The handle assembly 1, particularly for use as a grab handle or door handle of a vehicle, comprises a deployable handle 3 opposing ends of which are pivotally connected to a first and a second support member respectively. The first (and optionally the second) support member comprises a pivot link 27A,27B, pivotally mounted (e.g. to a housing 20A,20B) to deploy the handle. Either or both pivot links may be spring biased towards a retracted position, may comprise a stop 35A,35B for limiting movement of the pivot link and/or a projection 39A,39B for engaging the stop. The or each housing may comprise one or more aperture(s) 45A,45B within which the stop travels. The handle may be resiliently deformable and optionally biases the support members away from one another. Also claimed is a vehicle comprising the handle assembly, e.g. on an internal roof structure, a door or a pillar of the body structure.
Handle assembly
17.04.2024
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch