Leaf element, in particular vehicle door, for a vehicle, and vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to a leaf element (2) for a vehicle (1), comprising an outer handle element (18), wherein an operating element (229) is integrated into a first part (T1) of the handle element (18), said operating element being used to electrically unlock a lock, by means of which the leaf element (2), which can be arranged on the structure of the vehicle (1) such that it can be moved between a closed position and at least one open position, can be secured in the closed position. A second part (T2) of the handle element (18), said second part adjoining and being connected to the first part (T1), is coupled to the lock such that by releasing the second part (T2) from the first part (T1) and subsequently moving the second part (T2) relative to the first part (T1), the lock can be mechanically unlocked.

Description

[0001] Wing element, in particular vehicle door, for a vehicle and vehicle

[0002] The invention relates to a wing element, in particular a vehicle door, for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, according to the preamble of patent claim 1. The invention also relates to a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, with at least one such wing element.

[0003] WO 2007 / 118552 A1 discloses a motor vehicle with a vehicle door having a lower door part and an upper window part separated by a window sill. WO 2020 / 01137 A1 discloses a device for actuating a vehicle door of a vehicle, comprising a sensor device configured to detect a force acting on the vehicle door and generate corresponding sensor data. Furthermore, DE 102017202114 A1 discloses a motor vehicle with at least one side door having a door body. Furthermore, WO 2006 / 007916 A1 discloses a motor vehicle door with an inner module and an outer module. Furthermore, DE 102010 101 164 A1 discloses a door handle unit for actuating a lock of a door or a hatch.

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a wing element for a vehicle and a vehicle so that particularly safe operation can be realized in a particularly simple manner.

[0005] This object is achieved according to the invention by a wing element having the features of patent claim 1 and by a vehicle having the features of patent claim 10. Advantageous embodiments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims.

[0006] One aspect of the invention relates to a wing element for a vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle, preferably designed as a motor car, very particularly as a passenger car. This means that the vehicle, preferably designed as a motor vehicle, in particular as a motor car and very particularly as a passenger car, has the wing element in its fully manufactured state. The wing element is to be understood as a component which is held or can be held, i.e. can be arranged or disposed, in a movable, in particular pivotable, manner on a vehicle body, for example designed as a self-supporting body, the interior of which, also referred to as the passenger cell or passenger compartment, is formed by the body. The wing element is thus designed separately from the body in the fully manufactured state of the vehicle and is held on the body in a movable, in particular pivotable, manner.In particular, a body opening of the body is assigned to the wing element. The wing element can be moved, in particular pivoted, relative to the body between a closed position and at least one open position. In the closed position, at least a partial area of ​​the body opening is closed by the wing element. In the open position, the wing element exposes the partial area of ​​the body opening. In particular, the wing element can be a door, for example, in particular a side door, whereby the door is also referred to as a vehicle door. The body opening is therefore then designed, for example, as a door opening. Thus, for example, in the open position of the wing element, a person who is initially in the vicinity of the vehicle and thus of the wing element can enter the interior via the exposed partial area of ​​the body opening.Furthermore, for example, the person initially in the interior can exit the interior via the exposed partial area of ​​the body opening and thus reach the surrounding area. Furthermore, it is conceivable for the wing element to be a flap, which is for example a tailgate or a front flap. For example, the wing element can be a trunk lid or a trunk lid or a bonnet. Thus, for example, the body opening can be a side or rear door opening, in particular, or a front or rear storage space opening, so that, for example, a front or rear storage space, in particular the trunk of the vehicle, can be accessed via the partial area of ​​the body opening exposed in the open position of the wing element. Thus, the wing element is an add-on part formed separately from the body, which can be arranged or is arranged on the body in a movable, in particular pivotable, manner.

[0007] The wing element has an outside handle element, which is a handle element on the outside of the door, particularly when the wing element is a door, i.e. a vehicle door. The handle element is therefore also referred to as an outside handle. For example, a person in the vicinity of the vehicle and thus of the wing element can grasp the handle element with their hand and, for example, at least partially encompass it and, for example, subsequently exert a force on the handle element and thus, via the handle element, on the wing element in order to handle the wing element, i.e., in particular to be able to move it relative to the structure, in particular to pivot it. For example, the person or the handle element can exert such a force on the wing element that the wing element is opened by the force, thus moving it from the closed position into the open position relative to the structure.Furthermore, for example, a person in the vicinity can exert such a force on the handle element and thus on the wing element that the wing element is closed by the force, thus moving it from the open position into the closed position. The feature that the handle element is arranged on the outside, and is therefore an outside handle element and thus an outside handle, is to be understood that the handle element is arranged on an outside of the wing element, the outside of which faces away from the interior and towards the surroundings when the wing element is in the installed position and at least when the wing element is in the closed position. The wing element assumes its installed position when the vehicle having the wing element is completely manufactured.

[0008] In order to be able to realize particularly safe and thus advantageous operation, in particular actuation, of the wing element in a particularly simple manner, the invention provides that an operating element is integrated into a first part of the handle element, by means of which a lock, by means of which the wing element, which can be arranged on the body of the vehicle so as to be movable between the closed position and the open position, is to be secured in the closed position, in particular relative to the body, can be electrically unlocked. The feature that the operating element is integrated into the first part of the handle element and thus into the handle element, is to be understood in particular to mean that the operating element is held on the first part of the handle element and thus on the handle element, or the operating element is a component of the first part and thus of the handle element.In particular, it is conceivable for the operating element to be held on a base of the first part, whereby it is conceivable for the operating element to be formed separately from the base. The operating element can be held immovably or movably, in particular pivotably, on the base or on the first part of the handle element and thus on the handle element. The lock, which is designed as a door lock, in particular when the leaf element is designed as a door, can be electrically unlocked by means of the operating element.In order to open the wing element, which is initially in the closed position and thus closed and secured by the lock in the closed position, particularly relative to the structure, the person in the vicinity operates, in particular actuates, the operating element, thereby electrically unlocking the lock. In particular, the person touches the operating element.

