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

Abstract

The invention relates to a leaf element (1) for a vehicle, comprising an outer handle (15) which can be gripped by a person using their hand and which can be moved relative to a base body (4) of the leaf element (1) from a rest position (R) into at least one actuated position, whereby by moving the outer handle (15) from the rest position (R) into the actuated position, a lock can be mechanically unlocked, by means of which the leaf element (1) that can be movably arranged on the structure of the vehicle between a closed position and at least one open position is to be secured in the closed position, wherein a securing device (21) is provided which has an electrically operatable actuator (22) that can be electrically operated as a result of a detection of an application of force to the vehicle due to an accident, and the securing device (21) can be switched from a blocking state, which secures the outer handle (15) in the rest position (R), into a release state, which releases a movement of the outer handle (15) from the rest position (R) into the actuated position, by means of the actuator (22) by electrically operating the actuator (22).

Description

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

[0002] The invention relates to a wing element for a vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle, according to the preamble of patent claim 1. Furthermore, the invention 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.

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle door for a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car, and a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car, so that a particularly advantageous operation can be realized.

[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] A first aspect of the invention relates to a wing element for a vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle. This means that the vehicle, preferably designed as a motor vehicle, in particular as a motor car and most particularly 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. arranged or located, in a movable, in particular pivotable, manner on a vehicle body, designed, for example, 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. The body is preferably designed as a self-supporting body.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, so that the body opening is designed, for example, as a door opening. Thus, for example, when the wing element is in the open position, a person can enter or exit the interior via the exposed partial area of ​​the body opening. Furthermore, it is conceivable for the wing element to be a flap, such as a tailgate or a front flap.For example, the wing element can be a trunk lid or a trunk lid or a hood. Thus, for example, the body opening can be a side or rear door opening, 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 portion of the body opening released when the wing element is in the open position. Thus, the wing element is an add-on part formed separately from the body and which can be arranged or is arranged on the body in a movable, in particular pivotable, manner. The wing element has an outside handle. The outside handle is an outside handle element, which is a handle element on the outside of the door, in particular when the wing element is designed as the door.In the installed position of the wing element, the exterior handle (handle element) is arranged on an outer side of the wing element and thus in the surroundings of the vehicle, wherein the wing element assumes its installed position in the fully manufactured state of the vehicle having the wing element and in the closed position of the wing element. Thus, in the installed position of the wing element, the exterior handle faces away from the interior, and is thus arranged on the outer side of the wing element facing away from the interior.A person in the vicinity of the vehicle and thus of the wing element can grasp the outer handle (handle element) with their hand and, for example, at least partially grasp it and, for example, subsequently exert a force on the outer handle, also referred to as the handle element, and thus, via the outer handle, on the wing element, in order to, for example, handle the wing element, i.e., in particular, to move it relative to the body, in particular to pivot it. For example, the person can exert such a force on the wing element via the body that the wing element is opened by the force, thus moving it from the closed position into the open position relative to the body.Furthermore, for example, a person in the vicinity can exert such a force on the outside handle and thus, via the outside handle, on the wing element that the wing element is closed by the force, thus moving from the open position into the closed position relative to the body. In other words, the feature that the handle element is an outside handle, thus an outside handle element and thus arranged on the outside, is to be understood as meaning that the handle element is arranged on the outside of the wing element, the outside of which, in the installed position of the wing element and thus in the closed position of the wing element, faces away from the interior and towards the surroundings of the vehicle and the wing element as a whole.

[0007] The external handle is movable relative to a base body of the wing element from a rest position into at least or exactly one actuating position. In particular, it is conceivable for the external handle to be held on the base body so that it can be moved relative to the base body of the wing element from the rest position into the actuating position, such that the external handle can be moved relative to the base body from the rest position into the actuating position while the external handle is and remains connected to the base body. For example, the external handle can be moved translationally and / or rotationally relative to the base body from the rest position into the actuating position. In particular, when the wing element is a door, the base body is also referred to as the door body.By moving the outer handle (handle element) from the rest position to the actuated position, a lock can be mechanically unlocked, in particular purely, and thus preferably without the use or utilization of electrical energy. In other words, by moving the outer handle relative to the base body from the rest position to the actuated position, the lock can be mechanically unlocked, in particular purely mechanically, and thus without the use or utilization of electrical energy.

[0008] In particular, when the wing element is designed as a door, the lock is a door lock. By means of the lock, the wing element, which can be moved, in particular pivoted, between the closed position and the at least one open position and can be arranged or arranged on the body of the vehicle, can be secured in the closed position, in particular relative to the body. In order to open the wing element, which is initially in the closed position and thus closed and secured in the closed position by means of the lock, in particular relative to the body, for example, the person in the vicinity can move, in particular pivot, the outside handle relative to the base body from the rest position into the actuated position, whereby the lock is unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically.As a result, for example, the person in the vicinity can open the wing element, in particular by exerting a force on the outside handle, in particular on the outside handle in the actuating position.

[0009] By means of the lock, the wing element, which can be moved between the closed position and at least one open position, in particular pivoted, and is 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, such 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 wing element is moved from the locked state to the unlocked state, i.e., transferred. For example, if the wing element is in the closed position and the lock is in the locked state, the lock holds the wing element in the closed position and thus secures it against unwanted movement into the open position relative to the structure. The wing element is, in particular, an attachment part formed separately from the structure, which is movable between the open and closed positions and is or is held by the structure.

