Handle assembly

Abstract

The utility model provides a handle assembly which comprises a handle seat, a handle body and a cover, the handle seat comprises a handle seat connecting part, and the handle seat connecting part is used for being connected with a mounting part; the handle body is rotatably connected with the handle seat, the handle body comprises a channel penetrating through the handle body, and the channel can be aligned with the handle seat connecting part; the cover is connected with the handle body and is configured to cover the channel. The handle assembly is installed on a metal plate of a vehicle door. During installation, the handle assembly can be installed from the first side of the vehicle door and detached from the second side of the vehicle door.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to a handle assembly, in particular to a handle assembly for a vehicle door. Background Art

[0002] The door of a vehicle has a handle assembly for opening the door. The handle assembly includes a handle seat and a handle body. The handle seat is connected to the sheet metal of the vehicle so as to be fixed to the door. The handle body is rotatably connected to the handle seat for an operator to operate to open the door. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present application provides a handle assembly, comprising: a handle seat, a handle body and a cover, wherein the handle seat comprises a handle seat connecting portion, and the handle seat connecting portion is used to connect to a mounting portion; the handle body is rotatably connected to the handle seat, and the handle body comprises a channel running through the handle body, and the channel can be aligned with the handle seat connecting portion; the cover is connected to the handle body and is configured to cover the channel.

[0004] In the handle assembly as described above, the handle seat connecting portion comprises a mounting hole, and the size of the channel is larger than the size of the mounting hole.

[0005] In the handle assembly as described above, the handle body includes a first side and a second side that are oppositely disposed, and the cover is configured such that the cover can be mounted on the handle body from the first side and can be removed from the handle body from the second side.

[0006] As described above, the handle assembly, the handle body includes a receiving cavity and a mating portion, the receiving cavity passes through the first side and the second side so as to have a first opening and a second opening, the first opening is covered by the cover, the cover includes a cover locking portion, the cover locking portion can cooperate with the mating portion to connect the handle body to the cover, at least a portion of the mating portion is located in the receiving cavity, and the separation operation of the cover locking portion and the mating portion can be performed through the second opening.

[0007] In the handle assembly as described above, the cover locking portion includes a cantilever extending from the surface of the cover toward the handle body, one of the cantilever and the matching portion includes a first protrusion, and the other includes a first recess, and the cantilever can be deflected so that the first protrusion can enter the first recess to connect the cover locking portion and the matching portion.

[0008] In the handle assembly as described above, the first protrusion includes a first limiting surface, and the first recess includes a second limiting surface. When the first protrusion enters the first recess, the first limiting surface can abut against the second limiting surface to limit the cover from moving away from the handle body. The angle between the extension direction of the first limiting surface and the second limiting surface and the extension direction of the surface of the first side of the handle body does not exceed 30°.

[0009] As described above, the handle assembly, the distal end of the cantilever includes an operating portion, which can cooperate with a tool to deflect the distal end of the cantilever toward a direction away from the matching portion, and the operating portion includes an inclined surface, which extends obliquely in a direction from the proximal end to the distal end of the cantilever toward a direction away from the matching portion.

[0010] In the handle assembly as described above, the cover also includes a cover positioning portion, and the handle body also includes a handle body positioning portion, one of the cover positioning portion and the handle body positioning portion includes a second protrusion, and the other includes a second recess, and the second protrusion and the second recess cooperate to limit the movement of the cover relative to the handle body in a certain direction.

[0011] In the handle assembly as described above, the handle seat comprises an operation opening, the operation opening is aligned with the receiving cavity, and the size of the operation opening is larger than the size of the second opening.

[0012] In the handle assembly as described above, the handle body is configured to be rotatable relative to the handle base within a certain angle range, and in the extension direction of the mounting hole, the handle base can cover the mounting hole during the rotation stroke relative to the handle body.

[0013] The handle assembly in the present application is installed on the sheet metal of the vehicle door. When being installed, the handle assembly can be installed from a first side of the vehicle door and removed from a second side of the vehicle door. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1A is a perspective view of the handle assembly in the present application;

[0015] Figure 1B yes Figure 1A Exploded view of the center handle assembly;

[0016] Figure 2 yes Figure 1B A three-dimensional view of the middle cover;

[0017] Figure 3A yes Figure 1B A three-dimensional view of the middle handle body;

[0018] Figure 3B yes Figure 3AA three-dimensional view of the middle handle body from another angle;

[0019] Figure 4 yes Figure 1B A perspective view of the center handlebar seat;

[0020] Figure 5A yes Figure 1A Exploded diagram of the handle assembly and sheet metal in FIG.