[0009] By means of the lock, the wing element, which can be moved between the closed position and the open position, in particular pivoted, and can be arranged or is arranged on the body of the vehicle, can be secured or secured in the closed position, in particular relative to the body, so that an undesired movement of the wing element from the closed position to the open position is prevented. By unlocking the lock, the lock releases the wing element for movement from the closed position to the open position. In particular, the lock can be a component of the wing element, so that the lock can, for example, be moved, in particular pivoted, together with the wing element relative to the body between the closed position and the open position. The lock can, for example, be adjusted between a locked state and an unlocked state.By unlocking the lock, the lock is moved from the locked state to the unlocked state. For example, if the sash element is in the closed position and the lock is in the locked state at the same time, the sash element is secured in the closed position by the lock and thus against any unwanted movement into the open position relative to the structure. For example, in order to open the sash element, which was initially closed and thus initially in the closed position, and thus to move it from the closed position to the open position, the operating element is operated, in particular actuated, by the person in the vicinity.By operating, in particular actuating, the operating element, the lock is electrically unlocked, thus being transferred from the locked state to the unlocked state, so that the lock releases the wing element for a movement relative to the structure from the closed position to the open position.

[0010] For example, a locking element such as a locking bolt, also referred to as a lock bolt, or a lock bolt, also referred to as a striker, is attached to the body, in particular to a vehicle pillar of the body, which is designed as a door pillar, for example, and is also referred to as a body or body pillar. In the closed position of the wing element and in the locked state of the lock, the lock, in particular a fork latch of the lock, interacts, in particular in a form-fitting manner, with the locking element, whereby the wing element is secured, in particular in a form-fitting manner, in the closed position. For example, the lock has a locking element, which can, for example, be the aforementioned fork latch.In the closed position of the wing element and in the locked state of the lock, for example, the lock element interacts with the locking element, in particular in a form-fitting manner, whereby the wing element is secured or can be secured in the closed position, in particular in a form-fitting manner. For example, the lock element can be moved relative to a base element of the lock and in particular relative to the locking element between a locking position and an unlocking position, in particular translationally and / or rotationally. In the closed position of the wing element and in the locking position of the lock element, the lock element interacts with the locking element, in particular in a form-fitting manner, whereby the wing element is secured or can be secured in the closed position.By or during the unlocking of the lock, for example, the lock element is moved from the locked position to the unlocked position, in which there is no interaction between the lock element and the locking element. This releases the wing element for movement relative to the structure from the closed position to the open position.

[0011] The operating element can, for example, be a mechanical operating element such as a knob, a pushbutton, or a key, wherein 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 operating position, in particular translationally and / or rotationally. By operating, in particular actuating, the operating element, the operating element is moved, for example, from the initial position relative to the handle element and / or relative to the base into the operating position, whereby the lock can be electrically unlocked, thus enabling electrical unlocking. Furthermore, it is conceivable for the operating element to be designed as a touch-sensitive surface or to comprise a touch-sensitive surface, wherein the operating element is operated, i.e. can be operated, by touching the touch-sensitive surface.

[0012] The feature that the lock can be electrically unlocked by operating, in particular actuating, the operating element is to be understood in particular to mean that, for example, as a result of operating the operating element, an electrically operable actuator, in particular an electric motor, is controlled, in particular electrically. By controlling the actuator, the actuator is operated electrically, so that by means of the actuator, for example, the lock element is moved, in particular using electrical energy and thus electrically, from the locked position to the unlocked position. 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.A movement of the wing element from the closed position to the open position following electrical unlocking can, for example, be moved manually by a person in the vicinity, in particular by the person exerting a force, in particular a tensile force or a compressive force, on the handle element and thus moving the wing element relative to the structure from the closed position to the open position. Furthermore, it is conceivable that, as a result of the operation of the operating element, the wing element can be moved or is moved electrically, i.e. using electrical energy, from the closed position to the open position relative to the structure, 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 aforementioned electrically operable actuator and / or at least one further electrically operable actuator. As a result of the operation of the operating element, the movement device is, for example, controlled, in particular electrically, whereby the movement device moves, in particular pivots, the wing element from the closed position to the open position using electrical energy and thus electrically relative to the structure. Thus, the lock can be unlocked particularly conveniently, and the wing element can be opened particularly conveniently, thus moving it from the closed position to the open position.

