Vehicle door handle system

摘要

In a vehicle door handle system, a handle is pivotally supported by a base member, at least one portion of the base member being attached to an outer panel; and a lever member is pivotally supported by a spindle fixed to the base member and having an axis at a right angle to a plane extending along the outer panel, the lever member being interlocked and connected with a handle arm configured to pivot with the handle and the lever member being linked to a latch device. An attachment part which attaches the base member to the outer panel is disposed coaxially with the spindle. Accordingly, it is possible to attach the base member to the outer panel while avoiding the bulkiness of conventional systems.

主权项

1. A vehicle door handle system comprising: a handle pivotally supported by a base member, at least one portion of the base member being attached to an outer panel of a vehicle door; and a lever member pivotally supported by a spindle fixed to the base member and having an axis extending through the outer panel substantially at a right angle to the outer panel, the lever member being interlocked in abutment with a handle arm configured to pivot with the handle, the lever member is configured to be linked to a latch device, and wherein
an attachment part which attaches the base member to the outer panel is fixed coaxially with the spindle, the attachment part comprising an attached surface formed in an end portion of the spindle on a side opposite from the base member and a bolt having an expanded-diameter head part and coaxially screwed to the spindle, the expanded-diameter head part interposing a reinforcement plate between the attached surface and the expanded-diameter head part, and the reinforcement plate being fixedly attached to the outer panel.