

[0009] According to a first aspect of the present invention, the object is solved by a handle assembly for a motor vehicle. The handle assembly has a door handle mechanism and a door handle movably held at the door handle mechanism, wherein the door handle is constructed for arrangement in a recess of a vehicle door of a motor vehicle with a circumferential gap between the constructed door handle and the inner side of the recess. According to the invention, a deformably constructed alignment device for laterally aligning the door handle with the recess is arranged at the circumferential handle outer edge of the door handle.

[0010] The handle assembly has a door handle mechanism which can be fastened at the vehicle door via fastening means such as screws, bolts, rivets and the like. The door handle is fastened to the door handle mechanism and is held movably via the door handle mechanism such that the door handle mechanism can be actuated via the vehicle handle. The door handle mechanism can have a closing device for closing and opening the vehicle door or a coupling device for mechanically coupling with a closing device for closing and opening the vehicle door.

[0011] The door handle is configured to be arranged in a recess of the vehicle door such that an encircling gap is formed between the door handle and the inner side of the recess of the recess, preferably with a constant gap width. The gap is preferably formed between the encircling handle outer edge of the door handle and the inner side of the recess. In the context of the present invention, the handle outer edge is understood, for example, as the encircling side of the door handle. The handle outer edge can also be configured as a rounded part. In addition, the handle outer edge can also have a plate-shaped section. Preferably, the door handle can be configured to be movably arranged between a hidden position and a protruding position via the door handle mechanism. In the hidden position, the door handle can be arranged flush with the recess of the vehicle door, for example, and in the protruding position, the door handle protrudes from the recess towards the outside of the vehicle door, for example, for better operability of the vehicle door by the vehicle user.

[0012] An alignment device is arranged at the encircling outer edge of the door handle. Preferably, the alignment device extends along the entire encircling handle outer edge of the door handle. The alignment device is configured to be deformable. For example, the alignment device can have a deformable material or be formed of a deformable material for this purpose. Due to the deformability, the alignment device can be arranged at the handle outer edge during the manufacture of the handle assembly and can be removed from the door handle after being assembled at the vehicle door. In addition, the risk of damaging the door handle during the assembly and disassembly of the alignment device is reduced by the deformable alignment device. Preferably, the alignment device is configured to be elastically deformable such that the alignment device can be expanded for assembly or disassembly at the door handle and then contracted again, thereby ensuring good retention of the alignment device at the door handle, for example, by adhesion, clamping force, wrapping, etc. Thus, the alignment device can be removed from the handle assembly assembled at the vehicle door such that the actuation of the door handle cannot be affected by the alignment device.

[0013] The alignment device is also configured to increase the circumference of the door handle such that the gap formed between the handle outer edge and the inner side of the recess can be filled by the alignment device, preferably with a small undersize or a small oversize. Further preferably, the alignment device has a smooth and / or friction-reducing sliding surface via which the sliding at the inner side of the recess is improved. In this way, the door handle can be aligned with the recess via the interaction between the alignment device and the inner side of the recess when moving into the recess. For better removal from the door handle, the alignment device can have one or more theoretical breaking points.

[0014] The handle assembly according to the invention has the following advantages over conventional handle assemblies, namely, it provides a particularly easy alignability of the door handle with the recess in a simple manner and at a suitable cost, such that the circumferential gap between the door handle and the inner side of the recess of the recess can be reliably and easily adjusted repeatedly with a predefined gap size. Thus, the handle assembly according to the invention is particularly suitable for mass production. By the removability of the alignment device when assembling the handle assembly, the obstruction of the door handle by the alignment device during the use of the vehicle is also excluded.

[0015] According to a preferred further development of the invention, it can be provided in the handle assembly that the alignment device is integrally constructed. In the context of the present invention, the alignment device should be understood as an alignment device manufactured in one piece from a material or a material mixture, for example by an injection molding method or the like. By the deformability, preferably elastic deformability, and the integral construction of the alignment device, it is ensured that the alignment device is held particularly well at the door handle, thus better avoiding the accidental slipping of the door handle, for example, during the alignment process of the door handle with the vehicle door (wherein the force is transmitted via the alignment device). This has the advantage that the assembly of the handle assembly at the vehicle door is further improved in a simple manner and at a suitable cost.

