A door handle assembly for a motor vehicle door may include first and second housing components configured to be secured together to form a housing with inner surfaces of the components facing one another, the housing configured to be mounted to the motor vehicle door to define a door handle, a first sensor is disposed along a first detection surface defined by at least a portion of an outer surface of the housing, and a second sensor is disposed along a second detection surface defined by at least another portion of the outer surface of the housing, wherein signals produced by the first and second sensors are configured to enable any of locking, unlocking, latching, unlatching, automatically opening and automatically closing of the motor vehicle door.

A vehicle door control device 1 according to the present invention relates to a vehicle door control device 1 for controlling opening and closing of a door of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle door control device 1 comprises: a handle member 30 attached to the door; an entry detection sensor 31 for detecting entry of an object into a space between the door and the handle member 30; an external force detection sensor 32 for detecting application of an external force to the handle member 30; and a circuit portion 4 connected to the entry detection sensor 31 and the external force detection sensor 32, the circuit portion 4 releasing a latch of the door when the external force detection sensor 32 detects the application of the external force and the entry detection sensor 31 detects the entry of the object.

A transmission mechanism for a vehicle door handle is provided, the handle including a handle lever, movable between a flushing position and a ready position, the mechanism attachable to the lever and to an electric motor, and including a lever shaft connectable to the lever, a rotation of which causes motion between the positions; a reduction mechanism to adapt an output torque of the motor into a rotational motion of the shaft, including first and second reduction stages each having a worm drive, the first including a first worm and a first worm gear, and the second having a second worm and another worm gear rotationally coupled to the shaft; and a brake mechanism frictionally engaging a rotating element of one of the stages when the shaft reaches a rotational braking position between the positions to stop the shaft in a position where the lever is in the ready position.

A transmission mechanism for a vehicle door handle is provided, the handle including a handle lever, movable between a flushing position and a ready position, the mechanism attachable to the lever and to an electric motor, and including a lever shaft connectable to the lever, a rotation of which causes motion between the positions; a reduction mechanism to adapt an output torque of the motor into a rotational motion of the shaft, including first and second reduction stages each having a worm drive, the first including a first worm and a first worm gear, and the second having a second worm and another worm gear rotationally coupled to the shaft; and a brake mechanism frictionally engaging a rotating element of one of the stages when the shaft reaches a rotational braking position between the positions to stop the shaft in a position where the lever is in the ready position.

Provided is a vehicular door outer handle device including a handle body having a housing recess, a handle cover covering the handle body from the outside, a base member fixed to a vehicle door, and a support arm connected to one end in a longitudinal direction of the handle body and rotatably supported by the base member via a support shaft. A slit through which a harness connected to an electronic component housed in the housing recess is inserted is formed in the one end of the handle body and in the support arm. Although there is provided the slit that facilitates assembly work of the harness, reduction in strength is prevented while avoiding an increase in the number of parts. A handle cover 14 is integrally provided with a first reinforcing portion 55 that is fitted into a slit 51 so as to contact, or to approach and face, both side surfaces of the slit 51.

Provided is a vehicular door outer handle device including a handle body having a housing recess, a handle cover covering the handle body from the outside, a base member fixed to a vehicle door, and a support arm connected to one end in a longitudinal direction of the handle body and rotatably supported by the base member via a support shaft. A slit through which a harness connected to an electronic component housed in the housing recess is inserted is formed in the one end of the handle body and in the support arm. Although there is provided the slit that facilitates assembly work of the harness, reduction in strength is prevented while avoiding an increase in the number of parts. A handle cover 14 is integrally provided with a first reinforcing portion 55 that is fitted into a slit 51 so as to contact, or to approach and face, both side surfaces of the slit 51.

A latch assembly comprises an exterior housing, a door latch, a plunger, a resilient member, and an external lever pivotally mounted on an outer face of the exterior housing. The external lever comprises a first leg, a second leg disposed at an angle relative to the first leg, and a pivot mount disposed between the first leg and the second leg. The plunger is maintained in the latched position when the external lever is in a latched position by the resilient member, whereby an entry door cannot be unintentionally shifted from the closed position. The plunger is displaced from the latched position to the unlatched position when the external lever is rotated from the latched position to the unlatched position by the second leg bearing against the plunger, whereby the entry door is free to be shifted from the closed position to the open position.

A latch assembly comprises an exterior housing, a door latch, a plunger, a resilient member, and an external lever pivotally mounted on an outer face of the exterior housing. The external lever comprises a first leg, a second leg disposed at an angle relative to the first leg, and a pivot mount disposed between the first leg and the second leg. The plunger is maintained in the latched position when the external lever is in a latched position by the resilient member, whereby an entry door cannot be unintentionally shifted from the closed position. The plunger is displaced from the latched position to the unlatched position when the external lever is rotated from the latched position to the unlatched position by the second leg bearing against the plunger, whereby the entry door is free to be shifted from the closed position to the open position.

A vehicular exterior component, such as a handle assembly for a closure of a vehicle, includes a force-based sensor disposed behind an outer wall and responsive to forces applied thereto. The vehicular exterior component may include a force-sensitive printed circuit board (PCB) configured to detect touch forces at either of an inner surface or an outer surface of the outer wall of the vehicular exterior component and to distinguish between those different touch forces in order to provide corresponding unlock or lock signals. A short-range RADAR antenna may be disposed within the vehicular exterior component and adjacent to the outer wall. A passive keyless entry (PKE) antenna may also disposed within the vehicular exterior component and adjacent to the outer wall.

An embodiment door outside handle assembly includes a door lock body configured to be attached to an outside of a door panel of a vehicle, a grip cover covering an outside of the door lock body and including a key hole configured to receive an emergency key, and a door lock cap on an outside of the grip cover, the door lock cap being slidable in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle to cover or uncover the key hole.