Car door handles
By installing detachable door handles on the lower part of the door interior panel, the problem of difficulty for wheelchair users to get into the vehicle has been solved, and a convenient boarding experience has been achieved.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK
- Filing Date
- 2025-06-27
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-30
AI Technical Summary
When a car has a large ground clearance, wheelchair users with leg disabilities may have difficulty reaching the door handles, making it difficult for them to get into the car and requiring them to exert effort to prop themselves up.
Design a detachable door handle that is installed on the inner surface of the door trim panel. The handle body is embedded in the door trim panel pocket and engaged with a snap fastener to form an easy-to-grip structure. The door handle is located at the lower part of the door trim panel, making it easy for people with leg disabilities to hold and apply pressure with their arms hanging down.
It improves the convenience for people with leg disabilities to get on the bus, as the support of the door handle makes it easier for them to stand up, reducing the difficulty and effort required to get on the bus.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to a car door handle. Background Technology
[0002] Typically, a door armrest is located in the middle of the interior door panel along the vehicle's height, and a recess is formed on this armrest. Passengers sitting in the car can place their arms on the door armrest or use their hands to hold the recess to push or pull the door. In other words, ordinary passengers can open and close the car door by holding the recess of the door armrest when getting into the car.
[0003] However, when a car has a high minimum ground clearance, such as when a person with a leg disability in a wheelchair tries to get in, even with outstretched arms, they may not be able to reach the recessed area of the door armrest. Even if the person with a leg disability can barely reach the recessed area with outstretched arms, lifting their body requires exerting force with their outstretched arms, which is a difficult and strenuous action for them. In other words, it is quite difficult for a person with a leg disability in a wheelchair to move from their wheelchair to their seat in the car using their own strength. Therefore, there is a need to improve the convenience of car travel for people with leg disabilities in wheelchairs. Utility Model Content
[0004] In view of the above situation, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a car door handle that can improve the convenience of car passengers with leg disabilities who use wheelchairs.
[0005] As a technical solution to the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model provides a car door handle. This car door handle is detachably mounted on a door interior panel pocket located on the inner surface of the car door interior panel. The door interior panel pocket is characterized by: a bulging wall portion extending upwards and outwards from the lower part of the inner surface of the door interior panel towards the interior of the vehicle compartment, and a portion of the inner surface of the door interior panel facing the bulging wall portion, forming an upwardly open space. The door handle includes a handle body that can be embedded into the door interior panel pocket, and a snap-fit piece extending downwards from the upper end of the handle body, parallel to and spaced apart from the handle body. By embedding the handle body into the door interior panel pocket and fitting the gap between the handle body and the snap-fit piece onto the bulging wall portion, the door handle can be mounted on the door interior panel pocket.
[0006] Based on the above-described structure of this utility model, since a door handle independent of the door interior panel is installed at the lower part of the door interior panel, a leg-disabled person in a wheelchair can grasp the door handle with their arm hanging down when getting into the vehicle. In this state, by applying pressure to the door handle with the hand holding it, they can easily prop themselves up. Therefore, a leg-disabled person in a wheelchair can easily use their arm strength to prop themselves up and move from the wheelchair into the vehicle, thereby improving the convenience of boarding a vehicle for a leg-disabled person.
[0007] In addition, in the above-mentioned car door handle of the present invention, it is preferred that a concave portion for a passenger's hand to grip is formed on the handle body of the door handle, and the concave portion is formed on the side near the door interior panel after the handle body is embedded in the door interior panel pocket.
[0008] Based on this structure, wheelchair-bound leg-disabled people can easily grip the door handle by simply pressing their fingers against the concave part of the door handle when getting on the vehicle.
[0009] In addition, in the aforementioned car door handle of this utility model, it is preferable that the dimension of the door interior panel pocket extending along the length of the vehicle is the same as the dimension of the door interior panel in the length of the vehicle, and the handle body can be configured at any position in the length of the vehicle within the door interior panel pocket.
[0010] Based on this structure, the installation position of the door handle can be adjusted according to the actual situation such as the vehicle model. Attached Figure Description
[0011] Figure 1 is a perspective view of a car door interior panel with a door handle installed according to one embodiment of the present invention.
[0012] Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the state of the door interior panel and door handle as seen from above.
[0013] Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the state after the door handle has been removed from the door trim panel in Figure 2.
[0014] Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the initial stage of a leg-disabled person getting into a wheelchair.