[0016] According to the invention, it is preferred that the alignment device comprises silicone or rubber or is formed from silicone or rubber. These materials are well and suitably available and can be easily processed. In addition, these materials have particularly good deformability, especially particularly good elastic deformability, and thus have good restoration to the original shape in the unloaded state. Furthermore, the alignment device can be directly produced at the door handle using this material, thereby omitting the assembly at the door handle. The removal of the door handle at the end of the assembly of the handle assembly can also be achieved, for example, by destroying the alignment device. This has the advantage that the assembly of the handle assembly at the vehicle door is further improved in a simple manner and at a suitable cost.

[0017] Further preferably, the alignment device has a crossbeam. The first area of the alignment device arranged at the outer edge of the handle is connected via the crossbeam to a second area arranged at the outer edge of the handle and spaced apart from the first area. Thus, the alignment device has a base body extending along the outer edge of the door handle. The first area and the second area are configured as areas of the base body and are arranged spaced apart from each other. The first area is connected to the second area via the crossbeam. Preferably, the crossbeam is integrally formed with the base body. According to the invention, additional crossbeams can be provided, which preferably connect other areas of the base body to each other. The crossbeam preferably extends via the visible side of the door handle, i.e., the side of the door handle that, in the assembled state, points towards the outer side of the vehicle door like the outer surface of the vehicle door. The stability of the alignment device and its retention at the door handle are improved by the crossbeam. Thus, the risk of the alignment device slipping off during alignment of the door handle with the recess is further reduced. This has the advantage that the assembly of the handle assembly at the vehicle door is further improved in a simple manner and at a reasonable cost.

[0018] In a particularly preferred design, it can be provided in the handle assembly that the first area is arranged opposite to the second area. In the context of the present invention, the opposite arrangement is particularly understood to mean that the first area is arranged on the first side of the alignment device and the second area is arranged on the second side of the alignment device, where the first side is opposite to the second side. The first side and the second side are preferably configured as the longitudinal sides of the alignment device. Preferably, the first side extends parallel to the second side. The first area and the second area are preferably arranged such that the stability of the alignment device is particularly advantageously improved by the crossbeam, for example in the area that is most likely to slip off the outer edge of the handle during alignment without the crossbeam. This has the advantage that the assembly of the handle assembly at the vehicle door is further improved in a simple manner and at a reasonable cost.

[0019] Preferably, the alignment device has a cap at its longitudinal end for covering the longitudinal end of the door handle. In the context of the present invention, the cap is understood, for example, as a structure in which the longitudinal end of the door handle is surrounded by a plurality of sides. Here, preferably, a part of the visible side of the longitudinal end of the door handle is also covered by the cap. In addition, the cap covers one or more outer edges of the handle in the area of the longitudinal end of the door handle. Preferably, the cap grips the outer edge of the handle at the rear. Further preferably, the cap covers a part of the rear side of the longitudinal end of the door handle. Thus, the longitudinal end of the door handle is preferably configured to be exposed, so that it is easy to push the cap onto the longitudinal end. The stability of the alignment device is further improved by the cap. Thus, the retention of the alignment device on the door handle is also improved. This has the advantage that the assembly of the handle assembly at the vehicle door is further improved in a simple manner and at a reasonable cost.

[0020] According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the alignment device has a deformable base body for being arranged on the door handle and a plurality of centering elements, wherein the centering elements are held at the base body at the side of the base body facing away from the door handle. The base body is preferably formed of a deformable material. Preferably, the base body is formed of an elastically deformable material. Further preferably, the base body is constructed monolithically. The base body preferably covers at least 70% of the longitudinal extension of the outer edge of the handle. Particularly preferably, the base body covers more than 80% of the longitudinal extension of the outer edge of the handle. According to the present invention, it can be provided that the base body covers the entire longitudinal extension of the outer edge of the handle. In the assembled state of the handle assembly, the centering elements are arranged on the outer side of the base body facing the inner side of the groove. The centering elements are preferably constructed separately from each other. Further preferably, the centering elements are arranged spaced apart from each other distributively at the base body. The centering elements are preferably integrated into the base body such that one region of the centering element is surrounded by the base body material and another region of the centering element is exposed outward, and thus protects the base body from wear. This has the advantage that the assembly of the handle assembly at the vehicle door is further improved in a simple manner and at a suitable cost.