[0021] Figure 5B yes Figure 5A Schematic diagram of the center handlebar assembly mounted on the sheet metal;

[0022] Figure 6 Figure 1 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the handle body connected to the sheet metal;

[0023] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the handle body in the present application when it rotates to the second position relative to the handle base. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] Various specific embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings that form a part of this specification. It should be understood that although terms indicating directions, such as "front", "rear", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", etc., are used in this application to describe various example structural parts and elements of the present application, these terms are used here only for the purpose of convenience of description and are determined based on the example orientations shown in the accompanying drawings. Since the embodiments disclosed in the present application can be set in different directions, these terms indicating directions are only for illustration and should not be regarded as limitations. Where possible, the same or similar figure numbers used in this application refer to the same parts.

[0025] Figure 1A is a three-dimensional diagram of the handle assembly in this application, Figure 1B yes Figure 1A Exploded view of the center handle assembly. Figure 1A and Figure 1B The structure of the handle assembly is shown. Figure 1A and Figure 1BAs shown, the handle assembly 100 has a height direction H, a length direction L and a width direction W. The handle assembly 100 includes a handle seat 101, a handle body 102, a cover 103, an axis device 104 and a pair of fasteners 106 and 107. The handle seat 101 is fixedly connected to the sheet metal of the vehicle door by a pair of fasteners 106 and 107. The handle body 102 is rotatably connected to the handle seat 101 by the axis device 104, and the axis device 104 can limit the rotation of the handle body 102 within a certain angle range relative to the handle seat 101. The cover 103 has a smooth outer surface, and the cover 103 covers one side of the handle body 102, so that the side of the handle body 102 facing the user is neat and beautiful. In one embodiment of the present application, the fasteners 106 and 107 are bolts with external threads.

[0026] exist Figure 1A In the embodiment, the handle body 102 is in a first position relative to the handle base 101 .

[0027] Figure 2 yes Figure 1B The perspective view of the middle cover shows the structure of the cover 103. Figure 1B and Figure 2 As shown, the cover 103 includes a cover body 205, a circumferential side wall 206 and a cantilever 207. The cover body 205 is generally plate-shaped and has a first side 211 and a second side 212, wherein the first side 211 is a side facing the user and has a smooth and continuous outer surface, and the second side 212 is a side facing the handle body 102. The circumferential side wall 206 extends from the four sides of the cover body 205 in a direction away from the first side 211. The cantilever 207 extends from the second side 212 of the cover body 205. The distal end of the cantilever 207 has an opening 218, and the opening 218 penetrates the cantilever 207 along the length direction L of the handle assembly 100. The opening 218 forms a concave portion, which can cooperate with the corresponding convex portion of the handle body 102 to lock the cover 103 and the handle body 102. The cantilever 207 has a certain elasticity and can be deflected, and the cantilever 207 forms a cover locking portion 240. The distal end of the cantilever 207 has an operating portion for removing the cover 103. In one embodiment of the present application, the operating portion includes an inclined surface 219, which extends obliquely in a direction away from the cover positioning portion 250 in a direction from the proximal end to the distal end of the cantilever 207.

[0028] The circumferential side wall 206 includes a groove 224 formed by being recessed inward from the outer side of the circumferential side wall 206, and a convex portion 227 protruding from the groove bottom of the groove 224, and the convex portion 227 is substantially flush with the outer surface of the circumferential side wall 206 near the groove 224. The convex portion 227 forms a cover positioning portion 250. The convex portion 227 can cooperate with the corresponding concave portion of the handle body 102 to achieve preliminary positioning of the cover 103 and the handle body 102. In the length direction of the handle assembly 100, there is a gap between the cover locking portion 240 and the cover positioning portion 250, that is, the cover locking portion 240 is close to the end away from the cover positioning portion 250.

[0029] Figure 3A yes Figure 1B The three-dimensional diagram of the middle handle body, Figure 3B yes Figure 3A A three-dimensional view of the middle handle from another angle. Figure 3A and Figure 3B Used to illustrate the structure of the handle body. Figure 3A and Figure 3B As shown, the handle body 102 has a first side 311 and a second side 312 in the height direction H of the handle assembly 100, and has a third side 313 and a fourth side 314 in the width direction W of the handle assembly 100. The first side 311 is a side facing the cover 103, and the second side 312 is a side facing the handle base 101. The third side 313 is provided with a groove 377, and the operator's hand can enter the groove 377 to operate the handle body 102 to rotate. The fourth side 314 is provided with a pair of shaft mounting portions 334 and 335 for mounting the shaft device 104.