[0015] Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the intermediate stage after the initial stage shown in Figure 4. Detailed Implementation
[0016] The embodiments of this utility model will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0017] Figure 1 is a perspective view of a door trim panel 2 of a car equipped with a door handle according to this embodiment. The door trim panel 2 shown in Figure 1 is an interior trim component that can be detachably installed on the inner panel (not shown) of the car door 1. In this embodiment, the vehicle type is, for example, a sports utility vehicle (SUV) or a vehicle with a relatively high minimum ground clearance.
[0018] As shown in Figure 1, a door armrest 3 is provided at approximately the middle position of the inner surface of the door interior panel 2 in the vehicle height direction. The door armrest 3 is configured to protrude from the inner surface of the door interior panel 2 toward the inside of the vehicle body.
[0019] A recess 31 is formed on the side of the door armrest 3 near the inner surface of the door trim panel 2. The recess 31 is formed near the front end of the door trim panel 2. In addition, the recess 31 is configured as an elongated strip shape extending along the length of the vehicle, and has a size that allows the front part of the passenger's hand (four fingers other than the thumb) to be inserted (for example, the size in the length direction is 8 to 15 cm, and the size in the width direction is 3 to 5 cm).
[0020] Passengers seated in the car can grip the door handle 3 by inserting their fingers into the recess 31. While gripping the door handle 3, they can open the door 1 by pushing the unlocked door outwards or close the open door by pulling it inwards. Therefore, the door handle 3 with the recess 31 functions as a means for passengers to push and pull the door 1.
[0021] Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the state of the door interior panel 2 and the door handle 6 as seen from above. Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the state after the door handle 6 has been removed from the door interior panel 2 in Figure 2.
[0022] As shown in Figures 2 and 3, a door interior panel pocket 4 for storing small items is provided on the lower part of the inner surface of the door interior panel 2, which is also below the door armrest 3. The door interior panel pocket 4 is an upwardly open space formed by a bulging wall 5 provided on the door interior panel 2 and a portion of the inner surface of the door interior panel 2 facing the bulging wall 5.
[0023] More specifically, the bulging wall portion 5 bulges outward from the lower part of the inner surface of the door trim panel 2 toward the interior of the vehicle compartment, while extending upward approximately parallel to and spaced apart from the inner surface. This creates a space between the bulging wall portion 5 and the inner surface of the door trim panel 2, forming a door trim panel pocket 4. In this embodiment, the bulging wall portion 5 and the door trim panel 2 are integrally formed.
[0024] The door handle 6 is configured to be detachably installed in the door trim panel pocket 4. The structure of the door handle 6 will be described in detail below.
[0025] As shown in Figure 3, the door handle 6 has a handle body 61 and a latch piece 62. The handle body 61 is configured as a horizontally elongated rectangle when viewed from the side and an approximately U-shaped form when viewed from above, that is, it has a concave portion 64 that is recessed from one long side to the other long side.
[0026] The handle body 61 is configured to fit into the door trim panel pocket 4. Specifically, the dimension of the handle body 61 in the width direction is set to be slightly smaller than the opening width of the door trim panel pocket 4 in the vehicle width direction. Thus, the handle body 61 and the opening of the door trim panel pocket 4 in the vehicle width direction are exactly matched, so that it can be fitted into the door trim panel pocket 4 as shown in FIG2.
[0027] Here, the side facing the inside of the vehicle compartment when the handle body 61 is inserted into the door interior panel pocket 4 is called the inner side, and the side facing the inner surface of the door interior panel 2 is called the outer side.
[0028] As shown in Figure 3, the latching piece 62 and the handle body 61 are integrally formed. The latching piece 62 extends downwards for a predetermined length from the upper part of the inner side of the handle body 61, approximately parallel to the inner side of the handle body 61 and spaced apart by a predetermined gap. Specifically, the latching piece 62 is configured as an approximately rectangular plate, with its upper end integrally connected to the upper end of the handle body 61. Its length dimension (long side dimension) is the same as the length dimension (long side dimension) of the handle body 61, and its height dimension (short side dimension) is smaller than the height dimension (short side dimension) of the handle body 61.
[0029] Therefore, there is an upwardly recessed gap 63 between the latch piece 62 and the inner side of the handle body 61. The width of this gap 63 is set to be slightly larger than the thickness (in the vehicle width direction) of the bulging wall portion 5 of the door trim panel 2. Thus, this gap 63 of the door handle 6 can fit into the bulging wall portion 5 of the door trim panel 2.
