Abstract: A vehicle door handle system includes a wing handle movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the stowed position, an outer surface of the wing handle is configured to be flush with an outer surface of an adjacent window lower belt, and in the deployed position, the wing handle is configured to protrude outwardly with respect to the outer surface of the window lower belt. The vehicle door handle system further includes an actuator configured to move the wing handle between the stowed position and the deployed position. The movement of the wing handle between the stowed position and the deployed position includes a translation from and/or to the stowed position.

Abstract: A car access assembly includes: a support blade extending according to a basis plane; a main strain gauge mounted on the support blade and configured to measure, within the basis plane, an elongation or a contraction of the main strain gauge according to a main direction; an additional strain gauge mounted on the support blade in such a way to extend, at least partially, in an inclined manner with respect to the basis plane; a handle cover presenting a main actuating area configured to be manually actuated according to or parallel to the main direction for triggering the main strain gauge and an additional actuating area configured to be manually actuated according to or parallel to an additional direction, which is transverse to the main direction, for triggering the additional strain gauge.

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: An inertial system for a flap handle of a vehicle door includes a latch lever, a security lever, and a handle lever, all rotatively mounted on a handle support having a main extension extending in or along a plane. An axis of rotation of the handle lever is in the plane. An axis of rotation of the latch lever is transversal to the plane. An axis of rotation of the security lever is transversal to the axis of rotation of the handle lever and the axis of rotation of the latch lever. The handle lever includes an actuating member for actuating the latch lever when the handle lever is actuated by a user. The latch lever can be actuated from a latched position to an unlatched position. The security lever includes a security lever member for blocking the latch lever in the latched position when the security lever is activated.

Abstract: A method for controlling a lock mechanism of a motor vehicle door, includes: acquiring, by a processing unit of the motor vehicle, pixel data from an event-based sensor embedded in the vehicle; processing, by the processing unit, the pixel data to identify a hand of a user in the pixel data; detecting, by the processing unit, a hand gesture of the hand identified in the pixel data; and controlling the lock mechanism, by the processing unit, as a function of the detected hand gesture.

Abstract: A method for controlling a lock mechanism of a motor vehicle door includes: simultaneously rotating an event-based sensor about an axis and acquiring, by a processing unit, pixel data from a time-of-flight sensor embedded in the vehicle and from the event-based sensor; processing, by the processing unit, the pixel data from the time-of-flight sensor and from the event-based sensor, to detect objects in a scene observed by the time-of-flight sensor and by the event-based sensor and determine a distance of a nearest of the detected objects from the vehicle; determining if there is a risk of collision between the vehicle door when opened and the nearest detected object; and if the risk of collision is present, triggering, by the processing unit, a warning signal directed to the user and/or controlling the lock mechanism to lock the vehicle door.

Abstract: A device configured to be mounted on a door handle of a motor vehicle includes a housing, a non-Newtonian fluid located within the housing, and a rotor at least partly immersed in the non-Newtonian fluid and intended to rotate about a rotor axis. The device forms a modular device configured to be connected to one end of a shaft of a door handle. A door handle assembly configured to be connected to the device is also provided.

Abstract: A vehicle door handle assembly includes a rotatable lever for rotating around a first axis between a rest position and an active position for opening the vehicle door, an inertial blocking mechanism including a first inertial mass for rotating around a second axis between a rest position and an active position, a second inertial mass for rotating around the second axis between a rest position and an active position, a first stop for stopping the rotation of the first inertial mass when the first inertial mass is in its active position, and a second stop for stopping the rotation of the second inertial mass when the second inertial mass is its active position. The rotation of the first inertial mass is associated with a first predetermined acceleration. The rotation of the second inertial mass is associated with a second predetermined acceleration higher than the first acceleration.

Abstract: A safety device for a vehicle door handle assembly includes a support configured to be fixed to a pillar of a vehicle door, a door handle structure configured to move with respect to the support between a rest handle position and an active handle position allowing the opening of the vehicle door, a blocking element configured to move with respect to the support between a blocking position in which the blocking element prevents the door handle structure from moving with respect to the support, and an emergency position in which the blocking element allows the door handle structure to move from the rest handle position to the active handle position. The blocking element includes first guiding means configured to cooperate with complementary first guiding means of the support to allow a translation movement of the blocking element with respect to the support along a translation axis.

