B60N3/023

LIFTGATE HANDLE WITH ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT TO IMPROVE REACH AND CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT
20180111455 · 2018-04-26 ·

An adjustable-length handle assembly for a vehicle includes a retractor and a flexible web disposed to deploy from and retract into the retractor. A gripping portion is disposed at a distal end of the flexible web. The assembly may further include a flexible web guide roller having a brake mechanism, to allow adjusting the handle assembly to a desired position.

PRINTED MEDIA DISPLAY WITH DOUBLE SHEET OR TILTING WINDOWS TO INSERT OR REPLACE EXPOSED MEDIA
20180096638 · 2018-04-05 ·

PRINTED MEDIA DISPLAY WITH A TWO-SHEET OR TILTING WINDOW FOR INSERTING OR REPLACING EXPOSED MEDIA is a constructive solution in which the anterior wall (15) of the media display support structure (1) has a recess (2) that receives a window, either tilted or removable (3) by the action of hinges (4), or bolts (5) and nuts (6). It can also lateral mobility through guides (7 or 13), through which it moves behind the fixed window (18), corresponding to more than half of the anterior wall (15), or behind itself from the curve (16), from which a reception compartment is projected (14), dug in the portion corresponding approximately to half of the extension of the posterior wall (8).

ROTATION MECHANISM
20180087306 · 2018-03-29 ·

This rotation mechanism is provided with: a first member; a second member which is rotatably coupled to the first member by a pivot; and a torsion coil spring which applies force such that one from among the first member and the second member is rotated relative to the other. Any one of the first member and the second member is provided with a torsion coil spring-accommodating part in which a pair of protrusions facing each other in the axial direction of the pivot is provided. The pair of protrusions are configured so as to hold, around the axes of the protrusions, the two end portions of the coil shape of the torsion coil spring, and so as to protrude while being displaced in the radial direction of the coil shapes forming the two ends, with respect to the axial direction of the pivot.

POP-UP DEVICE FOR BUTTERFLY DOOR GRIP HANDLE AND METHOD THEREOF
20180066462 · 2018-03-08 · ·

A pop-up device for a grip handle that is mounted in a butterfly door, the pop-up device may include a grip handle device including a first end portion formed to protrude in a handle shape from a door trim of the butterfly door, a guide device fixed at a predetermined position in the door trim and configured to guide the grip handle device, and a first drive device configured to drive the grip handle device in response to a signal of opening or closing the butterfly door.

Hanging-strap information display device

A hanging-strap information display device is a device provided in a hanging strap (10) including a hanging band part (11) hung in a movable body in a swingable manner and a hold part (12) provided on the hanging band part, and includes a display unit (14) disposed at a position that squarely faces a passenger that grips the hold part (12), a support shaft part (13) that supports the display unit (14) on the hanging band part (11) in a rotatable manner about a rotation center line, a weight (15) provided on a lower side in a vertical direction than the rotation center line of the display unit (14), and resonance reduction members (16, 17) that is connected between the hanging band part (11) and a position away from the rotation center line of the display unit (14) and reduces resonance of the display unit (14).

Truck bed assist handle

An assist handle assembly includes a bracket, and a handle. The bracket includes a tubular portion concentric with and extending along a vertical axis. The handle includes a vertical portion and a horizontal portion. The vertical portion is partially disposed within and supported by the tubular portion, and is concentric with and extends along the vertical axis. The horizontal portion extends from an upper end of the vertical portion in a direction that is transverse to the vertical axis. The handle is rotatable about the vertical axis between a stowed position and an intermediate position, and is slideable axially along the vertical axis within the tubular portion of the bracket, between the intermediate position and a deployed position. A latching mechanism secures the handle relative to the bracket when in the deployed position.

DAMPER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DAMPER
20180023653 · 2018-01-25 ·

A damper is formed by a housing member wherein an outer cylinder portion and an inner cylinder portion that are cylindrically formed are concentrically disposed, and respective lower ends are connected to each other at a bottom portion, and at an upper end of the outer cylinder portion, an open end portion is formed, and a groove portion is formed on an inner periphery; and a lid member provided with a rotor inserted from the open end portion, and housed in the housing member, and formed with a projection portion engaging the groove portion. A thin wall portion which is thinner than the outer cylinder portion is formed in a vicinity of a groove portion side in the outer cylinder portion.

Tailgate ladder system
12208771 · 2025-01-28 ·

The Tailgate Ladder System (TRS) which is the only two stepped folding Tailgate Ladder in existence to date, that is comprised of a Ladder Casing, a rotating, aftermarket and sliding Tailgate Ladder, and a Three Point Rail. Together they form a climbing system which make accessing and climbing to an elevated Tailgate of a vehicle much easier. The Ladder Casing is recessed and it support and housed a closed Tailgate Ladder within its walls. The Tailgate Ladder is retractable, and has two folding Steps which open to give access to the climber, and close when not in use. The Three Point Rail is a flexible hand rail which give the climber a sturdy support. These three components of the TLS, combine to create a climbing system that is second to none, which give climbers a two stepped Ladder System, that with small steps, the rear of a pickup can be assessed.

Integrated assist handle

A door assembly includes a door frame, which generally defines a door opening. An assist handle is movably attached to the door frame. The assist handle is movable between a retracted position, proximal to the door frame, and a deployed position, distal from the door frame.

Driving device for vertically movable waist bar of vehicle
09771010 · 2017-09-26 · ·

A driving device for a vertically movable waist bar of a vehicle is provided. The driving device enables the waist bar to be moved vertically in conjunction with the door glass to ensure the driver's vision by eliminating an invisible area created by the waist bar, and also to increase available indoor space. The driving device includes a transfer unit that is coupled to the waist bar mounted at a vehicle door and configured to be movable vertically, and a power transmission unit that is connected at a first side thereof to the transfer unit and at a second side thereof to a drive unit to transmit power generated from the drive unit to the transfer unit. Additionally, the waist bar is moved vertically in response to the vertical movement of the transfer unit.