[0021] Particularly preferably, the centering elements have a harder material than the base body. The centering elements can have, for example, ASA, ABS, COC, PA, PS, PTFE, etc. The centering elements preferably have a smooth surface with a relatively low coefficient of friction. The centering elements preferably have a greater extension in the assembly direction of the handle assembly into the groove than laterally to the assembly direction. Preferably, the centering elements have a reduced thickness towards the outer side of the door handle, thus facilitating the centering process of the door handle in the groove. According to the present invention, it can be provided that the centering elements extend beyond the outer side of the door handle, for example in order to provide an engagement surface especially for pliers or the fingers of a worker to pull the alignment device off the door handle. This has the advantage that the assembly of the handle assembly at the vehicle door is further improved in a simple manner and at a suitable cost.

[0022] According to the present invention, it is preferred that the alignment device surrounds the outer edge of the handle. In the context of the present invention, surrounding is understood as the alignment device surrounding at least one region of the outer edge of the handle, preferably surrounding a plurality of regions of the outer edge of the handle, and particularly preferably surrounding almost all regions of the outer edge of the handle, or surrounding the entire outer edge of the handle from multiple sides, for example as in a keyway arrangement. By surrounding the outer edge of the handle, the risk of the alignment device slipping off the door handle accidentally during the alignment process is reduced. The surrounding is preferably constructed such that the intentional removal of the alignment device from the door handle is still ensured, for example non-destructively or by destroying the alignment device. This has the advantage that the assembly of the handle assembly at the vehicle door is further improved in a simple manner and at a suitable cost.

[0023] According to a second aspect of the present invention, this task is solved by a method for assembling a door handle at a door of a motor vehicle. The method has:

[0024] - providing a handle assembly according to the present invention,

[0025] - providing a vehicle door having a recess for the door handle of the handle assembly,

[0026] - moving the handle assembly from the inner side of the vehicle door towards the recess so close that the outer edge of the handle of the door handle extends into the recess,

[0027] - aligning the door handle with the recess by an alignment device,

[0028] - fastening the door handle mechanism at the vehicle door, and

[0029] - removing the alignment device from the door handle via the outer side of the vehicle door.

[0030] The handle assembly is provided such that the door handle is held at the door handle mechanism and the alignment device is arranged at the outer edge of the handle of the door handle. The vehicle door can be provided, for example, in a state of being held at the vehicle body. The vehicle door has a door panel in which a recess for the door handle is constructed. The recess is constructed in a through manner and is thus constructed to be open towards the outer side and the inner side of the vehicle door.

[0031] The handle assembly is moved from the inner side of the vehicle door towards the recess so close that the outer edge of the handle of the door handle extends into the recess. Thus, the alignment device also extends into the recess. By further moving the door handle mechanism closer to the vehicle door, the alignment device engages with the inner side of the recess. The door handle is aligned with the recess by the resulting lateral force. When the door handle mechanism contacts the inner side of the vehicle door in the final position, the alignment process is completed and the door handle is aligned with the recess. Now, a predefined gap is constructed between the outer edge of the handle of the door handle and the inner side of the recess, and this gap is filled by the alignment device.

[0032] In this aligned state, the door handle mechanism is fastened at the vehicle door. Here, preferably, the housing of the door handle mechanism is fastened at the inner side of the vehicle door, for example, by screws, bolts, rivets, etc. Thus, relative movement of the door handle mechanism with respect to the vehicle door is prevented. Finally, the alignment device is removed from the door handle via the outer side of the vehicle door, for example, by pulling at the alignment device, tearing off the alignment device, etc.

[0033] In the method for assembling a door handle at a motor vehicle door according to the invention, all the advantages already described for the handle assembly for a motor vehicle according to the first aspect of the invention are obtained. Thus, the method according to the invention has the advantage over conventional methods that the easy alignment of the door handle with the recess is ensured in a simple manner and at a reasonable cost, such that the circumferential gap between the door handle and the inner side of the recess of the recess can be set reliably and reproducibly with a predefined gap dimension. Therefore, the method according to the invention is particularly suitable for mass production. By removing the alignment means in the assembled handle assembly, it is also ensured that the door handle is not obstructed by the alignment means during the use of the motor vehicle. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0034] The handle assembly according to the invention and the method according to the invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to the drawings. Schematically:

[0035] Figure 1 The handle assembly according to a preferred first embodiment of the invention is shown in a front view,

[0036] Figure 2 and in a top view Figure 1 of the handle assembly in

[0037] Figure 3 and in a sectional view Figure 2 of a part of the handle assembly in

[0038] Figure 4 and in a sectional view of a part of the handle assembly according to a preferred second embodiment of the invention, and

[0039] Figure 5 a preferred embodiment of the method according to the invention is shown in a flow chart.