[0030] In the length direction L of the handle assembly 100, one end of the handle body 102 has an ear portion 328 protruding from the surface of the first side 311 of the handle body, and the ear portion 328 has an opening 329, and the opening 329 penetrates the ear portion 328 along the length direction L of the handle assembly 100. The opening 329 can form a recessed portion, so that it can cooperate with the corresponding protrusion. The shape of the ear portion 328 matches the shape of the groove 224 of the cover 103, and the shape of the opening 329 matches the shape of the protrusion 227 of the cover 103. The protrusion 227 can enter the opening 329, and the ear portion 328 can enter the groove 224, so that the cover 103 and the handle body 102 can be preliminarily positioned. The ear portion 328 forms a handle body positioning portion 350. The cover positioning portion 250 and the handle body positioning portion 350 can cooperate with each other to limit the movement of the cover 103 relative to the handle body 102 along the width direction of the handle assembly 100, and limit the cover 103 from continuing to move relative to the handle body in the direction toward the ear portion 328. In other words, the cover positioning portion 250 and the handle body positioning portion 350 can limit the movement of the cover 103 relative to the handle body 102 in three directions.

[0031] The handle body 102 further includes a receiving cavity 361 that passes through the first side 311 and the second side 312, and the receiving cavity 361 can receive the cantilever 207 of the cover 103. The receiving cavity 361 has a first opening 378 located at the first side 311 and a second opening 379 located at the second side. The first opening 378 can be covered by the cover 103. A convex portion 392 is provided in the receiving cavity 361, and the convex portion 392 extends from the inner wall of the receiving cavity 361 in a direction away from the handle body positioning portion 350. The convex portion 392 can enter the opening 218 of the cover 102 to lock the cover 103 with the handle body 103. The convex portion 392 forms the matching portion 360 of the handle body 102.

[0032] The handle body 102 further includes a pair of channels 381 and 382 penetrating the first side 311 and the second side 312 of the handle body 102 , the channels 381 and 382 allowing the fasteners 106 and 107 to pass therethrough so that the fasteners 106 and 107 can be installed into the handle base 101 from the first side 311 of the handle body 102 .

[0033] Figure 4 yes Figure 1B The three-dimensional view of the middle handle seat shows the structure of the handle seat. Figure 4 As shown, the handle seat 103 includes a bottom 410, a first side wall 411 and a second side wall 412 arranged opposite to each other, and a third side wall 413 and a fourth side wall 414 arranged opposite to each other. The bottom 410, the first side wall 411, the second side wall 412, the third side wall 413 and the fourth side wall 414 form a handle seat cavity 405, and the handle seat cavity 405 can accommodate the handle body 102. The bottom 410 is provided with an operation port 488 penetrating the bottom 410, and the operation port 488 is roughly aligned with the receiving cavity 361, so that the disassembly tool enters the receiving cavity 361 from the operation port 488 and the second opening 479 of the receiving cavity 361 to separate the cover locking portion 240 and the handle body locking portion.

[0034] The handle base 103 includes a pair of handle base connecting parts 441 and 442 extending from the third side wall 413 toward the first side wall 411. The handle base connecting parts 441 and 442 are respectively provided with mounting holes 461 and 462, and the mounting holes 461 and 462 extend along the height direction of the handle assembly. In one embodiment of the present application, the mounting holes 461 and 462 are threaded holes that can be matched with the fasteners 105 and 106. The size of the mounting holes 461 and 462 is smaller than the size of the channels 381 and 382. The handle base 101 also includes a pair of shaft mounting parts 491 and 492 extending outward from the third side wall 413, which are used to mount the shaft device 104.

[0035] Figure 5A yes Figure 1A Schematic diagram of the handle assembly and sheet metal in the figure. Figure 5B yes Figure 5ASchematic diagram of the middle handle assembly installed on the sheet metal. Figure 5A and Figure 5B The mating of the handle assembly to the sheet metal is shown.

[0036] like Figure 5A and Figure 5B As shown, the sheet metal 501 has an inner side 511 and an outer side 512, and a sheet metal mounting opening 505 that penetrates the inner side 511 and the outer side 512, and the sheet metal mounting opening 505 penetrates the inner and outer sides of the sheet metal 501. The sheet metal 501 has a mounting opening extension 507 and a pair of sheet metal mounting portions 518 and 519. The mounting opening extension 507 extends from the edge of the sheet metal mounting opening 505 and generally in a direction away from the outer side 512, and the sheet metal mounting portions 518 and 519 extend from the mounting opening extension 507 along the width direction of the handle assembly 100. The sheet metal mounting portions 518 and 519 are provided with through holes 591 and 592, which can be aligned with the mounting holes 461 and 462 of the handle base 101.