Abstract: A vehicle door including a vehicle door lock to be actuated, which interacts with a handle and is configured to pivot about an axle which extends substantially in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a recess in an outer door panel for the handle, wherein the handle is pivoted by an actuator into an extended position or into a retracted position, wherein the recess is arranged in an area of a window frame and the handle is received in the recess, and wherein, in the retracted position, the handle pivots at least partially behind the outer door panel.

Abstract: A car access assembly includes: a support blade extending according to a basis plane; a main strain gauge mounted on the support blade and configured to measure, within the basis plane, an elongation or a contraction of the main strain gauge according to a main direction; an additional strain gauge mounted on the support blade in such a way to extend, at least partially, in an inclined manner with respect to the basis plane; a handle cover presenting a main actuating area configured to be manually actuated according to or parallel to the main direction for triggering the main strain gauge and an additional actuating area configured to be manually actuated according to or parallel to an additional direction, which is transverse to the main direction, for triggering the additional strain gauge.

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: A cooling fan module (10) for a vehicle is provided, including a frame (12) and a fan (18). The frame (12) includes an edge (16) which defines an opening (14) of a substantially circular shape through the frame (12) which allows the passage of a flow of air along the direction of an axis central (z) of the opening (14). The fan (18) includes a plurality of blades (20), the fan (18) being arranged to rotate around the central axis (z) to convey the flow of air through the opening (14). The edge (16) includes at least a first cylindrical wall (22) and a second cylindrical wall (24) coaxial with the central axis (z) of the opening (14). The second cylindrical wall (24) protrudes beyond the first cylindrical wall (22) in the direction of the central axis (z). The first cylindrical wall (22) is arranged at a first radial distance from the central axis (z), and the second cylindrical wall (24) is arranged at a second radial distance from the central axis (z), greater than the first radial distance.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a positioning apparatus (30) for positioning an automotive equipment intended to be inserted in an opening defined in an automotive vehicle panel (10), the positioning apparatus (30) comprising: a central body (31) comprising a recess (32) intended to receive said automotive equipment (22), a peripheral rim (33) projecting from the central body (31), configured to cooperate with an edge (12E) of the opening (12) and to centre, within the opening, the automotive equipment that is inserted in the recess (32), and at least two flexible retaining members (34) arranged on the peripheral rim (33), each retaining member (34) being configured to cooperate with an edge (12E) of the opening (12) so that the positioning apparatus (30) can be removably attached to the automotive vehicle panel.

Abstract: A cooling fan module (10) for a vehicle is provided, including a frame (12) and a fan (18). The frame (12) includes an edge (16) which defines an opening (14) of a substantially circular shape through the frame (12) which allows the passage of a flow of air along the direction of an axis central (z) of the opening (14). The fan (18) includes a plurality of blades (20), the fan (18) being arranged to rotate around the central axis (z) to convey the flow of air through the opening (14). The edge (16) includes at least a first cylindrical wall (22) and a second cylindrical wall (24) coaxial with the central axis (z) of the opening (14). The second cylindrical wall (24) protrudes beyond the first cylindrical wall (22) in the direction of the central axis (z). The first cylindrical wall (22) is arranged at a first radial distance from the central axis (z), and the second cylindrical wall (24) is arranged at a second radial distance from the central axis (z), greater than the first radial distance.

Abstract: A vehicle rear door handle includes: a handle frame having an elongated bowl; a handle lever which is pivotably received in the bowl and supported by the handle frame, the handle lever being movable in rotation around a handle lever axis between a rest position and an opening position; and a kinematic lever coupled to the handle lever and rotatively mobile around a kinematic lever axis between a rest position and an active position. The kinematic lever has an attachment section for a Bowden cable and is configured to interact via the Bowden cable with a latch mechanism to unlatch the door. The kinematic lever axis is disposed between a free end of the handle frame and the elongated bowl and the attachment section for the Bowden cable is protruding such that the Bowden cable can be fixed beside the elongated bowl.