[0013] It is preferably provided that the handle element is held immovably, i.e. non-movably, on the base body relative to a base body of the wing element, also referred to as the door body. For example, the wing element has a shell, wherein it is conceivable that, particularly in the fully manufactured state of the vehicle, the wing element is held or is held on the body of the vehicle in a movable, in particular pivotable, manner via the shell. In particular, the shell can be a component of the base body. In other words, for example, the wing element is held or is held on the body of the vehicle in a movable, in particular pivotable, manner via the shell. For this purpose, it is provided, for example, that the wing element has at least one first hinge part which, for example, is fastened, in particular fixed, to the body of the vehicle at least indirectly, in particular directly.The first hinge part is, for example, a component of a hinge which also has a second hinge part, which is in particular formed separately from the first hinge part. The second hinge part can be fastened or attached at least indirectly, in particular directly, to the body of the motor vehicle, in particular to the aforementioned vehicle pillar. The hinge parts are movable, in particular pivotable, interconnected or connectable to one another, so that the bodyshell can be arranged or arranged, i.e. held or retained, via the hinge and the wing element as a whole can be arranged or arranged, i.e. held or retained, via the bodyshell. For example, the bodyshell is formed at least partially from a metallic material. Furthermore, it is conceivable for the wing element, in particular the base body, to have at least one outer paneling element, also simply referred to as a paneling element.For example, the outer paneling element is formed separately from the bodyshell and, in particular, is attached directly to the bodyshell. The outer paneling element is also referred to as cladding or exterior paneling. At least one area of ​​the bodyshell is covered and thus covered by the outer paneling element, particularly in the closed position of the wing element and in the installed position of the wing element, which assumes an installed position in the fully manufactured state of the vehicle having the wing element.For example, the wing element has an outer skin, also referred to as the wing element outer skin, wherein the person in the surroundings can see the outer skin with their eyes and thus perceive it optically, and the person in the surroundings can, for example, directly touch the outer skin (wing element outer skin) with their hand, in particular with their fingers, and thus perceive it haptically, in particular when the wing element and thus the vehicle as a whole is fully manufactured. This means that the wing element outer skin can be perceived haptically and visually by the person in the surroundings. The wing element outer skin is, for example, a surface that can be perceived visually and haptically by the person in the surroundings or is formed by such a surface of the wing element.In this case, it is particularly conceivable that the aforementioned touch-sensitive surface is a part of the wing element outer skin, also referred to as the detection part. In this case, for example, the outer skin element also has a skin, wherein the previous and following statements regarding the wing element outer skin are readily transferable to the skin, and vice versa. In this case, for example, the skin is or forms a first part of the wing element outer skin, also referred to as the overall outer skin. Furthermore, the invention provides that a second part of the handle element, adjoining the first part of the handle element, is coupled, in particular mechanically, to the lock, wherein the second part of the handle element is connected to the first part of the handle element.When reference is made below to the first part and the second part, this refers to the parts of the handle element, unless otherwise stated. By detaching, in particular separating, the second part of the handle element from the first part of the handle element and by subsequently moving the second part of the handle element relative to the first part of the handle element, the lock can be unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically and thus preferably without the use of electrical energy. In other words, by separating the second part from the first part and by moving the second part relative to the first part, the lock can be unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically and thus without the use of electrical energy.The second part of the handle element can thus function, be designed, or be used as an emergency release operating element, wherein the emergency release operating element is also referred to as an emergency release or emergency release element. This means in particular the following: For example, the operating element is or comprises a sensor, also referred to as a detection sensor, which can be operated electrically or electronically, for example, or can be an electrical or electronic sensor. The detection sensor can in particular be arranged in the handle element or in the base. By means of the detection sensor, for example, an operation of the operating element caused by a person in the vicinity can be detected. It is thus conceivable for the detection sensor to be a component of the operating element.If, for example, the detection sensor detects an operation of the operating element by a person, i.e., in particular, a movement of the operating element from the initial position to the operating position, the first actuator is activated, in particular as described above, so that the lock is electrically unlocked by the first actuator. The first actuator can, for example, be a component of the wing element. Furthermore, it is conceivable for the detection sensor to be a component of the wing element, in particular such that the detection sensor is integrated into the handle element. In particular, the detection sensor can be the operating element or be a component of the operating element.In principle, it is possible, for example as a result of a vehicle accident, that the operating element and / or the detection sensor and / or the first actuator can no longer be supplied with electrical energy or electrical current, because, for example, a power supply to the operating element and / or the first actuator and / or the sensor (detection sensor) is damaged, interrupted, or destroyed. In this case, the lock may no longer be electrically unlocked, because, for example, the first actuator can no longer be operated and / or because, for example, an operation or actuation of the operating element can no longer be detected by the detection sensor and / or because its operation can no longer be detected by the operating element itself.However, since the invention provides that the second part of the handle element can be detached from the first part and subsequently moved relative to the first part, as a result of which the lock is unlocked, in particular purely mechanically, the second part is or functions as an emergency release operating element. This makes it possible for the lock to be mechanically unlocked, i.e. in particular to be unlocked in an emergency, particularly if the power supply has failed. To do this, the person in the vicinity, for example, detaches, in particular separates, the second part from the first part, whereupon the person in the vicinity, for example, moves the second part relative to the first part, in particular moves it away from the first part. For example, the person breaks the second part off from the first part, in particular out of the first part.This means, in particular, that the person, for example, breaks off the second part from the remaining handle element, in particular breaks it off from the remaining handle element, whereby the person detaches, in particular separates, the second part from the first part. This makes it possible to achieve a particularly high level of safety in a particularly simple manner, so that particularly advantageous and safe operation can be achieved. Furthermore, the use of an additional, separate emergency release control element can be avoided, so that particularly advantageous and safe operation of the wing element can be realized in a space-saving, weight-saving and cost-effective manner. Furthermore, a particularly advantageous visual impression of the wing element and the vehicle as a whole can be realized, since, for example, an impairment of the visual impression of the vehicle due to an additional, separate and distant emergency release control element can be avoided.

[0014] In order to be able to detach the second part from the first part particularly easily and consequently ensure particularly advantageous operation, one embodiment of the invention provides that the parts of the handle element are formed separately from one another and are connected to one another at at least one connection point, in particular by means of a connecting device. The second part can be detached from the first part of the handle element at the connection point. It has proven particularly advantageous if the parts of the handle element are locked together and thereby connected to one another, so that the connecting device is preferably formed from a locking device. In order to thus detach the second part from a first part, for example, the person in the vicinity unlocks the second part from the first part. This allows the second part to be detached from the first part particularly easily, quickly and safely.A further embodiment is characterized in that the handle element has an outer skin that is visually and haptically perceptible by the person in the vicinity of the wing element, which outer skin is also referred to as the handle element outer skin. In other words, the person in the vicinity can see the handle element outer skin with their eyes and thus perceive it visually, and the person in the vicinity can, for example, directly touch the handle element outer skin with their hand, in particular with their fingers, and thus perceive it haptically, in particular when the wing element, in particular the vehicle as a whole, is in its fully manufactured state. In this case, it is particularly conceivable that the aforementioned touch-sensitive surface is a part of the handle element outer skin, also referred to as the detection part.In particular, it is conceivable that the handle element outer skin is a second part of the wing element outer skin, i.e. forms a second part of the wing element outer skin.

[0015] It has proven particularly advantageous if the first part of the handle element forms a first partial area of ​​the handle element outer skin, also referred to as the first outer skin part, and the second part of the handle element forms a second partial area of ​​the handle element outer skin, also referred to as the second outer skin part. This allows a particularly simple construction of the handle element to be realized, so that the previously described mechanical unlocking and, consequently, the particularly advantageous operation of the wing element can be realized in a particularly simple manner.

