Release handle with integrated inertia locking mechanism

Details Release handle with integrated inertia locking mechanism Release handle with integrated inertia locking mechanism

2006-06-08

2009-12-22

Cuomo, Peter M (Department: 3673)

Closure fasteners

Operators with knobs or handles

C292SDIG022

Reexamination Certificate

active

07635151

ABSTRACT:
An integrated inertia locking mechanism may be incorporated with a door handle assembly and is particularly beneficial in acceleration events, such as a multiple axis crash, by counteracting the forces of inertia caused by such crash. In an exemplary aspect, the integrated inertia locking mechanism will prevent the door latch mechanism, which releases the door, from releasing and the door opening during a multiple axis crash. After the crash, or when the crash force is removed, the integrated inertia locking mechanism will allow the latch mechanism to function normally, thereby permitting the door to be opened and the occupants to exit from the vehicle.

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