[0010] For example, a locking element such as a locking bolt, also referred to as a lock bolt, or a lock bracket, 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 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 or is secured in the closed position, in particular in a form-fitting manner. For example, the lock has a locking element, which can be, for example, 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 the 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 interaction between the lock element and the locking element ceases. This releases the wing element for movement relative to the structure from the closed position to the open position. In order to be able to realize particularly advantageous operation, i.e., actuation of the wing element, in particular via the handle element (outer handle), the invention provides that the wing element has a securing device, which is provided in particular in addition to the outer handle and has an electrically operable actuator.The feature that the actuator is electrically operable means that the actuator can be supplied with electrical energy, i.e. with electrical current, and can therefore be operated electrically, so that the actuator can be operated using the electrical energy with which the actuator can be supplied or is supplied, and can therefore be operated electrically. The actuator is electrically operable as a result of detecting an accident-related force applied to the vehicle. For this purpose, a detection device is provided, for example, by means of which the aforementioned accident-related force applied to the vehicle can be detected, for example by means of the detection device being able to detect an accident-related force acting on the vehicle resulting from an accident involving the vehicle. The accident-related force applied to the vehicle thus results from a vehicle accident, also referred to as a crash.The detection device can, for example, provide at least one, in particular electrical, control signal as a result of the detection device detecting the accident-related force application. By means of the control signal, for example, the actuator can be controlled or control of the actuator can be effected, for example by the actuator being able to receive the control signal, or depending on the control signal, for example, a further, in particular electrical, signal can be provided by means of an electronic computing device of the vehicle, wherein the actuator can, for example, receive the further signal, as a result of which the actuator can be controlled or is controlled. By controlling the actuator, the actuator can be operated electrically, so that the actuator can be operated electrically as a result of the detection of the accident-related force application to the vehicle.By electrically operating the actuator, the safety device can be switched from a locked state, which secures the outer handle in the rest position and thus prevents, i.e., prevents, any movement of the outer handle relative to the base body from the rest position to the actuated position, to a released state, which enables movement of the outer handle from the rest position to the actuated position. In other words, for example, the safety device is initially in the locked state, in which the safety device holds the outer handle in the rest position relative to the base body, i.e., secures it, thereby preventing, i.e., preventing, any movement of the outer handle relative to the base body from the rest position to the actuated position.If, for example, an accident-related force applied to the vehicle is detected by the detection device, the actuator is controlled, in particular electrically, as a result of this detection of the accident-related force application and is subsequently operated electrically, so that the safety device is switched from the locked state to the released state by means of the actuator. Since the safety device is switched from the locked state (also referred to as the secured state) to the released state by means of the actuator, in that the actuator is controlled and thus operated, the safety device is actively switched from the locked state to the released state by means of the actuator as a result of the accident-related force application being detected. In the released state, the safety device enables a movement of the external handle relative to the base body from the rest position to the actuated position.In other words, in the release state, the security device allows movement of the outer handle relative to the base body from the rest position to the actuated position. In the locked state, for example, the aforementioned person in the vicinity cannot move the outer handle relative to the base body from the rest position to the actuated position, as this is prevented by the security device. However, if the security device is in the release state, the person in the vicinity can move the outer handle manually, in particular purely manually, from the rest position to the actuated position relative to the base body, whereby the lock can be unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically. The person can then open the wing element.

[0011] On the one hand, the invention makes it possible, in a normal state of the vehicle, i.e. when the vehicle has not been in an accident, to avoid an undesired movement of the exterior handle from the rest position to the actuated position relative to the base body, so that in the normal state, the person in the vicinity can easily and conveniently handle, i.e. actuate, the wing element via the exterior handle. However, if, for example, an accident occurs involving the vehicle in which a power supply to the vehicle, in particular via an on-board electrical system, is damaged or fails, the person in the vicinity can manually move the exterior handle relative to the base body from the rest position to the actuated position after the accident and thus mechanically, in particular purely mechanically, unlock the lock.As a result, the wing element can be opened easily and conveniently even after the accident, so that, for example, the aforementioned interior is easily accessible after the accident. It can be seen that the handle element (outside handle) can function, be designed or be used as an emergency release operating element, whereby the emergency release operating element is also referred to as an emergency release or emergency release element. This means that the lock can be unlocked using the outside handle, in particular if, for example, as a result of the aforementioned accident, the lock can no longer be supplied with electrical energy. This means, for example, that the person in the vicinity acting as a first aider can reach people inside after the accident and, for example, rescue them from the interior and / or provide them with care.

[0012] For example, the actuator is assigned its own energy source, which is provided in addition to the vehicle's electrical system and in particular is electrically separate from the vehicle's electrical system, and by means of which electrical energy for electrically operating the actuator can be provided, in particular independently of the vehicle's electrical system and thus even in the event of damage to or failure of the vehicle's electrical system. In particular, the energy source, also referred to as the power source, can be a component of the safety device. For example, electrical energy can be stored or made available by the energy source in order to supply the actuator with the energy stored in the energy source and thereby electrically operate the actuator, in particular after and / or during the accident-related application of force or the accident.This can ensure, for example, that the actuator can switch the security device from the locked state to the released state while, for example, the vehicle's electrical system and thus, for example, a power supply to the lock is damaged, failed or interrupted.

[0013] In order to ensure a particularly advantageous and safe actuation of the wing element, it is provided in one embodiment of the invention that when the safety device is switched from the locked state to the released state as a result of the electrical operation of the actuator, a movement of the external handle from the rest position to the actuated position is omitted and thus the external handle remains in the rest position.This means that although the switching of the security device from the locked state to the released state allows the outside handle to be moved from the rest position to the actuated position relative to the base body, the switching of the security device from the locked state to the released state, which can be effected or is effected by the actuator, is not accompanied by a movement of the outside handle from the rest position to the actuated position, so that during and after the switching of the security device from the locked state to the released state, the outside handle remains in the rest position and the outside handle can be or must be moved manually from the rest position to the actuated position relative to the base body. This can prevent unwanted, mechanical unlocking of the lock.

[0014] Preferably, the rest position and the actuating position are respective end positions of the outer handle, which can be moved relative to the base body into the respective end position, but cannot be moved beyond the respective end position.

[0015] In order to be able to realize particularly advantageous operation of the wing element, a further embodiment of the invention provides that the wing element has an operating element by means of which the lock can be electrically unlocked by operating, in particular actuating, the operating element. For example, the operating element can be a mechanical operating element such as a knob, a pushbutton, or a key. For example, the operating element can be moved relative to a corresponding base element of the wing element 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 starting position relative to the base element into the operating position, whereby the lock can be electrically unlocked, i.e. whereby an electrical unlocking of the lock can be effected.

[0016] In order to open the initially closed wing element, for example, and thus move it from the closed position to the open position, the operating element is operated, in particular actuated, in particular by the person present in the vicinity. As a result, the lock is electrically unlocked, and thus electrically transferred from the locked state to the unlocked state, so that the lock releases the wing element for movement relative to the structure from the closed position to the open position. The feature that the lock can be electrically unlocked by operating, in particular actuating, the operating element is to be understood in particular as meaning that, for example, as a result of operating the operating element, an electrically operable lock actuator, which is designed, for example, as an electric motor, is controlled, in particular electrically.By controlling the lock actuator, the lock actuator is operated electrically, so that by means of the lock 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 the electrical unlocking of the lock can then be brought about manually by the person, for example, in particular by the person manually exerting a force, in particular a tensile force or compressive force, on the wing element, in particular on the outer handle, 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 into 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 operated movement device is provided, which for example has the aforementioned electrically operated lock actuator and / or at least one further electrically operated door actuator. As a result of the operation of the operating element, for example, the movement device is controlled, in particular electrically, where the movement device is operated electrically, so that by means of the movement device the wing element is moved, in particular pivoted, from the closed position into the open position using electrical energy and thus electrically relative to the structure.The lock can thus be unlocked particularly conveniently, and the wing element can be opened particularly conveniently, i.e. moved from the closed position to the open position. It is conceivable for the wing element to have at least one sensor, in particular an electrical or electrically operated sensor, by means of which an operation of the operating element, for example by a person, can be detected. If, for example, 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 caused by a person, is detected by the sensor, the lock actuator is controlled, in particular as described above, so that the lock is electrically unlocked by means of the lock actuator. As already described, the lock actuator can be a component of the wing element. Furthermore, it is conceivable for the sensor to be a component of the wing element.Furthermore, the lock can be part of the wing element.

[0017] In principle, it is possible, for example as a result of a vehicle accident, that the control element and / or the sensor and / or the lock actuator can no longer be supplied with electrical energy or current, because, for example, a power supply to the control element and / or the lock actuator and / or the sensor, in particular via the vehicle electrical system, is damaged, interrupted, or destroyed. In this case, the lock may no longer be able to be electrically unlocked, for example, because the lock actuator can no longer be operated and / or because, for example, the sensor can no longer detect operation or actuation of the control element.In order to be able to realize a particularly high level of security in a particularly advantageous manner, the external handle can be moved relative to the base body from the rest position into the actuated position after the securing device has been switched from the locked state to the released state by means of the actuator, so that the lock can be unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically. By means of the securing device, however, an undesired movement of the external handle from the rest position into the actuated position can be prevented, so that a particularly advantageous operation of the wing element can be ensured. In order to be able to ensure a particularly advantageous operation of the wing element, it is provided in a further embodiment of the invention that the operating element is provided on the external handle.This means that, for example, a person in the vicinity can operate the control element particularly easily and conveniently and, for example, can handle the wing element via the outside handle and, in particular, open it in one go or in one movement after operating the control element and thus after electrically unlocking the lock.

[0018] In particular, it is conceivable that the operating element is integrated into the outer handle (handle element). The feature that the operating element is provided on the outer handle is to be understood in particular that the operating element is held on the outer handle, in particular in such a way that the operating element is held on a base of the outer handle, wherein it is conceivable that the operating element is formed separately from the base. The operating element can be held immovably or movably, in particular pivotably, on the base or on the outer handle, so that, for example, the operating element can be moved, in particular pivotably, relative to the base, in particular relative to the outer handle, between the starting position and the operating position. The lock can be electrically unlocked by means of the operating element.In order to open, for example, the sash element which is initially in the closed position and thus closed and secured in the closed position by means of the lock, in particular relative to the structure, the person in the vicinity operates, in particular actuates, the operating element, whereby the lock is electrically unlocked, i.e. whereby an electrical unlocking of the lock is effected. In particular, the person touches the operating element. By operating, in particular actuating the operating element, the lock is electrically unlocked, thus electrically transferred from the locked state to the unlocked state, so that the lock releases the sash element for a movement relative to the structure from the closed position to the open position.

[0019] The operating element can be, for example, a mechanical operating element such as a knob, a pushbutton, or a key, so that the operating element can be moved, for example, relative to the outer handle and / or relative to the aforementioned base between the starting position and the 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 starting position relative to the handle element and / or relative to the base into the operating position, whereby the lock can be electrically unlocked, thus causing an electrical unlocking of the lock.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. Very particularly, the wing element is designed such that the lock can be electrically unlocked by operating, in particular actuating, the operating element without the outside handle moving from the rest position to the actuated position, i.e. while no movement of the handle element (outside handle) from the rest position to the actuated position occurs. In particular, such a movement of the outside handle from the rest position to the actuated position is prevented by the securing device in the locked state. This allows for particularly advantageous, in particular particularly convenient and at the same time safe operation of the wing element to be realized.In particular, the outside handle can have at least a dual function: Firstly, by providing the operating element on the outside handle, for example, the outside handle can be used to electrically and thus particularly conveniently unlock the lock and, for example, subsequently to be able to handle the vehicle door easily, ergonomically and therefore advantageously using the outside handle. Secondly, the outside handle can function, be designed or used as the aforementioned emergency release operating element, whereby 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 the aforementioned 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 be arranged in particular in the outer handle 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, an operation of the operating element caused by the person, i.e. in particular a movement of the operating element from the initial position to the operating position caused by the person, is detected by the detection sensor, the lock actuator is controlled, in particular as described above, so that the lock is electrically unlocked by means of the lock actuator. The lock 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 outer handle.In particular, the detection sensor can be the operating element or a component of the operating element. As described above, it is fundamentally possible, for example as a result of a vehicle accident, that the operating element and / or the vehicle sensor and / or the lock 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 lock actuator and / or the detection sensor is damaged, interrupted, or destroyed. In this case, the lock can no longer be electrically unlocked because, for example, the lock 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 it is now provided that the outside handle itself, and thus in particular together with the operating element, can be moved relative to the base body from the rest position into the actuated position, whereby the lock can be unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically, the outside handle is or functions (also) as an emergency release operating element. This makes it possible, on the one hand, for the lock to be mechanically unlocked, i.e. in particular emergency unlocked, particularly if the power supply has failed. To do this, for example, the person in the vicinity moves the outside handle and thus, for example, with the outside handle the operating element from the rest position into the actuated position after the actuator has switched the security device from the locked state to the released state.This allows for a particularly high level of security, enabling particularly advantageous and safe operation. Furthermore, the use of an additional, separate emergency release control element can be avoided, allowing particularly advantageous and safe operation of the vehicle door in a manner that is both compact, lightweight, and cost-effective. Furthermore, a particularly advantageous visual impression of the wing element and the vehicle as a whole can be achieved, since, for example, any impairment of the visual impression of the vehicle caused by an additional, separate emergency release control element can be avoided.

[0020] In order to be able to realize particularly advantageous operation of the sash element, it is provided in a further embodiment of the invention that the sash element is designed as a door, in particular as a side door, with a door parapet, which is also simply referred to as a parapet or window parapet. In particular, the parapet is or forms an edge, in particular a lower edge, by which, for example, a window opening, also referred to as a pane area or window pane area, for a pane, in particular a side pane, of the sash element is or will be at least partially delimited, in particular downwards in the vertical direction of the vehicle when the sash element is in the installed position. The sash element assumes its installed position when the vehicle having the wing element is completely manufactured.To ensure particularly convenient and easy operation of the wing element, the exterior handle is positioned above the door sill, particularly when the wing element is installed vertically. The door sill is also referred to simply as the sill, window sill, edge, or beltline, or the door sill is formed by a beltline or coincides with the beltline.

[0021] In order to ensure particularly advantageous and convenient operation of the wing element, it is provided in a further embodiment of the invention that the operating element is arranged above the door sill in the installation position of the wing element in the vertical direction of the vehicle.

[0022] In order to reliably prevent undesired movements of the external handle from the rest position into the actuated position and thus to ensure particularly advantageous operation of the wing element, a further embodiment of the invention provides that in the locked state the securing device secures the external handle in a form-fitting manner in the rest position.

[0023] It has therefore proven particularly advantageous if the safety device, i.e., at least a portion of the safety device, is designed to be self-locking, so that in the locked state, the outer handle is secured in the rest position by the self-locking of the safety device. By electrically operating the actuator, the self-locking of the safety device can be canceled, released, or overcome, thereby switching the safety device from the locked state to the released state and thus permitting the movement of the outer handle from the rest position to the actuated position.

[0024] In order to hold the outside handle particularly securely in the rest position and thus to secure it against undesired movement from the rest position into the actuated position, a further embodiment of the invention provides that the securing device has a lever arrangement which, in the locked state, assumes a position above the dead center, by means of which the outside handle is held in the rest position, wherein by electrically operating the actuator the lever arrangement can be moved out of the position above the dead center and can be moved past a dead center of the lever arrangement, whereby the securing device can be switched from the locked state to the released state and the movement of the outside handle from the rest position into the actuated position can be released.The lever arrangement is or forms, for example, a toggle lever mechanism which can be moved past the dead center by electrically operating the actuator and thus moved out of the dead center position in order to enable the movement of the outer handle from the rest position into the actuated position.

