Abstract: An inertial system for a vehicle door handle assembly includes a locking device to prevent the actuation of the door handle upon activation and a first inertial mass. When subjected to an acceleration force acting in a first acceleration direction, the first inertial mass moves along a first movement direction from a rest position allowing the opening of the door by actuation of the door handle, to a locking position activating the locking device. The inertial system also includes a second inertial mass, which, when subjected to an acceleration force acting in a first acceleration direction opposite the first acceleration direction, moves along a second movement direction, from a rest position allowing the opening of the door by actuation of the door handle to a locking position activating the locking device. The first movement direction is opposite the second movement direction.

Abstract: A vehicle door handle assembly includes: a housing providing a recess with an opening; an elastic lever arranged in the recess, having a first end embedded in the housing and a second free end extending in front of the opening; a sensor for detecting a deformation of the elastic lever or a displacement of the second free end of the elastic lever; and a fixing structure arranged around the housing to be fastened to an inner side of a vehicle door panel. The second end of the elastic lever can be in contact with a pin attached to the inner side of the vehicle door panel in front of an outer side location associated with an opening actuation area so that a pressure applied on the opening actuation area leads to a displacement of the second end of the elastic lever which can be detected by the sensor.

Abstract: A vehicle door handle assembly includes a movable lever arranged on an inner side of a vehicle door for rotating from a rest position to an active position, an electrical latch for opening the door, and a converter for converting a displacement of the movable lever toward the active position into an electrical opening signal sent to the electrical latch. The converter includes a housing forming a recess, a switch arranged in the recess and connected to the electrical latch, a movable part arranged in the recess for moving from a rest position associated with a first state of the switch wherein no signal is sent to an active position associated with a second state of the switch wherein an electrical opening signal is sent to the electrical latch, an elastic element, and a mechanical link arranged between the movable lever and the movable part.

Abstract: 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).

Abstract: A vehicle charge port door assembly includes a charge port flap, a bracket to be fixed to the vehicle, a motorized actuation mechanism to move the charge port flap between a closed position and an open position, an actuator fixed to the bracket and including a rotatable output shaft with an eccentric crank pin, at least one lever parallelogram with a first and a second levers, hinged, at one end, to the charge port flap and at, the other end, to the bracket and able to drive the charge port flap between the open and closed position, and a driving rod connecting the crank pin to a driving protrusion of the first lever so that an eccentric movement of the crank pin drives, via the lever parallelogram, the charge port flap between the closed and the open position and vice versa.

Abstract: A vehicle door handle assembly includes a handle body. The handle body is configured to set a lock of the vehicle door to a locked state in response to a push action by a user and to set the lock to an unlocked state in response to a pull action by the user. A pressure sensor disposed in the handle body is configured to detect the push and pull actions on the handle from a rest position of the handle. The pressure sensor is arranged in the handle body to provide a pressure signal representative of a pressure applied to the handle body. The pressure signal is representative of a non-zero pressure value when the handle is in the rest position. The pressure value decreases in response to the handle being submitted to the push action and increases in response to the handle being submitted to the pull action.

Abstract: A handle for a vehicle door includes a cover member configured to be secured to a bracket. The cover member includes an access part to a mechanical lockset, the access part having an opening through which the mechanical lockset can be accessed, defining an opening axis passing through the opening, and a cover element configured to be movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, so that when in the unlocked position, the cover element can be moved away from to the opening such that the mechanical lockset can be accessed. The cover element is configured to be moved from the unlocked position to the unlocked position by rotating the cover element with respect to the access part according to the opening axis.

Abstract: A bracket to be assembled to an inner side of a vehicle door includes at least one electronic switch configured to be activated by a user's touch so as to send a signal to an electronic latch to open the door, and a body. The bracket further includes a second connector part, configured to cooperate with a first connector part of at least one sensor configured to detect the user's hand so as to allow a locking and/or unlocking of the door when the user's hand is detected, so as to connect the at least one sensor to the bracket. The second connector part is secured to the body of the bracket.

Abstract: An electronic switch subassembly to be assembled to an inner side of a vehicle door is configured to be activated by a user's touch so as to send a signal to an electronic latch to open the door. The switch subassembly includes a switch contact area extending across a transverse direction with respect to the path to be followed by the user's hand to reach the switch contact area when the subassembly is assembled to the vehicle door, and at least two switch elements. Each switch element includes one or more switch(es). The switch elements are arranged at different positions along the transverse direction so that a user's touch on the switch contact area activates at least one of the switches.

Abstract: An assembly includes a handle comprising a cover member and at least one sensor. The cover member includes a frame part and an inner wall part allowing an access by the user's hand to at least one electronic switch of a bracket. The at least one sensor is configured to detected a user's hand so as to allow a locking and/or an unlocking of the door when the user's hand is detected, positioned such that, when the user's hand is inserted in the cover member in order to reach the at least one electronic switch, the user's hand is detected by the at least one sensor before the user's hand reaches the at least one electronic switch.

Abstract: A handle for a car door includes a near field communication unit having a microchip and an antenna. The antenna includes a coil and an elongated connection part configured to cooperate with the microchip, a body, an overmolded portion formed on the body and defining an encapsulating zone including an entirety of the coil and part of the elongated connection part. The elongated connection part includes a terminal portion including a cooperation extremity configured to cooperate with the microchip. The terminal portion is outside the encapsulated zone.

Abstract: An assembly for opening and/or closing a vehicle door includes a grip member configured to be attached to an external side of a vehicle door. The grip member includes a base configured to extend from the vehicle door when the grip member is attached to the external side of the vehicle door and a gripping part extending from the base toward an upper direction when the grip member is attached to the external side of the vehicle door. The assembly also includes an electronic switch subassembly configured to be attached to the grip member and to be activated by a user's touch so as to send a signal to an electronic latch to open the door. The electronic switch subassembly includes a switch contact area facing towards the external side of the vehicle door when the grip member is attached to the external side of the vehicle door.

Abstract: “An assembly for opening and/or closing a vehicle door includes a grip member configured to be attached to an external side of a vehicle door. The grip member includes a base configured to extend from the vehicle door when the grip member is attached to the external side of the vehicle door, and a gripping part extending from the base toward an upper direction when the grip member is attached to the external side of the vehicle door. The assembly further includes an electronic switch subassembly configured to be attached to the grip member and to be activated by a user's touch and send a signal to an electronic latch to open the door. The electronic switch subassembly includes a switch contact area facing downwards when the grip member is attached to the external side of the vehicle door.

Abstract: A handle for a vehicle door includes a grip member movable between a flush position, an active position and an opening position; a first actuation mechanism including a first return element configured to drive the first actuation mechanism toward a rest position so as to bring the grip member toward the flush position; a second actuation mechanism including a second return element configured to drive the second actuation mechanism so as to bring the grip member toward the flush position. The handle is configured such that a third return element participates in bringing the grip member toward the flush position in case the first return element and second return element are insufficient to bring the grip member toward the flush position.

Abstract: A vehicle door handle assembly includes a bracket and a handle. The handle includes a first extremity and a second extremity. The first extremity is configured to move between a rest position, a deployed position outside the bracket, and an opening position to open a latch. The second extremity is configured to move between a rest position, an activation position, and a deployed position outside the bracket. The bracket includes a shock absorber provided in or attached to a rest portion of the bracket. The shock absorber is configured to cooperate with the handle when the second extremity is moved from the rest position to the activation position and when the first extremity and the second extremity are moved together from the deployed position to the rest position.

Abstract: A device for identifying a position of a grip member of a vehicle handle includes a cam rotatably movable inside the device around an axis fixed relative to the grip member. The cam is rotatably secured to a lever, which is rotatably movable around the axis, so that an angular position of the cam around the axis is directly related to an angular position of the lever around the axis. The angular position of the lever is also mechanically related to the position of the grip member. The device includes at least one switch secured to the handle and complementary to a member of the cam, so that the at least one switch is configured to be in electrical contact with the member of the cam when the angular position of the cam is equal to one or more predetermined angular positions around the axis.

Abstract: A car access assembly includes a handle configured to be attached on a car door and an electronic sensing unit. The electronic sensing unit includes a sensor configured to be attached on an extension portion of the handle and/or to a bracket configured to cooperate with the handle. The extension portion and/or the bracket is configured to be installed on or facing an internal side of a part of the car door extending according to a reference plane. The assembly also includes a fixing mechanism for the sensor so that a constraint applied to the handle is transmitted to the sensor for detection of a command via the extension portion and/or the bracket.

Abstract: An electronic sensing unit for a handle attached on a car door includes a sensor and a fixing mechanism. The sensor is attached on an external side of a part of the car door extending according to a reference plane. The fixing mechanism includes a first element and a second element configured to cooperate together. The first element is configured to cooperate with the part of the car door and the sensor. The second element is configured to cooperate with the handle so that a constraint applied to the handle is transmitted to the sensor for detection of a command.

Abstract: A detection system for a handle of a car access assembly that includes a sensing module and a flexible printed circuit board. The sensing module includes at least one strain gauge having a sensing area and connection points in contact with the sensing area so as to permit the measurement of a signal at the connection points. The flexible printed circuit board has a first end with at least one connection area adapted to be connected to the connection points of the at least one strain gauge and a second end with a connection arrangement configured to be connected to an electronic control unit.

Abstract: A vehicle door handle assembly includes a bracket and a handle, a first extremity of the handle being connected to a first end of a first lever, a second extremity of the handle being connected to a first end of a second lever, the second end of the second lever being connected to a second end of the first lever with at least one rod, the actuator includes an electric motor designed to count its number of steps, and a position sensor is positioned on either a fix element or a mobile element, a detection object being positioned on the other fix or mobile element facing the position sensor, the position sensor and the detection object being positioned in such a way that the position sensor detects the detection object when the handle is in its deployed position.