[0037] When connecting the handle assembly to the sheet metal 501, the handle base 101 is first connected to the handle body 102 through the shaft device 104, and the cover 103 is removed from the handle body 102. The connected handle base 101 and the handle body 102 are installed into the sheet metal installation opening 505 from the inner side 511 of the sheet metal 501, and the positions of the handle base 101 and the handle body 102 are adjusted so that the sheet metal installation parts 518 and 519 can enter the gap 566 between the handle base 101 and the handle body 102, so that the through holes 591 and 592 of the sheet metal 501 and the installation holes 461 and 462 of the handle base 101 and the channels 381 and 382 of the handle body are aligned. When adjusting the positions of the handle base 101 and the handle body 102, a pulling force can be applied to the handle body 102 to rotate it relative to the handle base 101, so that the sheet metal installation parts 518 and 519 can be easily inserted between the handle base 101 and the handle body 102.

[0038] Next, fasteners 106 and 107 are inserted into channels 381 and 382 of the handle body and through holes 591 and 592 of the sheet metal 501, and fasteners 106 and 107 are rotated so that fasteners 106 and 107 can be threadedly matched with mounting holes 461 and 462 of the handle base 101, wherein the threaded portions of fasteners 106 and 107 enter the mounting holes 461 and 462, and the heads of fasteners 106 and 107 with larger diameters pass through the edges of through holes 591 and 592 of the sheet metal against which channels 381 and 382 abut, thereby securing the handle base 101 to the sheet metal 501. The size of channels 381 and 382 is larger than the size of the heads of fasteners 106 and 107, and the handle body 102 can rotate relative to the handle base 101. That is, the channels 381 and 382 are used to allow the fasteners 106 and 107 to pass through, and after installation, the fasteners 106 and 107 are spaced apart from the inner walls of the channels 381 and 382 .

[0039] Next, the cover positioning portion 250 of the cover 103 is installed into the handle body positioning portion 350 from the first side 311 of the handle body 102, and the cover locking portion 240 is installed into the matching portion 360 of the handle body 102, so that the cover 103 is installed on the handle body 102 to cover the channels 381 and 382. At this time, the fasteners 106 and 107 are blocked by the cover 103, and the operator cannot operate the fasteners 106 and 107 from the first side 311 of the handle body 102 to disassemble the handle assembly.

[0040] In one embodiment of the present application, the cover locking portion 240 of the cover 102 and the matching portion 360 of the handle body 102 are configured as a snap-fit ​​structure with a large pull-out force, and the operator cannot easily remove the cover 102 from the handle body by applying a pulling force to the cover 103 from the first side 311 of the handle body 102. When the cover 102 needs to be removed, it needs to be operated from the second side 312 of the handle body 102.

[0041] Figure 6 Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of the handle body connected to the sheet metal. Figure 6 As shown, the convex portion 227 of the cover locking portion 240 enters the opening 329 of the handle body locking portion, the convex portion 392 of the handle body matching portion enters the opening 218 of the cover locking portion, and the cantilever 207 abuts against the inner wall of the receiving cavity 361, so that the cover 102 is connected to the handle body 102. The convex portion 392 has a first limiting surface 655, and the inner wall of the opening 218 has a second limiting surface 656, and the first limiting surface 655 abuts against the second limiting surface 656 to limit the movement of the cover 103 relative to the handle body 102 along the height direction of the handle assembly. In one embodiment of the present application, the extension direction of the first limiting surface 655 and the second limiting surface 656 is the same as the extension direction of the first side of the handle body 102, that is, the angle is 0 degrees, that is, it is roughly perpendicular to the height direction of the handle assembly. The angle setting of the first limiting surface 655 and the second limiting surface 656 makes it difficult for the operator to apply a pulling force to the cover 103 from the first side of the handle body 102 to pull the cover out. In another embodiment of the present application, the angle between the extension direction of the first limiting surface 655 and the second limiting surface 656 and the extension direction of the first side of the handle body 102 does not exceed 15°. In another embodiment of the present application, the angle between the extension direction of the first limiting surface 655 and the second limiting surface 656 and the extension direction of the first side of the handle body 102 does not exceed 30°.

[0042] The operation opening 488 and the receiving cavity 361 are roughly in a straight line. When separating the cover 103 and the handle body 102, the operator inserts a tool from the operation opening 488 of the handle seat 101, so that the tool enters the receiving cavity 361, inserts the tool between the inclined surface 219 of the cantilever 207 and the inner wall of the receiving cavity 361, applies a thrust in the direction away from the convex portion 392 to the inclined surface 219, so that the cantilever 207 deflects, the opening 218 leaves the convex portion 392, and then applies a thrust in the direction away from the handle body 102 to the cover 102, so that the cover 103 and the handle body 102 can be separated. In the present application, the separation operation of the cover 103 and the handle body 102 needs to be performed from the second side of the handle body 102, that is, when the handle assembly is installed on the vehicle door, the cover 103 needs to be separated from the inner side of the vehicle door. The cover 103 can block the channels 381 and 382 to prevent the operator from disassembling the handle assembly from the outside of the vehicle door.