[0025] In order to be able to implement particularly advantageous operation of the wing element, for example, one embodiment provides for the outside handle to have an outer skin that can be perceived visually and haptically by the person in the vicinity of the vehicle door, in particular of the vehicle as a whole. The outer skin of the outside handle (handle element) is also referred to as the handle element outer skin. In other words, the person in the vicinity can see the outer skin with their eyes and thus perceive it visually, and the person in the vicinity can, for example, directly touch the outer skin with their hand, in particular with their fingers, and thus perceive it haptically, in particular when the wing element and in particular the vehicle as a whole are in the fully manufactured state.The outer skin is thus a surface of the handle element that is visually and haptically perceptible by the person in the surrounding area, or is formed by such a surface. 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 wing element as a whole has an outer skin that is visually and haptically perceptible by the person in the surrounding area, also referred to as the overall outer skin, whereby the previous and following statements regarding the handle element outer skin can easily be transferred to the overall outer skin and vice versa. In this case, the handle element outer skin, in particular, is a first part of the overall outer skin. For example, the wing element has a shell, which is also referred to as the door shell, especially when the wing element is designed as a door.In particular, it is conceivable that, particularly when the vehicle is fully manufactured, the wing element is movable, in particular pivotable, over the bodyshell and is held or retained on the body of the vehicle. In other words, for example, the wing element is movable, in particular pivotable, over the bodyshell and is held or retained on the body. For this purpose, it is provided, for example, that the wing element has at least a first hinge part which is, for example, at least indirectly, in particular directly, fastened, in particular fixed, to the bodyshell. The first hinge part is, for example, a component of a hinge which, in particular when the wing element is designed as a door, is also referred to as a door hinge. The hinge also has a second hinge part which is designed, in particular, separately from the first hinge part.The second hinge part is or can be fastened at least indirectly, in particular directly, to the body of the vehicle, in particular to the aforementioned vehicle pillar. The hinge parts are movable, in particular pivotable, connected or connectable to one another, so that the bodyshell can be arranged or arranged, i.e. held or retained, on the body via the hinge and the wing element as a whole can be arranged or arranged, i.e. held or retained, in a movable, in particular pivotable manner via the bodyshell. For example, the bodyshell is formed at least partially from a metallic material. In this case, it is particularly conceivable for the bodyshell to be a component of the base body. 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 is fastened, in particular directly, to the bodyshell.The outer paneling element is also referred to as cladding. Particularly when the wing element is a door, the outer paneling element is also referred to as door paneling or door outer paneling. At least one area of ​​the bodyshell is covered and thus clad by the outer paneling element, particularly with regard to the closed position of the wing element and in the installed position of the wing element, particularly with regard to the surroundings and thus to the outside, i.e. in a direction pointing away from the interior of the vehicle. For example, the outer paneling element has an outer skin, also referred to as the paneling outer skin, whereby the previous and following statements regarding the handle element outer skin and the overall outer skin are also readily transferable to the paneling outer skin and vice versa. In this case, the paneling outer skin, for example, is or forms a second part of the overall outer skin of the wing 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 wing element and thus in particular in the closed position of the wing element in the vertical direction of the vehicle. In order to be able to realize, for example, particularly advantageous operation, in particular actuation, of the wing element, it is advantageously provided that the handle element has a first partial region forming the first part of the handle element outer skin, also referred to as the first body part, which has a first direction of extension and thus extends along the first direction of extension. It is conceivable that the first partial region protrudes in or along the first direction of extension from the base body, in particular from the outer paneling element.The first direction of extension is also referred to as the first direction. In the installed position of the wing element and thus 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, it is preferably provided that the first partial region protrudes in the first direction from the base body, in particular from the outer paneling element.

[0026] Furthermore, the grip element (outer handle) preferably has a second partial region, also referred to as a second body part, which forms a second part of the grip element outer skin. The second partial region of the grip element adjoins the first partial region of the grip element, in particular an end of the first partial region of the grip element facing away from the base body, wherein the second partial region of the grip element protrudes from the first partial region of the grip 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 extension direction) runs upwards in the vertical direction of the vehicle, or the second direction points upwards in the vertical direction of the vehicle. For example, in the installed position of the wing element and thus relative to the closed position of the wing element, the second partial area of ​​the handle element overlaps inward in the transverse direction of the vehicle and thus toward the interior by the base body and thus, for example, by a portion of the outer skin of the paneling.As a result, for example, the person in the vicinity can grasp the handle element, in particular the second partial area of ​​the handle element, with their hand in a particularly advantageous and ergonomic manner, in particular by engaging 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 area of ​​the handle element and the base body. The person can then exert a particularly advantageous force on the handle element in order to thereby handle the vehicle door in a particularly advantageous manner, i.e., in particular, to be able to move it, in particular pivot it, relative to the body.

[0027] In order to be able to realize a haptically particularly advantageous and in particular ergonomic and comfortable operation, in particular actuation, of the vehicle door, it is provided in a further embodiment of the invention that, because the second partial region protrudes from the first partial region in the second extension direction, the handle element, in particular overall and thus viewed as a whole, is L-shaped or V-shaped and thus has an L-shape or a 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.

[0028] In particular, it is provided that the handle element is connected to the base body via the first partial area of ​​the handle element.

[0029] 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.

[0030] Further details of the invention will become apparent from the following description of a preferred embodiment with the accompanying drawing. The sole FIG. 1 shows a partial schematic sectional view of a wing element of a vehicle designed as a door.

[0031] Fig. 1 shows a detail in a schematic sectional view of a wing element 1 of a vehicle, here designed as a passenger car, also referred to as a motor vehicle or motor vehicle, the interior of which, also referred to as a passenger cell or passenger compartment, is formed by a vehicle structure designed in particular as a self-supporting body. In the exemplary embodiment shown in Fig. 1, the wing element 1 is designed as a vehicle door, which is also simply referred to as a door. In other words, the vehicle door is a door, wherein the vehicle door in the exemplary embodiment shown in Fig. 1 is a side door. The wing element 1 is assigned a body opening of the body, wherein the body opening in the exemplary embodiment shown in Fig. 1 is designed as a side door opening of the body.The wing element 1 is held and thus arranged on the body so as to be movable, in particular pivotable, between a closed position and at least one open position relative to the body. In the closed position, at least a partial area of ​​the body opening is closed by the wing element 1. In the open position, the wing element 1 exposes at least the partial area of ​​the body opening so that, for example, a person initially located in an area 2 of the wing element 1 and the vehicle as a whole can enter the interior via the exposed partial area of ​​the body opening. The interior is designated 3 in Fig. 1. Furthermore, for example, the person initially located in the interior 3 can exit the interior 3 via the exposed partial area of ​​the body opening and thus reach the area 2. The wing element 1 assumes its position shown in Fig.1 shown installation position in the fully manufactured state of the vehicle having the wing element 1 and in the closed position of the wing element 1, so that the closed position of the wing element 1 is shown in Fig. 1.