[0040] In Figures 1 to 5 elements having the same function and mode of operation are each provided with the same reference numerals. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0041] In Figure 1 a front view from the outside A of the vehicle door schematically shows the handle assembly 1 according to a preferred first embodiment of the invention. Figure 2 Schematically shown in a top view Figure 1The handle assembly 1 therein. The handle assembly 1 has a door handle mechanism 2 and a door handle 3 held at the door handle mechanism 2. The base body 14 of the alignment device 8 of the handle assembly 1 is arranged at the handle outer edge 7 of the door handle 3 such that the base body 14 surrounds the handle outer edge 7 from multiple sides. The base body 14 has an elastic material such that the base body 14 is held at the door handle 3 in a pre-tensioned state and can be removed from the door handle 3 by extension.

[0042] The alignment device 8 has a cross beam 9, and a first region 10 of the base body 14 is connected to a second region 11 of the base body 14 via the cross beam. The first region 10 and the second region 11 are arranged at opposite longitudinal sides of the base body 14. The cross beam 9 is preferably made of the same material as the base body 14. Further preferably, the cross beam 9 is integrally constructed with the base body 14. According to the present invention, additional cross beams 9 can also be provided. At the longitudinal end 12 of the door handle 3, the alignment device 8 has a cap 13 that covers the longitudinal end 12 of the door handle 3 towards the outside A of the vehicle door and surrounds it from multiple sides. The cap 13 is installed at the longitudinal end 12, for example, by being pushed from the side. Preferably, the cap 13 is made of the same material as the base body 14. According to the present invention, preferably, the cap 13 is integrally constructed with the base body 14.

[0043] The door handle 3 is arranged in a groove 4 of the vehicle door 5 and is aligned with the groove 4 via the alignment device 8 such that a surrounding gap with a predefined size is formed between the handle outer edge 7 and the inner side 6 of the groove 4. In this aligned state, the gap is completely filled by the base body 14 of the alignment device 8. The base body 14 is also slightly compressed by the inner side 6 of the groove and the door handle 3. The handle assembly 1 is thus aligned such that the door handle mechanism 2 can be fastened to the vehicle door 5 on the inner side I of the vehicle door.

[0044] In Figure 3 a cross-sectional view schematically depicts a part of the handle assembly 1 in Figure 2 In this view, it can be clearly seen that the base body 14 of the alignment device 8 surrounds the handle outer edge 7 of the door handle 3, thus ensuring that the alignment device 8 is well held at the door handle 3. Towards the outside A of the vehicle door, the alignment device 8 has a rounding portion to facilitate arranging the handle assembly 1 in the groove 4.

[0045] Figure 4A partial view of the handle assembly 1 according to a preferred second embodiment of the present invention is schematically shown in a sectional view. The handle assembly 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention differs from the handle assembly 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention in the configuration of the alignment device 8. A plurality of centering elements 15 made of a material harder than the base body 14 are arranged on the outer side of the base body 14 of the alignment device 8. For example, the centering elements 15 can be partially cast around the base body 14 such that the centering elements 15 are firmly held at the base body 14. The centering element 15 has a wedge-shaped cross-section, wherein the wedge tip points towards the vehicle door outer side A. The easy arrangement of the handle assembly 1 at the recess 4 and the easy alignment of the door handle 3 with the recess 4 are improved by the centering elements 15.

[0046] Figure 5 A preferred embodiment of the method according to the present invention is schematically shown in a flow chart. In a first method step 100, a handle assembly 1 according to the present invention is provided. The handle assembly 1 has a door handle mechanism 2 at which the door handle 3 of the handle assembly 1 is held. The base body 14 of the alignment device 8 is held at the circumferential handle outer edge 7 of the door handle 3.

[0047] In a second method step 200, a vehicle door 5 is provided. A recess 4 for the door handle 3 is configured in the wall portion of the vehicle door 5. The recess 4 extends from the vehicle door inner side I to the vehicle door outer side A and is configured through.

[0048] In a third method step 300, the handle assembly 1 is moved from the vehicle door inner side I of the vehicle door 5 towards the recess 4 so close that the handle outer edge 7 of the door handle 3 extends into the recess 4. Here, the alignment device 8 can contact the inner side 6 of the recess 4 at one or more locations. Thus, the handle assembly 1 is ready to align the door handle 3 with the recess 4.