[0016] It has proven particularly advantageous if the grip element has a first partial region forming the first outer skin partial region of the grip element outer skin, which is also referred to as the first body part, and has a first direction of extension and thus extends along the first direction of extension. The grip element has a second partial region forming the second outer skin partial region of the grip element outer skin, which second partial region is also referred to as the second body part. When reference is made below to the partial regions, this means the partial regions of the grip element, and therefore the body parts of the grip element, unless otherwise stated. It is conceivable that the first partial region of the grip element, and therefore the first body part, projects from the base body in or along the first direction of extension. The first direction of extension is also referred to as the first direction.In the installed position of the wing element and in the closed position of the wing element, for example, the first direction runs in the transverse direction of the vehicle, in particular outward and thus toward the surroundings. Thus, for example, it is provided that the first partial area (the first body part) protrudes from the base body in the first direction.

[0017] The second partial region (second body part) of the handle element adjoins the first partial region (first body part) of the handle element, wherein the second partial region of the handle element protrudes from the first partial region of the handle element in a second direction of extent that runs obliquely or perpendicular to the first direction of extent (first direction), which is also referred to as the second direction. As a result, for example, the second partial region is spaced from the base body and arranged in at least partial overlap with the base body. In particular, the second partial region extends along the second direction of extent. In the installed position of the wing element and relative to the closed position of the wing element, for example, the second direction (second direction of extent) runs upwards in the vehicle's vertical direction or the second direction points upwards in the vehicle's vertical direction.For example, in the installed position of the wing element and relative to the closed position of the wing element, the second partial region of the handle element is overlapped inwards in the transverse direction of the vehicle and thus towards the interior by the base body and thus, for example, by a part of the outer paneling. As a result, for example, the person in the vicinity can particularly advantageously and ergonomically grasp the handle element, in particular the second partial region of the handle element, with their hand, in particular by reaching behind it, in particular in such a way that, for example, the person can move at least one of their fingers or several of their fingers between the second partial region of the handle element and the base body. The person can then particularly advantageously exert a force on the handle element in order to thereby handle the wing element particularly advantageously, i.e. in particular to be able to move it, in particular pivot it, relative to the structure.

[0018] In order to be able to realize a haptically particularly advantageous and ergonomic and comfortable operation, in particular actuation, of the wing element, it is preferably provided that, because the second partial region protrudes from the first partial region of the handle element in the second direction of extent, the handle element, overall and thus viewed as a whole, is L-shaped or V-shaped and thus has an L-shape or V-shape. The partial regions of the handle element form the L-shape or the V-shape, wherein the partial regions of the handle element are respective legs of the L-shape or the V-shape. In particular, it is provided that the handle element is connected to the base body of the wing element via the first partial region of the handle element.In order to be able to realize particularly safe operation of the wing element in a particularly simple manner, it is provided in a further embodiment of the invention that one of the sub-regions, in particular the second sub-region, comprises the first part of the handle element and thereby the first outer skin part, wherein the other sub-region, in particular the first part of the handle element, comprises the second part and thereby the second outer skin part. Thus, for example, the first outer skin part is a first part or a first sub-region of the outer skin sub-region of one of the sub-regions of the handle element, in particular the first outer skin sub-region, and the second outer skin part is a second part or a second sub-region of the outer skin sub-region of the other sub-region of the handle element, in particular the second outer skin sub-region.

[0019] In particular, it is provided that the operating element is integrated into one partial area, in particular into the second partial area, of the handle element, whereby a particularly advantageous operation can be realized.

[0020] A further embodiment is characterized by a traction means which is connected, in particular mechanically, to the second part of the handle element, which is also referred to as a cable element and is formed, for example, from a metallic material. In particular, the traction means is designed as a wire or a wire rope. Most particularly, the traction means is designed as a Bowden cable. The second part of the handle element is coupled, in particular mechanically, to the lock via the traction means. By releasing, in particular separating, the second part from the first part of the handle element and by subsequently moving the second part of the handle element relative to the first part of the handle element, a force, in particular a tensile force, can be transmitted from the second part of the handle element to the traction means. In simple terms, the traction means can therefore be pulled.The force can be transmitted to the lock via the traction mechanism, allowing the lock to be unlocked, particularly purely mechanically. This ensures particularly simple mechanical unlocking, particularly emergency unlocking, of the lock. It has proven particularly advantageous if the wing element is a vehicle door, particularly a side door. This allows for particularly good operation. To achieve particularly advantageous operation, it has proven particularly advantageous if the handle element is an outside handle located on the outside of the door, above or below a door sill of the vehicle door.Thus, in the installed position of the vehicle door, which assumes its installed position in the fully manufactured state of the vehicle having the vehicle door, the handle element is arranged in the vertical direction of the vehicle, at least partially, in particular at least predominantly and thus at least more than half or entirely, above or below the door sill of the vehicle door. If the wing element is the aforementioned vehicle door, the handle element is also referred to as an outside handle or outside door handle. The door sill is also simply referred to as a sill or window sill or edge or beltline, or the door sill is formed by a beltline or coincides with the beltline.In particular, the door sill is or forms an edge, in particular a lower edge, by which a window opening, also referred to as a window opening, for example, for a window, in particular for a side window of the vehicle door is at least partially delimited, in particular in the installed position relative to the closed position of the vehicle door in the vertical direction of the vehicle, downwards. For example, the door sill is formed by the base body, in particular by the outer paneling element. In particular, it is conceivable that at least a part of the outer paneling element and thus of the paneling outer skin adjoins the window opening and / or the door sill downwards in the installed position of the vehicle door and in particular in the closed position of the vehicle door in the vertical direction of the motor vehicle.