[0030] In this way, as long as the handle body 61 is inserted into the door interior panel pocket 4 and the gap 63 is fitted into the bulging wall portion 5, the door handle 6 can be easily installed on the door interior panel pocket 4.
[0031] The following describes the actions of a leg-disabled person in a wheelchair getting into a vehicle when the vehicle is equipped with a door handle 6, with reference to Figures 4 and 5.
[0032] Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the initial stage of a leg-disabled person boarding a wheelchair. Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the intermediate stage following the initial stage in Figure 4.
[0033] First, in the state shown in Figure 3, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the door handle 6 is installed on the door interior panel pocket 4 located at the lower part of the door interior panel 2. That is, while inserting the handle body 61 of the door handle 6 into the door interior panel pocket 4, the gap 63 of the door handle 6 is engaged with the bulging wall portion 5 of the door interior panel 2. In this way, the door handle 6 can be stably fixed on the door interior panel pocket 4.
[0034] At this time, the door handle 6 is configured on the door trim panel pocket 4 such that its concave portion 64 is close to the inner surface of the door trim panel 2 and opens upwards. In this way, the passenger can easily grip the door handle 6 by simply placing their fingers in the concave portion 64.
[0035] On the other hand, without using the door handle 6, the door handle 6 can be easily removed from the door trim panel pocket 4 by simply placing your fingers in the concave part 64, gripping the door handle 6, and applying upward force.
[0036] With the door handle 6 installed, as shown in Figure 4, when a person with a leg disability in a wheelchair moves to the inside of the open door 1, they can grasp the door handle 6 with their right hand while their right arm is hanging down. In this way, since the door handle 6, which is installed on the pocket 4 of the door trim panel, is located at the lower part of the door 1, the person with a leg disability can easily grasp the door handle 6 with their right hand.
[0037] After a person with a leg disability uses their right hand to hold the door handle 6 and pushes or pulls the door 1 to a suitable position, they can use their left hand to press on the seat to get up. Their drooping right arm can easily apply pressure to the door handle 6 to get support from the door 1, thus making it easy to lift their body up steadily.
[0038] Subsequently, as shown in Figure 5, after getting up from the wheelchair, the leg-disabled person holds the recess 31 of the door armrest 3, which is higher than the door handle 6, with their right hand, while holding the pillar handle 8 located on the inside of the front pillar 7 of the car with their left hand. In this state, they can easily move to the car seat by pulling their body up further with both hands.
[0039] In this way, people with leg disabilities who use wheelchairs can easily get into the car (move from the wheelchair to the car seat).
[0040] Based on the structure of this embodiment, since the car door handle 6 is installed at the lower part of the door interior panel 2 and is in a position that is easy for a person with a leg disability in a wheelchair to grasp, the person with a leg disability can apply pressure to the door handle 6 to obtain support from the door when getting into the car, thereby making it easier for their body to be supported. Therefore, based on the structure of this embodiment, the convenience of getting into a car for a person with a leg disability in a wheelchair can be improved.
[0041] However, this utility model is not limited to the above-described embodiments and can be applied and modified in various ways.
[0042] For example, the dimensions of the door interior panel pocket 4 in the width direction (length direction) of the door 1 and the dimensions of the door handle 6 in the width direction of the door 1 can be arbitrarily set according to the actual situation.
Claims
1. A car door handle, which is a door handle that can be detachably installed on a door trim panel pocket provided on the inner surface of the car door trim panel, characterized in that: The door trim panel pocket is an upwardly open space formed by a bulging wall portion that bulges outward and upward from the lower part of the inner surface of the door trim panel away from the inner surface and towards the inside of the vehicle compartment, and a portion of the inner surface of the door trim panel facing the bulging wall portion. The door handle has a handle body that can be embedded into the pocket of the door trim panel, and a latching piece that extends downward from the upper end of the handle body parallel to the handle body and spaced apart from it. The door handle can be installed on the door interior panel pocket by embedding the handle body into the door interior panel pocket and fitting the gap between the handle body and the buckle piece into the bulging wall portion.
2. The car door handle as described in claim 1, characterized in that: On the handle body of the door handle, a concave portion is formed for the passenger's hand to grip, and the concave portion is formed on the side near the door interior panel after the handle body is embedded in the door interior panel pocket.
3. The car door handle as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The dimension of the door trim panel pocket extending along the length of the vehicle is the same as the dimension of the door trim panel along the length of the vehicle. The handle body can be positioned anywhere along the length of the vehicle within the pocket of the door trim panel.