[0032] The wing element 1 has a base body 4, also referred to as the main body, which is also referred to as the door body because, in the exemplary embodiment shown in Fig. 1, the wing element 1 is designed as a vehicle door. The base body 4 has a shell 5, also referred to here as the door shell. The wing element 1 is held movably, in particular pivotably, on the body of the vehicle via the shell 5. The base body 4 has at least one outer panel element 6, also simply referred to as a paneling element, which is designed separately from the shell 5 and is connected, in particular directly, to the shell 5. The outer panel element 6 is also referred to here as the door panel or outer door panel.At least a first region of the shell 5 is covered and thus clad by the outer paneling element, particularly with respect to the closed position of the wing element 1 relative to the environment 2 and thus outwards, i.e. in a direction away from the interior. From Fig. 1 it can be seen that the wing element 1 can have a paneling element 7 which is designed separately from the outer paneling element 6, for example. For example, the paneling element 7 is held at least indirectly, in particular directly, on the shell 5, wherein it is conceivable that the paneling element 7 is designed separately from the shell 5. In particular, it is conceivable that at least a second region of the shell 5 is overlapped and thus covered, i.e. clad, by the paneling element 7, at least with respect to the closed position of the wing element 1 relative to the environment 2 and thus outwards.The wing element 1 has an outer skin, also referred to as the overall outer skin 8, which, in the closed position of the wing element 1 shown in Fig. 1, is visually and haptically perceptible by a person located in the environment 2. 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 cladding element outer skin 10. For example, the cladding element 7 is made of a plastic. For example, the cladding element 7 is designed as a panel, or the cladding element 7 is also referred to as a panel.In particular, it can be provided that by means of the covering element 7 in the closed position of the wing element 1, a vehicle pillar of the body, designed in particular as a B-pillar, is at least partially overlapped and thus covered in the transverse direction of the vehicle towards the outside and thus towards the surroundings 2, so that the covering element 7 is also referred to, for example, as a B-pillar cover.

[0033] It can be seen particularly well from Fig. 1 that the wing element 1, which is designed as a vehicle door, and therefore as a door, 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 vehicle. Furthermore, the wing element 1 comprises, for example, a side window, also referred to simply as a pane and not visible in Fig. 1, which is displaceable, i.e. movable, relative to the bodyshell 5 and relative to the outer paneling element 6, and therefore relative to the base body 4, at least with respect to the closed position of the wing element 1 in the vertical direction of the vehicle. 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, for example, comprise the side window.It is conceivable, for example, that a third part of the overall outer skin 8 is formed by an outer skin of the side window, also referred to as the outer skin of the window. The vertical direction of the vehicle is illustrated in Fig. 1 by a double arrow 12. In particular, the side window can be moved, i.e. displaced, in particular translationally, between a closed position and an open position relative to the bodyshell 5 and relative to the outer paneling element 6 and also relative to the cladding element 7, at least with respect to the closed position of the wing element 1 in the vertical direction of the vehicle. 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, also referred to as the pane area, is at least partially delimited by the door sill 11, in particular downwards in the installed position of the wing element 1 in the vertical direction of the vehicle. In the exemplary embodiment shown in Fig. 1, the pane area (window area) is a window opening, also referred to as a pane opening, which can be delimited, for example, by a window frame of the wing element 1, wherein the window frame can, for example, encompass the door sill 11. In particular, the window frame is, for example, a component of the base body 4. In the closed position, the side window is at least partially arranged in the window area, in particular in such a way 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.In particular, it is provided that in the closed position (window closing position) of the side window, the door sill 11 in the installed position of the wing element 1 adjoins the side window downwards in the vertical direction of the vehicle, in particular with respect to the closed position of the wing element 1.

[0034] From Fig. 1 it can be seen that the wing element 1 has a shaft 13, also referred to as a pane shaft or window shaft, which, in the installed position of the wing element 1 and thus in the closed position of the wing element 1, is formed outwards in the transverse direction of the vehicle and thus towards the surroundings 2, in particular directly, by the shell 5 and / or the outer paneling element 6. In particular, in the installed position of the wing element 1 and thus in the closed position of the wing element 1, the shaft 13 is overlapped outwards in the transverse direction of the vehicle and thus towards the surroundings 2 by the outer paneling element 6 and / or the shell 5. The transverse direction of the vehicle is illustrated in Fig. 1 by a double arrow 14.In the open position of the side window, at least one partial area of ​​the side window, also referred to as the partial pane area, is arranged in the shaft 13 and thus in particular outside the window area, in particular such that the partial pane area in the open position is arranged in the vertical direction of the vehicle below the door sill 11 and also below the window area, in particular with respect to the installation position of the wing element 1 and thus with respect to the closed position of the wing element 1. In the closed position (closed pane position) of the side window, the partial pane area is arranged outside the shaft 13 and in the window area, in particular such that the partial pane 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 thus to the closed position of the wing element 1.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, the window area 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.

[0035] The wing element 1 has an outside handle 15, which is an outside handle element on the outside of the door. The outside handle 15 is also referred to as an outside door handle. The outside handle 15 (handle element) is arranged in the installed position of the wing element 1 and thus, with respect to the closed position of the wing element 1, in particular at least partially and very preferably at least predominantly or completely, in the vertical direction of the vehicle above the door sill 11. The feature that the outside handle 15 is arranged on the outside of the door or on the outside, and is therefore an outside or outside door handle element, is to be understood that the outside handle 15 is arranged on an outside side AS of the wing element 1, the outside side AS of which, in the installed position of the wing element 1 and thus at least in the closed position of the wing element 1, faces away from the interior 3 and towards the surroundings 2.The person located in the environment 2 can, for example, grasp the outer handle 15 (handle element) with his or her hand and, for example, at least partially grasp it and subsequently exert a force, in particular a tensile force or a compressive force, on the outer handle 15 (handle element) in order to, for example, open the initially closed wing element 1, thus moving it from the closed position into the open position relative to the structure.

[0036] The outer handle 15 has an outer skin which is visually and haptically perceptible by the person present in the surroundings 2 of the vehicle as a whole and is also referred to as handle element outer skin 16, by which, for example, a fourth part of the overall outer skin 8 is formed, thus which in particular is a fourth part of the overall outer skin 8.

[0037] In order to be able to operate, in particular actuate, the wing element 1 particularly easily, in particular ergonomically and comfortably, the outer handle 15 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 Fig. 1, 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 cladding element 7 and / or from the outer paneling element 6. In particular, the first direction runs in the installed position of the wing element 1 and thus with respect to the closed position of the wing element 1 in the transverse direction of the vehicle, in particular outwards and thus away from the interior 3.The outer handle 15 (handle element) 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 direction of extension, which is illustrated in Fig. 1 by an arrow 17 and is also referred to as the second direction. The second partial region TB2 extends along the second direction of extension. The arrows 20 and 17 show that the first direction and the second direction run perpendicular or obliquely to one another, with the second direction in the present case pointing upwards in the vertical direction of the vehicle, in particular in the installed position of the wing element 1 and thus relative to the closed position of the wing element 1. 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 whereby in the case of the embodiment shown in Fig.1, the outer handle 15 is L-shaped, particularly when viewed as a whole, and thus has an L-shape. The L-shape is formed by the partial regions TB1 and TB2. Thus, the handle element (outer handle 15) in the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 is L-shaped. The partial regions TB1 and TB2 are respective legs of the L-shape, with the handle element (outer handle 15) being connected to the base body 4, particularly to the shell 5, via the partial region TB1. The partial region TB2 adjoins the partial region TB1, particularly in the present case in such a way that the partial region TB2 adjoins an end of the first partial region TB1 facing away from the base body 4, particularly along the first direction.

[0038] In order to be able to realize particularly advantageous operation of the wing element 1, an operating element 18, shown particularly schematically in Fig. 1, is provided on the handle element (outer handle 15), for example in such a way that the operating element 18 is integrated into the outer handle 15. In the exemplary embodiment shown in Fig. 1, the operating element 18 is arranged on an inner side S1 of the outer handle 15, in particular of the second partial area TB2, facing the base body 4, in particular the trim element 7. It can be seen particularly clearly from Fig. 1 that the partial areas TB1 and TB2 are arranged above the door sill 11 in the installed position of the wing element 1 and thus relative to the closed position of the wing element 1 in the vehicle vertical direction. The operating element 18 is arranged above the door sill 11 in the installed position of the wing element 1 and thus relative to the closed position of the wing element 1 in the vehicle vertical direction.By means of the operating element 18, a lock, which in this case is designed as a door lock, can be electrically unlocked by operating, in particular actuating, the operating element 18. The lock is, for example, a component of the wing element 1 and can thus be moved, in particular pivoted, with the wing element 1 relative to the body of the vehicle between the open position and the closed position of the wing element 1. By means of the lock, the wing element 1 can be held in the closed position relative to the body and thus secured in the closed position, such that the wing element 1 can be secured by means of the lock against movement relative to the body from the closed position to the open position. For this purpose, the lock is or is locked in the closed position of the wing element 1, i.e., the lock is adjusted to a locked state.By operating the operating element 18, the lock can be electrically unlocked, i.e., electrically moved from the locked state to the unlocked state. By moving the lock from the locked state to the unlocked state, the lock releases the wing element 1, which is initially in the closed position, for movement relative to the vehicle body from the closed position to the open position.

[0039] In order to be able to realize a particularly advantageous, in particular a particularly safe, operation of the wing element 1, it is also provided that the external handle 15 (handle element) relative to the base body 4 and thus relative to the shell 5, relative to the outer paneling element 6, relative to the cladding element 7 and in the present case also relative to the side window consists of a structure shown in Fig.

