A vehicle door may have a handle arrangement, where the door may also have a door support structure. The door may also have a shaft strip which is arranged on the upper side of the door support structure. The handle arrangement may be arranged movably, in particular pivotably, at the shaft strip. The handle arrangement may have a handle element which can be gripped on an exterior of the vehicle door. The handle element may be designed as a device which can be actuated in at least one direction for actively actuating at least two switching functions.

In a door handle device for a vehicle, an elastic stopper includes: a stopper main body having a receiving surface that can be brought into contact with and separated from one of case and handle members, and being attached to the other member; and a lip part formed integrally with the stopper main body. The stopper main body is formed into a shape capable of alleviating impact by bringing the receiving surface into contact with the one member when the handle member swinging in a closing direction reaches a closed position. The lip part is formed to protrude further toward the one member side than the receiving surface in a free state of the lip part, and can exert a resilient force in a direction where the receiving surface and the one member are separated from each other when the handle member starts open-swing thereof from the closed position.

In a door handle device for a vehicle, an elastic stopper includes: a stopper main body having a receiving surface that can be brought into contact with and separated from one of case and handle members, and being attached to the other member; and a lip part formed integrally with the stopper main body. The stopper main body is formed into a shape capable of alleviating impact by bringing the receiving surface into contact with the one member when the handle member swinging in a closing direction reaches a closed position. The lip part is formed to protrude further toward the one member side than the receiving surface in a free state of the lip part, and can exert a resilient force in a direction where the receiving surface and the one member are separated from each other when the handle member starts open-swing thereof from the closed position.

A lock assembly for use in a vehicle lock, such as on a truck tailgate. The lock assembly includes a single key cylinder which can concurrently control the locked/unlocked state of one or more door handles, thus rendering multiple handles simultaneously locked or unlocked. Such a lock assembly may provide manual control of access to a pickup truck bed, independently of the vehicle battery, thereby permitting the driver access even if the vehicle battery is dead.

A lock assembly for use in a vehicle lock, such as on a truck tailgate. The lock assembly includes a single key cylinder which can concurrently control the locked/unlocked state of one or more door handles, thus rendering multiple handles simultaneously locked or unlocked. Such a lock assembly may provide manual control of access to a pickup truck bed, independently of the vehicle battery, thereby permitting the driver access even if the vehicle battery is dead.

The invention is directed to a vehicle door handle assembly (10) comprising: a rotatable flap (20), said flap (20) extending along and configured to rotate about a rotation axis (Y), a mechanical actuation switch (28) generating an electrical signal to be sent to a vehicle door controller to release the vehicle door, rotation of the rotatable flap (20) causing the activation of said mechanical actuation switch (28), and a locking mechanism generating an electrical signal to be sent to a vehicle door controller to lock the vehicle door comprising a lock switch button,

The handle assembly (10) comprises an elongated base plate (14) made of one piece extending along the rotation axis (Y) of the flap (20). The flap (20) is hinged on the base plate (14). The base plate (14) encases the mechanical actuation switch (28) and the lock switch button (48). The mechanical actuation switch (28) and the lock switch button (48) are disposed on either side of the flap (20).

The invention is directed to a vehicle door handle assembly (10) comprising: a rotatable flap (20), said flap (20) extending along and configured to rotate about a rotation axis (Y), a mechanical actuation switch (28) generating an electrical signal to be sent to a vehicle door controller to release the vehicle door, rotation of the rotatable flap (20) causing the activation of said mechanical actuation switch (28), and a locking mechanism generating an electrical signal to be sent to a vehicle door controller to lock the vehicle door comprising a lock switch button,

The handle assembly (10) comprises an elongated base plate (14) made of one piece extending along the rotation axis (Y) of the flap (20). The flap (20) is hinged on the base plate (14). The base plate (14) encases the mechanical actuation switch (28) and the lock switch button (48). The mechanical actuation switch (28) and the lock switch button (48) are disposed on either side of the flap (20).

A door handle assembly may have an adjustable door handle having a handle support structure and an adjusting mechanism for adjusting the door handle between a non-use position and a use position. The adjusting mechanism may have at least one drive unit and a force transfer element. The force transfer element can be moved by the drive unit between a closed position corresponding to the non-use position of the door handle, an open position corresponding to the use position of the door handle, and a correcting position. The force transfer element may be in operative connection to the handle support structure to move the door handle between the non-use position and the use position. The force transfer element, during a movement from the closed position into the correcting position, actuates the retraction device so that the door handle is moved into the non-use position.

A door handle assembly may have an adjustable door handle having a handle support structure and an adjusting mechanism for adjusting the door handle between a non-use position and a use position. The adjusting mechanism may have at least one drive unit and a force transfer element. The force transfer element can be moved by the drive unit between a closed position corresponding to the non-use position of the door handle, an open position corresponding to the use position of the door handle, and a correcting position. The force transfer element may be in operative connection to the handle support structure to move the door handle between the non-use position and the use position. The force transfer element, during a movement from the closed position into the correcting position, actuates the retraction device so that the door handle is moved into the non-use position.

A door opening device for an access door includes an upper lock device, a lower lock device, and a handle device, the lower lock device has a first bias member for biasing a lower opening lever in an opposite direction to an unlocking direction, the handle device has a handle into which an unlocking operation is inputted, a first lever to which an upper cable and a lower cable are connected, a second lever which rotates in a first direction in response to an unlocking operation and transmits this rotation to the first lever, and a second bias member for restoring the second lever to an initial position, and the second lever has a play stroke defined between a point in time when the second lever starts to rotate from the initial position to a point in time when the second lever transmits the rotation to the first lever.