A vehicle door includes a belt structure and a rigid handle having a rigid base and a rigid outer grip portion. The rigid outer grip portion includes a portion that is spaced apart from the base to form a gap. The base of the handle is rigidly connected to the belt structure whereby the outer grip portion of the handle does not move relative to the belt structure. The vehicle door may include a powered door opening mechanism that moves a portion of the door away from a vehicle body when actuated.

A vehicle door includes a belt structure and a rigid handle having a rigid base and a rigid outer grip portion. The rigid outer grip portion includes a portion that is spaced apart from the base to form a gap. The base of the handle is rigidly connected to the belt structure whereby the outer grip portion of the handle does not move relative to the belt structure. The vehicle door may include a powered door opening mechanism that moves a portion of the door away from a vehicle body when actuated.

Provided are a door trim attached on a vehicle cabin side of a vehicle door and including a storage recess curved outward in a vehicle-width direction, and a release switch disposed in the storage recess and pushed in a predetermined operating direction to output a latch release signal to an actuator that moves a latch member. The latch switch is completely stored in the storage recess, and the operating direction is tilted toward the rear of the vehicle relative to an axis extending outward in the vehicle-width direction.

Provided are a door trim attached on a vehicle cabin side of a vehicle door and including a storage recess curved outward in a vehicle-width direction, and a release switch disposed in the storage recess and pushed in a predetermined operating direction to output a latch release signal to an actuator that moves a latch member. The latch switch is completely stored in the storage recess, and the operating direction is tilted toward the rear of the vehicle relative to an axis extending outward in the vehicle-width direction.

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 vehicle door assembly includes a door structure, an interior latch handle a panel and an interference member. The interior latch handle is installed to an inboard area of an inner door panel of the door structure. The interior latch handle has a housing and a release lever supported to the housing for pivotal movement. The panel is fixed to the inner door panel. The interference member is fixed to the panel and extends toward the release lever. With the door structure in a non-deformed state the interference member is spaced apart from the release lever. With the door structure in a deformed state in response to an impact event proximate a central area of the door structure, the panel can deformed and moves the interference member toward one end of the release lever preventing movement of the release lever to an door opening orientation.

A motor vehicle door lock arrangement comprising a door handle module with a door handle, wherein the door handle can be actuated by a first actuation, wherein door locks each comprise an actuation element, whereby the first actuation is transmitted to the actuation elements, wherein the first actuation comprises a first actuation stroke. It is proposed that the first actuation stroke is divided into a first and a second stroke section, the first stroke section being followed by the second stroke section, and that during the first actuation stroke of the door handle the actuation elements are actuated during the first stroke section of the first actuation stroke and are not actuated during the second stroke section of the first actuation stroke.

A motor vehicle door lock arrangement comprising a door handle module with a door handle, wherein the door handle can be actuated by a first actuation, wherein door locks each comprise an actuation element, whereby the first actuation is transmitted to the actuation elements, wherein the first actuation comprises a first actuation stroke. It is proposed that the first actuation stroke is divided into a first and a second stroke section, the first stroke section being followed by the second stroke section, and that during the first actuation stroke of the door handle the actuation elements are actuated during the first stroke section of the first actuation stroke and are not actuated during the second stroke section of the first actuation stroke.

The present disclosure provides a hand grippable inside handle. Some forms of the present disclosure may include an upper grip handle and a lower grip handle which are coupled to an inner side of a door of a vehicle, a grip type inside handle having an upper portion engaged with the upper grip handle and a lower portion engaged with the lower grip handle, and an inside handle rod installed inside the grip type inside handle and configured to pivot with the grip type inside handle about an axis in a length direction when the grip type inside handle is pivoted, thereby operating a latch device of the door.

The present disclosure provides a hand grippable inside handle. Some forms of the present disclosure may include an upper grip handle and a lower grip handle which are coupled to an inner side of a door of a vehicle, a grip type inside handle having an upper portion engaged with the upper grip handle and a lower portion engaged with the lower grip handle, and an inside handle rod installed inside the grip type inside handle and configured to pivot with the grip type inside handle about an axis in a length direction when the grip type inside handle is pivoted, thereby operating a latch device of the door.