[0021] In particular, the base body has an outer skin, also referred to as the base body outer skin, wherein the previous and following statements regarding the handle element outer skin, the wing element outer skin (overall outer skin), and / or the skin panel outer skin are readily transferable to the base body outer skin, and vice versa. At least a portion of the base body outer skin is the skin panel outer skin or is formed by the skin panel outer skin. Thus, for example, the base body outer skin is part of the wing element outer skin of the wing element. In this case, it is provided, in particular, that the first partial region (first body part) of the handle element protrudes in the first direction (first extension direction) from the base body outer skin, in particular in the installed position of the wing element and in the closed position of the wing element toward the environment and thus away from the interior.This ensures particularly advantageous, particularly ergonomic and comfortable actuation and thus operation of the wing element.

[0022] A second aspect of the invention relates to a vehicle, preferably designed as a motor vehicle, in particular as a car and most particularly as a passenger car, which has at least one wing element according to the first aspect of the invention. Advantages and advantageous embodiments of the first aspect of the invention are to be regarded as advantages and advantageous embodiments of the second aspect of the invention, and vice versa.

[0023] Further details of the invention will become apparent from the following description of a preferred embodiment with the accompanying drawings.

[0024] Fig. 1 shows a partial schematic perspective view of a vehicle designed as a car, in particular as a passenger car, with a wing element designed as a vehicle door, in particular as a side door; and

[0025] Fig. 2 shows a schematic and partially sectioned

[0026] Perspective view of the wing element.

[0027] In the figures, identical or functionally identical elements are provided with the same reference symbols.

[0028] Fig. 1 shows a detail in a schematic perspective view of a motor vehicle 1, here designed as a passenger car, the interior of which, also referred to as a passenger cell or passenger compartment, is formed by a body of the motor vehicle 1, which is designed in particular as a self-supporting body. The motor vehicle 1 is also referred to as a vehicle or motor vehicle. The motor vehicle 1 has at least one wing element, which in the exemplary embodiment shown in the figures is designed as a vehicle door 2. The vehicle door is also simply referred to as a door. In the exemplary embodiment shown in the figures, the vehicle door 2 is a side door. The vehicle door 2 is assigned a body opening in the body, wherein the body opening in the exemplary embodiment shown in the figures is designed as a side door opening in the body.The vehicle door 2 is held, and thus arranged, on the body between a closed position and an open position so that it can be moved, in particular pivoted, relative to the body. In the closed position, at least a partial area of ​​the body opening is closed by the vehicle door 2. In the open position, the vehicle door 2 releases at least the partial area of ​​the body opening, so that, for example, a person initially located in an area 3 of the motor vehicle 1 and thus the vehicle door 2 can enter the interior via the released partial area of ​​the body opening. Furthermore, for example, the person initially located in the interior can exit the interior via the released partial area of ​​the body opening and thus reach the area 3.

[0029] The vehicle door 2 has a base body 4, also referred to as the main body or door body, which has a shell 5, also referred to as the door shell and partially visible in Fig. 2. The shell 5 holds the vehicle door 2 in a movable, in particular pivotable, manner on a body of the motor vehicle 1. The base body 4 has the shell 5 and an outer paneling element 6, also simply referred to as a paneling element, which is formed separately from the shell 5 and is connected, in particular directly, to the shell 5. The outer paneling element 6 is also referred to as a door trim or outer door trim. At least a first region of the shell 5 is covered and thus lined by the outer paneling element 6, particularly with respect to the closed position of the vehicle door towards the surroundings 3 and thus outwards, i.e. in a direction away from the interior.

[0030] From Fig. 1 it can be seen that the vehicle door 2 has a trim element 7 which is formed, for example, separately from the outer paneling element 6. For example, the trim element 7 is held at least indirectly, in particular directly, on the shell 5. In particular, it is conceivable that at least a second region of the shell 5, at least with respect to the closed position of the vehicle door 2, is overlapped by the trim element 7 with respect to the surroundings 3 and thus outwards and is thus covered, i.e. clad. The vehicle door 2 has an outer skin, also referred to as the overall outer skin 8, which, in the closed position of the vehicle door 2 shown in Fig. 1, is visually and haptically perceptible by the person in the surroundings 3. The overall outer skin 8 is also referred to as the wing element outer skin.A first part of the overall outer skin 8 is formed by an outer skin of the outer paneling element 6, also referred to as the paneling outer skin 9. A second part of the overall outer skin 8 is formed by an outer skin of the paneling element 7, also referred to as the trim element outer skin 10. For example, the paneling element 7 is made of a plastic. For example, the paneling element 7 is designed as a cover, or the paneling element 7 is also referred to as a cover. In particular, it can be provided that, by means of the paneling element 7, in the closed position of the vehicle door 2, a vehicle pillar of the body, designed in particular as a B-pillar, is at least partially overlapped and thus covered outwards in the transverse direction of the motor vehicle 1 and thus towards the surroundings 3, so that the paneling element 7 is also referred to, for example, as a B-pillar cover.