[0049] In a fourth method step 400, the door handle 3 is aligned with the recess 4 via the alignment device 8. This is achieved by further moving the door handle mechanism 2 towards the vehicle door 5 until the door handle mechanism 2 or the housing of the door handle mechanism 2 contacts the vehicle door 5 from the vehicle door inner side I, thereby positively preventing the door handle mechanism 2 from moving further closer to the vehicle door 5. Further approaching causes a lateral force between the inner side 6 of the recess and the alignment device 8, via which the door handle 3 is aligned with the recess 4. In the aligned state, the outer side of the door handle 3 preferably ends flush with the outer surface of the vehicle door 5 on the vehicle door outer side A.

[0050] In a fifth method step 500, the door handle mechanism 2 or the housing of the door handle mechanism 2 is fastened at the door 5 on the inner side I of the vehicle door. Thereby, the relative position of the door handle mechanism 2 to the door 5 is fixed in an aligned state, in which a predefined clearance is formed between the handle outer edge 7 and the inner side 6 of the recess. In a sixth method step 600, the alignment device 8 is removed from the door handle 3 via the outer side A of the vehicle door away from the inner side I of the vehicle door, for example by pulling it off.

[0051] List of reference signs

[0052] 1 Handle assembly

[0053] 2 Door handle mechanism

[0054] 3 Door handle

[0055] 4 Recess

[0056] 5 Door

[0057] 6 Inner side of the recess

[0058] 7 Handle outer edge

[0059] 8 Alignment device

[0060] 9 Cross member

[0061] 10 First region

[0062] 11 Second region

[0063] 12 Longitudinal end

[0064] 13 Hood

[0065] 14 Base body

[0066] 15 Centering element

[0067] 100 First method step

[0068] 200 Second method step

[0069] 300 Third method step

[0070] 400 Fourth method step

[0071] 500 Fifth method step

[0072] 600 Sixth method step

[0073] A Outer side of the vehicle door

[0074] I Inner side of the vehicle door

Claims

1. A handle assembly (1) for a motor vehicle, having a door handle mechanism (2) and a door handle (3) movably held at the door handle mechanism (2), wherein, The door handle (3) is configured to be arranged in a recess (4) of a door (5) of a motor vehicle when forming a circumferential gap between the door handle (3) and an inner side (6) of the recess of the recess (4). It is characterized in that At the circumferential handle outer edge (7) of the door handle (3), a deformably configured alignment device (8) for laterally aligning the door handle (3) with the recess (4) is arranged.

2. The handle assembly (1) according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The alignment device (8) is integrally configured.

3. The handle assembly (1) according to claim 1 or 2, It is characterized in that The alignment device (8) has silicone or rubber, or is formed of silicone or rubber.

4. The handle assembly (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, It is characterized in that The alignment device (8) has a cross beam (9), and a first region (10) of the alignment device (8) arranged at the handle outer edge (7) is connected to a second region (11) arranged at the handle outer edge (7) and spaced apart from the first region (10) via the cross beam.

5. The handle assembly (1) according to claim 4, It is characterized in that The first region (10) is arranged opposite to the second region (11).

6. The handle assembly (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, It is characterized in that The alignment device (8) has a hood (13) at a longitudinal end (12) for covering the longitudinal end (12) of the door handle (3).

7. The handle assembly (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, It is characterized in that The alignment device (8) has a deformable base body (14) for being arranged on the door handle (3) and a plurality of centering elements (15), wherein the centering elements (15) are held at the base body (14) at a side of the base body (14) facing away from the door handle (3).

8. The handle assembly (1) according to claim 7, It is characterized in that The centering elements (15) have a harder material than the base body (14).

9. The handle assembly (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, It is characterized in that The alignment device (8) surrounds the handle outer edge (7).

10. A method for assembling a door handle (3) at a door (5) of a motor vehicle, comprising: - Providing a handle assembly (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, - Providing a door (5) having a recess (4) for the door handle (3) of the handle assembly (1), - Moving the handle assembly (1) from the inner side (I) of the door (5) towards the recess (4) so close that the handle outer edge (7) of the door handle (3) extends into the recess (4), - Aligning the door handle (3) with the recess (4) via the alignment device (8), - Fastening the door handle mechanism (2) at the door (5), and - Remove the alignment device (8) from the door handle (3) via the outer side (A) of the door.

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