[0040] 1 and designated by R, into an actuated position, in particular between the rest position R and the actuated position, is movably held on the base body 4, in particular on the shell 5. By moving the outer handle 15 from the rest position R into the actuated position, the lock can be unlocked, in particular purely mechanically, and thus transferred, in particular purely mechanically, from the locked state to the unlocked state. For this purpose, for example, a transmission element 19 is provided, which is shown particularly schematically in Fig. 1 and is, for example, pliable. In particular, the transmission element 19 is a pliable traction means. For example, the transmission element 19 can be a cable, in particular a traction cable, so that the transmission element 19 can be a Bowden cable.When the outer handle 15 is moved from the rest position R into the actuated position, for example, the transmission element 19 is moved along with the outer handle 15. The transmission element 19 is coupled, for example, to the outer handle 15 and to the lock. In other words, by moving the outer handle 15 from the rest position R into the actuated position, the transmission element 19 is moved, wherein the lock is unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically, by moving the transmission element 19. In particular, for example, when the outer handle 15 is moved from the rest position R into the actuated position, a force is transmitted to the lock via the transmission element 19, whereby the lock is unlocked, in particular purely mechanically. In order to be able to realize particularly advantageous operation of the wing element 1, the wing element 1 has a securing device 21 which has an electrically operable actuator 22.The actuator 22 is formed separately from the bodyshell 5 and is held on the bodyshell 5, for example, via a support element 23, also simply referred to as a support or support part, in particular the securing device 21. In this case, for example, the support element 23 is formed separately from the bodyshell 5 and is fastened, in particular fixed, to the bodyshell 5 at least indirectly, in particular directly. For example, the securing device 21 has a blocking element 24, shown particularly schematically in Fig. 1, which can be designed, for example, as a blocking tappet. As illustrated in Fig. 1 by a double arrow 25, the blocking element 24 can, for example, be moved relative to the bodyshell 5 between a locking position, also referred to as a blocking position or securing position, and a release position, in particular translationally.In particular, for example, the blocking element 24 can be moved, in particular translationally, from the locked position (blocking position) into the released position relative to the bodyshell 5 by means of the actuator 22 and thereby by electrically operating the actuator 22. The actuator 22 is electrically operable as a result of detecting an accident-related force applied to the vehicle, in particular to the wing element 1, in that the actuator 22 is or can be supplied with electrical energy. In other words, if the aforementioned accident-related force applied to the vehicle is detected, for example by means of a detection device, the actuator 22 is consequently controlled, in particular electrically, and subsequently operated electrically.Through this electrical operation of the actuator 22, the safety device 21 is switched from a locked state to a released state by means of the actuator 22, for example by the blocking element 24 being moved from the locked position causing the locked state to the released position causing the released state relative to the bodyshell 5 by means of the electrical operation of the actuator 22. In the locked position of the blocking element 24 and thus in the locked state of the safety device 21, the outer handle 15 is secured, in particular in a form-fitting manner, in the rest position R by means of the blocking element 24 and thus by means of the safety device 21, and thus a movement of the outer handle 15 from the rest position R to the actuated position is prevented, in particular in a form-fitting manner.In the release position of the blocking element 24 and thus in the release state of the securing device 21, the blocking element 24 and thus the securing device 21 release the outer handle 15 for its movement relative to the base body 4 from the rest position R into the actuated position B. It can be seen that the securing device 21 can be switched, in particular actively, from the locked state to the released state by the movement of the blocking element 24 from the locked position to the released position, which movement is effected or can be effected by means of the actuator 22.It is provided that when the safety device 21 is switched from the locked state to the released state by means of the actuator 22 or can be effected, that is to say when the blocking element 24 is moved from the locked position to the released position by means of the actuator 22 or can be effected, a movement of the outer handle 15 from the rest position R to the actuated position caused by the actuator 22 is omitted and thus the outer handle 15 remains in the rest position R, so that after the safety device 21 has been switched from the locked state to the released state, the outer handle 15 can be moved from the rest position R to the actuated position relative to the base body 4 by an external force acting on the outer handle 15 and moving the outer handle 15 from the rest position R to the actuated position.This external force can, for example, be exerted on the outer handle 15 by the aforementioned person in the vicinity, so that the person—after the securing device 21 has been actively switched from the locked state to the released state by means of the actuator 22—can move the outer handle 15, in particular purely, manually from the rest position R into the actuated position relative to the base body 4 and thereby mechanically unlock the lock, in particular purely. The person can then open the wing element 1 and thus, for example, come to the aid of persons in the interior 3 after a vehicle accident. This ensures a particularly high level of safety. List of reference symbols.

[0041] 1 wing element

[0042] 2 Surroundings

[0043] 3 Interior

[0044] 4 base bodies

[0045] 5 Shell

[0046] 6 Exterior paneling element

[0047] 7 Cladding element

[0048] 8 Total outer skin

[0049] 9 Planking outer skin

[0050] 10 Cladding element outer skin

[0051] 11 Door parapet

[0052] 12 double arrow

[0053] 13 Shaft

[0054] 14 Double arrow

[0055] 15 Outside handle

[0056] 16 Handle element outer skin

[0057] 17 Arrow

[0058] 18 Control element

[0059] 19 Transmission element

[0060] 20 Arrow

[0061] 21 Safety device

[0062] 22 Actuator

[0063] 23 Support element

[0064] 24 Blocking element

[0065] 25 double arrow

[0066] AS outside

[0067] R Rest position

[0068] TB1 first section

[0069] TB2 second section

Claims

Patent claims 1. A wing element (1) for a vehicle, comprising an external handle (15) which can be grasped by a person with their hand and which is movable relative to a base body (4) of the wing element (1) from a rest position (R) into at least one actuating position, wherein by moving the external handle (15) from the rest position (R) into the actuating position, a lock, by means of which the wing element (1), which can be arranged on a body of the vehicle 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 mechanically unlocked, characterized by a securing device (21) which has an electrically operable actuator (22) which is electrically operable upon detection of an accident-related force applied to the vehicle,wherein, by electrically operating the actuator (22) by means of the actuator (22), the securing device (21) can be switched from a locking state securing the outer handle (15) in the rest position (R) to a release state enabling movement of the outer handle (15) from the rest position (R) into the actuated position.

2. Wing element (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that when the safety device (21) is switched from the locked state to the released state as a result of the electrical operation of the actuator (22), a movement of the outer handle (15) from the rest position (R) to the actuated position is omitted 3. Wing element (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it is characterized by an operating element (18) by means of which the lock can be electrically unlocked.

4. Wing element (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that the operating element (18) is provided on the outer handle (15).

5. Wing element (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the wing element (1) is designed as a door with a door parapet (11), wherein the outer handle (15) is arranged above the door parapet (11).

6. Wing element (1) according to claim 5 in its reference to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the operating element (18) is arranged above the door parapet (11).

7. Wing element (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the locked state the securing device (21) secures the outer handle (15) in a form-fitting manner in the rest position (R).

8. Wing element (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the securing device (21) has a lever arrangement which, in the locked state, assumes an over-dead center position by means of which the external handle (15) is held in the rest position (R), wherein by electrically operating the actuator (22), the lever arrangement can be moved out of the over-dead center position and moved past a dead center of the lever arrangement, whereby the securing device (21) can be switched from the locked state to the released state and the movement of the external handle (15) from the rest position (R) to the actuated position can be released.

9. Vehicle with at least one wing element (1) according to one of the preceding claims.

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