[0031] It can be seen particularly well from Fig. 1 that the vehicle door 2 has a door sill 11, also referred to as a parapet or window sill, which is also referred to as the beltline or forms a beltline of the motor vehicle 1. Furthermore, the vehicle door 2 comprises a side window 12, also simply referred to as a window, which is displaceable relative to the bodyshell 5 and relative to the outer paneling element 6, at least with respect to the closed position of the vehicle door 2, in the vertical direction of the motor vehicle 1. In particular, the base body 4 comprises, for example, the bodyshell 5, the outer paneling element 6 and the trim element 7. Furthermore, the base body 4 can comprise, for example, the side window 12. It is conceivable that, for example, a third part of the overall outer skin 8 is formed by an outer skin of the side window 12, also referred to as the outer window skin 14. The vertical direction of the vehicle is illustrated by a double arrow.In particular, the side window 12 can be moved, i.e. displaced, at least relative to the closed position of the vehicle door 2 in the vertical direction of the motor vehicle 1 between a closed position shown in Fig. 1 and an open position (not shown) relative to the bodyshell 5 and relative to the outer paneling element 6 and also relative to the trim element 7, in particular translationally. The open position is also referred to as the window open position, and the closed position is also referred to as the window closed position. In this case, a window area 15, also referred to as the window area, is at least partially delimited by the door sill 11, in particular in the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and downwards in the vertical direction of the motor vehicle 1. The installed position of the vehicle door 2 is shown in Fig.1, wherein the vehicle door 2 assumes its installed position in the fully manufactured state of the motor vehicle 1 (vehicle) having the vehicle door 2. In the exemplary embodiment shown in the figures, the window area (window area 15) is a window opening, also referred to as a window opening, which can be delimited, for example, by a window frame of the vehicle door 2, wherein the window frame can, for example, encompass the door sill 11. In particular, the window frame, for example, is a component of the base body 4. In the closed position, the side window 12 is at least partially arranged in the window area, in particular such that the window opening is at least partially, in particular at least predominantly and thus at least more than half or completely closed by the side window 12.In particular, it is provided that in the closed position (window closing position) of the side window 12, the door sill 11 in the installation position of the vehicle door 2 adjoins the side window 12 downwards in the vertical direction of the vehicle, in particular with respect to the closed position of the vehicle door 2.

[0032] From Fig. 2 it can be seen that the vehicle door 2 has a shaft 16, also referred to as a window shaft or pane shaft, which, in the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and in the closed position of the vehicle door 2, is formed in the transverse direction outwards and thus towards the environment 3, in particular directly, by the bodyshell 5 and / or the outer paneling element 6. In particular, in the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and in the closed position of the vehicle door, the shaft 16 is overlapped outwards in the transverse direction of the motor vehicle 1 and thus towards the environment 3 by the outer paneling element 6 and / or the bodyshell 5. The transverse direction of the vehicle (motor vehicle 1) is illustrated by a double arrow 17, whereby the closed position and the installed position of the vehicle door are also shown in Fig. 2.In the open position of the side window 12, a partial area of ​​the side window 12, also referred to as the partial window area, is arranged in the shaft 16 and thus in particular outside the window area 15, in particular such that the partial window area in the open position is arranged in the vertical direction of the motor vehicle 1 below the door sill 11 and also below the window area 15, in particular with respect to the installation position of the vehicle door 2 and with respect to the closed position of the vehicle door 2. In the closed position (closed window position) of the side window 12, the partial window area is arranged outside the shaft 16 and in the window area 15, in particular such that the partial window area is arranged above the door sill 11 in the vertical direction of the vehicle, in particular at least with respect to the installation position and the closed position of the vehicle door 2.In other words, in the window closed position, the door sill 11 adjoins the window section downwards in the vertical direction of the vehicle. For example, in the closed position (window closed position) of the side window 12, the window area 15 or the window opening is at least partially, in particular at least predominantly, and thus at least more than half or completely closed by the window section.

[0033] The vehicle door 2 further comprises an exterior, i.e., door-side handle element 18, which is also referred to as an outside handle or outside door handle. The handle element 18 is arranged, in the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and relative to the closed position of the vehicle door 2, in particular at least partially and very preferably at least predominantly or completely, in the vertical direction of the motor vehicle 1 above the door sill 11. The feature that the handle element 18 is arranged on the outside of the door or outside, i.e., is an exterior or door-side handle element, is to be understood as meaning that the handle element 18 is arranged on an outer side AS of the vehicle door 2, the outer side AS of which, in the installed 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.The person located in the environment 3 can, for example, grasp the handle element 18 with his or her hand and, in doing so, at least partially grasp it and subsequently exert a force, in particular a tensile force, on the handle element 18 in order to, for example, open the initially closed vehicle door 2, thus moving it from the closed position into the open position relative to the body.

[0034] The handle element 18 has an outer skin, also referred to as handle element outer skin 19, which is visually and haptically perceptible by the person located in the environment 3 of the vehicle door 2, in particular of the motor vehicle 1 as a whole, and by which, for example, a fourth part of the overall outer skin 8 is formed, thus which is in particular a fourth part of the overall outer skin 8.

[0035] In the exemplary embodiment shown in the figures, the handle element 18 is immovable relative to the bodyshell 5 and also relative to the outer paneling element 6, in particular relative to the base body 4. For this purpose, for example, the handle element 18 is held, in particular fixed, at least indirectly, in particular directly, immovably to the bodyshell 5. In order to be able to operate, in particular actuate, the vehicle door 2 particularly easily, in particular ergonomically and comfortably, the handle element 18 has a first partial region TB1, also referred to as the first body region or first body part, with a first direction of extension, which is also referred to as the first direction and is illustrated in Fig. 1 by an arrow 20. The first partial region TB1 extends along the first direction.In the exemplary embodiment shown in the figures, it is provided that the first partial region TB1 protrudes in the first direction (arrow 20) from the base body 4, in particular from the trim element 7. In particular, the first direction runs in the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and, with respect to the closed position of the vehicle door 2, in the transverse direction of the vehicle, in particular outwards. The handle element 18 also has a second partial region TB2, which is also referred to as the second body region or second body part. The second partial region TB2 protrudes from the first partial region TB1 in a second extension direction, illustrated in Fig. 1 by an arrow 21, which is also referred to as the second direction. The second partial region TB2 extends along the second extension direction.From the arrows 20 and 21 it can be seen that the first direction and the second direction run perpendicular or obliquely to one another, wherein in the present case the second direction points upwards in the vertical direction of the vehicle, in particular in the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and relative to the closed position of the vehicle door 2. In particular, the second partial region TB2 adjoins an end of the partial region TB1 facing away from the base body 4, in particular along the first direction, so that or as a result of which, in the exemplary embodiment shown in the figures, the handle element 18, in particular overall and thus viewed as a whole, is L-shaped and thus, in particular viewed as a whole, has an L-shape. The L-shape is formed by the partial regions TB1 and TB2 of the handle element 18.The partial regions TB1 and TB2 of the handle element 18 are respective legs of the L-shape, wherein the handle element 18 is connected to the base body 4, in particular to the shell 5, via the partial region TB1. The partial region TB2 adjoins the partial region TB1, in particular in this case such that the partial region TB2 adjoins an end of the first partial region TB1 facing away from the base body 4, in particular along the first direction.