[0043] In other embodiments of the present application, the cover locking portion may be configured as a bolt, and a nut may be installed from the second side 312 of the handle body 102 to connect the cover to the handle body.

[0044] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the handle body in the present application when it rotates to the second position relative to the handle base. Figure 1A and Figure 7 As shown, the handle body 102 can be relative to the handle base 101 as shown in Figure 1A The first position shown and Figure 7 During the entire rotational stroke of the handle body 102 from the first position to the second position, the cover 102 can shield the fasteners 106 and 107 in the height direction of the handle assembly, so that the operating tool cannot operate the fasteners 106 and 107 from the first side of the handle body, that is, the outer side of the vehicle door.

[0045] Although the present disclosure has been described in conjunction with the examples of the embodiments summarized above, various alternatives, modifications, variations, improvements and / or substantially equivalent solutions, whether known or currently or foreseeable in the near future, may be apparent to those skilled in the art who have at least ordinary skills. In addition, the technical effects and / or technical problems described in this specification are exemplary rather than restrictive; so the disclosure in this specification may be used to solve other technical problems and have other technical effects. Therefore, various changes may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the present disclosure is intended to include all known or earlier developed alternatives, modifications, variations, improvements and / or substantially equivalent solutions.

Claims

1. A handle assembly, characterized in that include: A handle seat, the handle seat comprising a handle seat connecting portion, the handle seat connecting portion being used to connect to the mounting portion; A handle body, the handle body is rotatably connected to the handle seat, the handle body comprises a passage penetrating the handle body, and the passage can be aligned with the handle seat connecting portion; A cover is connected to the handle body and is configured to cover the channel.

2. The handle assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The handle seat connecting portion comprises a mounting hole, and a size of the channel is larger than a size of the mounting hole.

3. The handle assembly according to claim 1, wherein: The handle body includes a first side and a second side that are oppositely disposed, and the cover is configured such that the cover can be mounted on the handle body from the first side and can be removed from the handle body from the second side.

4. The handle assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: The handle body includes a receiving cavity and a matching portion, the receiving cavity passes through the first side and the second side so as to have a first opening and a second opening, the first opening is covered by the cover, the cover includes a cover locking portion, the cover locking portion can cooperate with the matching portion to connect the handle body to the cover, at least a portion of the matching portion is located in the receiving cavity, and the separation operation of the cover locking portion and the matching portion can be performed through the second opening.

5. The handle assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that: The cover locking portion includes a cantilever extending from the surface of the cover toward the handle body, one of the cantilever and the matching portion includes a first protrusion, and the other includes a first recess, and the cantilever can be deflected so that the first protrusion can enter the first recess to connect the cover locking portion and the matching portion.

6. The handle assembly according to claim 5, characterized in that: The first protrusion includes a first limiting surface, and the first recess includes a second limiting surface. When the first protrusion enters the first recess, the first limiting surface can abut against the second limiting surface to limit the cover from moving away from the handle body. The angle between the extension direction of the first limiting surface and the second limiting surface and the extension direction of the surface of the first side of the handle body does not exceed 30°.

7. The handle assembly according to claim 5, wherein: The distal end of the cantilever includes an operating portion, which can cooperate with a tool to deflect the distal end of the cantilever in a direction away from the matching portion. The operating portion includes an inclined surface, which extends obliquely in a direction from the proximal end to the distal end of the cantilever in a direction away from the matching portion.

8. The handle assembly according to claim 4, wherein: The cover also includes a cover positioning portion, and the handle body also includes a handle body positioning portion. One of the cover positioning portion and the handle body positioning portion includes a second convex portion, and the other includes a second concave portion. The second convex portion and the second concave portion cooperate to limit the movement of the cover relative to the handle body in a certain direction.

9. The handle assembly according to claim 4, wherein: The handle seat comprises an operation opening, the operation opening is aligned with the receiving cavity, and a size of the operation opening is larger than a size of the second opening.

10. The handle assembly according to claim 2, wherein: The handle body is configured to be rotatable relative to the handle base within a certain angle range, and in the extension direction of the mounting hole, the handle base can cover the mounting hole during the rotation stroke relative to the handle body.

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