[0036] In order to be able to realize particularly advantageous operation, an operating element 22, shown particularly schematically in Fig. 2, is integrated into a first part T1 of the handle element 18. It can be seen that the operating element 22 is integrated into the partial area TB2, so that the partial area TB2 comprises or has the first part T1 of the handle element 18. In other words, for example, the first part T1 of the handle element 18 is a component of the partial area TB2. From Fig. 2 it can be seen that the part T1 is a part of the second partial area TB2, so that the operating element 22 is integrated in the second partial area TB2. The operating element 22 is arranged in the present case on an inner side S1 of the handle element 18, in particular of the second partial area TB2, facing the base body 4, in particular the cladding element 7. This is particularly well shown in Fig.2 that the sub-regions TB1 and TB2 are arranged above the door sill 11 in the installed position of the vehicle door 2 relative to the closed position of the vehicle door 2 in the vertical direction of the motor vehicle 1. The operating element 22 is arranged above the door sill 11 in the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and relative to the closed position of the vehicle door 2 in the vertical direction of the motor vehicle 1. By means of the operating element 22, a lock, which in this case is designed as a door lock, can be electrically unlocked 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, with the vehicle door 2 relative to the body of the motor vehicle between the open position and the closed position of the vehicle door 2.By means of the lock, the vehicle door 2 can be held in the closed position relative to the body and thus secured in the closed position, so that the vehicle door 2 can be secured by means of the lock against movement from the closed position to the open position relative to the body. For this purpose, the lock is or is locked in the closed position of the vehicle door 2, i.e., adjusted in a locked state of the lock. By operating the operating element 22, the lock can be electrically unlocked, i.e., electrically moved from the locked state to an unlocked state of the lock, i.e., transferred. By moving the lock from the locked state to the unlocked state of the lock, the lock releases the vehicle door 2, which is initially in the closed position, for movement relative to the body of the motor vehicle 1 from the closed position to the open position.

[0037] In order to be able to realize a particularly safe and thus particularly advantageous operation, in particular actuation, of the vehicle door 2 in a particularly simple manner, a second part T2 of the handle element 18, which adjoins the first part T1 of the handle element 18 and is connected to the first part T1, is coupled, in particular mechanically, to the lock, so that by detaching the second part T2 from the first part T1 and by subsequently moving the second part T2 relative to the first part T1, the lock can be unlocked, in particular purely mechanically. It can be seen that in the exemplary embodiment shown in the figures, the partial region TB1 comprises the second part T2, so that, for example, the second part T2 of the handle element 18 is a component of the first partial region TB1.

[0038] In Fig. 2, the movement of part T2 relative to part T1 is illustrated by an arrow 25, wherein the movement illustrated by arrow 25 can mechanically unlock the lock. It is conceivable that the first part T1 is formed by a one-piece first base body, thus made from a single piece, or the first part T1 comprises a one-piece first base body, thus made from a single piece. Furthermore, it is conceivable that the second part T2 is formed by a one-piece second base body, thus made from a single piece, or the second part T2 comprises a one-piece second base body and thus made from a single piece. The base bodies are connected to one another. By detaching, in particular separating, the second part T2 from the first part T1, the second base body is detached, in particular separated, from the first base body.By moving the second part T2 relative to the first part T1, the second base body is moved relative to the first base body, whereby the lock can be unlocked, in particular purely mechanically. For example, the partial area TB2 can comprise at least a first part of the first base body, and for example, the partial area TB1 can comprise at least a second part of the first base body, wherein the second partial area TB2 comprises the second base body. Thus, the first base body can be partially a component of the partial area TB2 and partially a component of the partial area TB1. Furthermore, for example, the second base body is a component of the partial area TB1.

[0039] The parts T1 and T2, in particular the first base body and the second base body, are formed separately from one another and connected to one another at at least one connection point (not visible in the figures), at which the second part T2 or second base body can be detached from the first part T1 or the first base body. In particular, the parts T1 and T2, very particularly the base bodies, are locked together at the connection point and thereby connected to one another. Thus, the second part T2 can be detached from the first part T1 in a particularly simple manner by unlatching the second part T2 from the first part T1.

[0040] It can be seen that, for example, the first part T1 has a receptacle 23, wherein the receptacle 23 is arranged in the partial region TB1, so that the partial region TB1 has the receptacle 23. The second part T2 is arranged in the receptacle 23, in particular such that the second part T2 is surrounded along its circumferential direction and thus on the outer circumference at least partially, in particular at least predominantly or completely, by the part T1, in particular by a wall region of the part T1. The wall region is arranged in the partial region TB1, or partial region TB1 comprises the aforementioned wall region. It can be seen that the first partial region TB1 forms a first outer skin partial region of the handle element outer skin 19. The partial region TB2 forms a second outer skin partial region of the handle element outer skin 19.The first part T1 forms a first outer skin part of the handle element outer skin 19, and the second part T2 forms a second outer skin part of the handle element outer skin 19. Furthermore, it is provided that the first part T1 forms a third outer skin part of the handle element outer skin 19. In the exemplary embodiment shown in the figures, this means that the first outer skin part is the second outer skin part region or at least a component of the second outer skin part region, and the second outer skin part is a component of the first outer skin part region. The third outer skin part is a further component of the first outer skin part region. In Fig. 1, the first outer skin part is designated ATI, the second outer skin part AT2, and the third outer skin part AT3. Furthermore, the aforementioned wall region is designated W.At least in the exemplary embodiment shown in the figures, it is provided that the second partial region TB2 comprises or has the first part T1 and thereby the first outer skin part AT1, wherein the first partial region TB1 comprises or has the second part T2 and thereby the second outer skin part AT2 and also the third outer skin part AT3. Expressed again in other words, the first part T1 and thereby the first outer skin part AT1 are arranged in the second partial region TB2, and the second part T2 and the second outer skin part AT2 are arranged in the first partial region TB1.

[0041] In the exemplary embodiment shown in the figures, the unlocking of the lock, in particular purely mechanically, takes place, for example, in the following way: A pulling means 24, also referred to as a cable element, is provided, which can be designed, for example, as a wire or a wire rope. In particular, the pulling means 24 is designed, for example, as a Bowden cable. The pulling means 24 is, on the one hand, in particular at one end, coupled to the second part T2, in particular mechanically. On the other hand, in particular at the other end, the pulling means 24 is, for example, coupled to the lock, in particular mechanically. If the second part T2 is detached from the second part T1 and also moved relative to the first part T1, in particular moved away, a force in the form of a pulling force can be exerted by the second part T2 on the pulling means 24.The force can be transmitted to the lock via the traction means 24, whereby the lock is unlocked, in particular mechanically, and thus transferred from the locked state to the unlocked state. As a result, the vehicle door 2 can be opened, and thus moved from the closed position to the open position relative to the body. In simple terms, by releasing part T2 from part T1 and moving part T2 away from part T1, the traction means 24 can be pulled, whereby the lock can be unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically, i.e. without any use of electrical or other energy. This ensures particularly simple mechanical unlocking, in particular emergency unlocking, of the lock. In particular, when part T2 is released from part T1 and then moved relative to part T1, in particular moved away, it is moved out of the receptacle 23.As illustrated by the arrow 25, for example, the second part T2 is moved upwards in the vertical direction of the vehicle relative to the part T1 in order to thereby mechanically unlock the lock, in particular via the traction means 24.

[0042] The parts T1 and T2 are detached from each other, in particular separated, for example, by breaking or breaking off part T2 from part T1, in particular from part T1 and thereby in particular from the receptacle 23.

[0043] From Fig. 2, it can be seen that the outer skin parts AT2 and AT3 are arranged flush with one another. In particular, for example, the outer skin part AT3 is formed by the part T1. In particular, it is conceivable that the part T2 is arranged flush with the part T1 as a whole. This means that the respective surfaces and thus in particular parts of the outer skin parts AT2 and AT3, or the outer skin parts AT2 and AT3, are arranged flush with one another, in particular when viewed from the outer wall side across the entire handle element. As a result, the part T2 is optically integrated into the part T1 in a particularly advantageous manner.

[0044] List of reference symbols

[0045] 1 motor vehicle

[0046] 2 vehicle doors

[0047] 3 Surroundings

[0048] 4 base bodies

[0049] 5 Shell

[0050] 6 Exterior paneling element

[0051] 7 Cladding element

[0052] 8 Total outer skin

[0053] 9 Planking outer skin

[0054] 10 Cladding element outer skin

[0055] 11 Door parapet

[0056] 12 side window

[0057] 13 Double arrow

[0058] 14 Outer pane skin

[0059] 15 Window area

[0060] 16 shaft

[0061] 17 Double arrow

[0062] 18 Handle element

[0063] 19 Handle element outer skin

[0064] 20 Arrow

[0065] 21 Arrow

[0066] 22 Control element

[0067] 23 Recording

[0068] 24 traction devices

[0069] 25 Arrow

[0070] AS outside

[0071] AT1 outer skin part

[0072] AT2 outer skin part

[0073] AT3 outer skin part

[0074] T1 first part

[0075] T2 second part

[0076] TB1 first section

[0077] TB2 second section

[0078] W wall area

Claims

Patent claims Wing element (2) for a vehicle (1), with an external handle element (18), characterized in that - an operating element (229) is integrated into a first part (T1) of the handle element (18), by means of which a lock, by means of which the wing element (2), which can be arranged on a body of the vehicle (1) so as to be movable between a closed position and at least one open position, is to be secured in the closed position, can be electrically unlocked; and - a second part (T2) of the handle element (18), which adjoins the first part (T1) and is connected to the first part (T1), is coupled to the lock, so that the lock can be mechanically unlocked by detaching the second part (T2) from the first part (T1) and by subsequently moving the second part (T2) relative to the first part (T1). Wing element (2) according to claim 1, characterized in that the parts (T1, T2) are formed separately from one another and are connected to one another at at least one connection point, at which the second part (T2) is to be detached from the first part (T1). Wing element (2) according to claim 2, characterized in that the parts (T1, T2) are latched together and are thereby connected to one another.Wing element (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the handle element (18) has an outer skin (19) which can be perceived visually and haptically by a person located in an environment (3) of the wing element (2), wherein the first part (T1) forms a first outer skin part (AT1) of the outer skin (19) and the second part (T2) forms a second outer skin part (AT2) of the outer skin (19). Wing element (2) according to claim 4, characterized in that the handle element (18) comprises: - a first partial region (TB1) forming a first outer skin partial region of the outer skin (19) of the handle element (18) with a first extension direction (20); and - a second partial region (TB2) forming a second outer skin partial region of the outer skin (19) of the handle element (18) and adjoining the first partial region (TB1), which second partial region protrudes from the first partial region (TB1) in at least one second direction of extent (21) extending obliquely or perpendicularly to the first direction of extent (20), whereby the handle element (18) is L-shaped or V-shaped. Wing element (2) according to claim 5, characterized in that one of the partial regions (TB1, TB2), in particular the second partial region (TB2), comprises the first part (T1) and thereby the first outer skin part (AT1), wherein the other partial region (TB2, TB1), in particular the first partial region (TB1), comprises the second part (T2) and thereby the second outer skin part (AT2). Wing element (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a traction means (24) connected to the second part (T2), via which the second part (T2) is coupled to the lock.Wing element (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the wing element (2) is a vehicle door (2). Wing element (2) according to claim 8, characterized in that the handle element (18) is an outside handle arranged on the outside of the door, above or below a door sill (11) of the vehicle door (2). Vehicle, comprising at least one wing element (2) according to one of the preceding claims.

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