CN111247300B

CN111247300B - Door handle of motor vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN111247300B
Application number: CN201880068236.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: M.莎凡特; A.坎纳沃
Original assignee: Youxin Italy
Current assignee: Youxin Italy
Priority date: 2017-10-20
Filing date: 2018-10-19
Publication date: 2021-05-11
Anticipated expiration: 2038-10-19
Also published as: EP3473789B1; CN111247300A; WO2019077139A1; EP3473789A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a door handle (1) for mounting on a motor vehicle door (2) and a method for mounting and dismounting a cover. The door handle (1) comprises a gripping sleeve (5) which comprises an end portion (7) and is arranged to be capable of being between the stop position and the open position of the door (2). Rotatingly moved, in the stop position, the door handle (1) is positioned substantially parallel to the door (2), the end portion (7) is adjacent to the door (2), where In the open position, the door handle (1) is inclined relative to the door (2) and the end portion (7) is remote from the door (2). According to the invention, said gripping sleeve (5) comprises a fixed part (43) and said end part (7) which is removable with respect to said fixed part (43) forming said door handle (1) cover (9). Said cover (9) serves to at least partially cover the lock (8) mounted on the door (2) of the vehicle. Said gripping sleeve (5) comprises fastening means (10) which allow passage of said cover (9) only when the door handle (1) is in the open position of the door (2) ) to fasten and remove the cover (9) from the fixed part (43) of the gripping sleeve (5) .

Description

Door handle of motor vehicle

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a door handle for mounting on a motor vehicle door and a method for mounting and dismounting a cover on and from a door handle.

Background

This type of door handle has a first end rotatably coupled to the door and an opposite second end.

The door handle is mounted for rotatable movement on the door between a rest position of the door, in which the door handle is positioned substantially parallel to the door, and an open position, in which the door handle is tilted relative to the door, the second end in this case being remote from the door.

Although the motor vehicle is equipped with the centralized opening and closing apparatus, a key cylinder (or lock) is fixed to a door to be able to open the door in case of malfunction or emergency of the centralized opening and closing apparatus.

For aesthetic reasons, the lock is located on or behind the door handle. And then covered with a lid or cover.

There is a solution such as one in document EP3118400 which describes a rotatably movable door handle comprising a decorative element forming a removable cover mounted on the door handle body, allowing the lock to be completely covered. The decorative element extends over the entire length of the handle body, allowing aesthetic continuity of the handle to be ensured. The lock may be accessed by removing the decorative element.

However, a disadvantage of this solution is that the decorative element must be completely removed in order to access the lock, and it may be lost when the vehicle is driven.

Yet another solution, such as the one in document EP2853665, describes a handle mounted rotatably movable on a door. The handle includes an opening opposite a lock secured to the door. The opening is closed by a small cap clipped onto the handle. The lid can be easily removed by pushing the lid with a thumb.

In US6240755, the invention proposes a handle for a motor vehicle door, of the type comprising an external grab bar designed to be moved by a user from a rest position to an open position to control a lock associated with a lock cylinder of the type comprising a stator, one end of which is accessible from the outside so that a key can be inserted into the lock cylinder through a slit opening to that end of the lock cylinder, wherein the grab bar comprises a protective cover and/or a trim piece covering the lock cylinder, which is assembled so that it is free to slide relative to the grab bar between a normal assembly position in which the cover at least conceals the slit in the lock cylinder when the grab bar is in its rest position, and a displaced position in which access to the key insertion slit is enabled.

A disadvantage of this solution is that the cover may be lost when it is detached from the handle when the vehicle is displaced due to vibrations or when the vehicle is washed.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention aims to overcome these drawbacks by providing a door handle for a motor vehicle comprising a removable cover for covering a lock mounted on the door, which cover cannot be separated from the handle when the vehicle is in motion.

The present invention relates to a door handle for mounting on a door of a motor vehicle.

The door handle comprises a grip sleeve comprising an end portion and arranged to be rotatably movable between a rest position, in which the door handle is positioned substantially parallel to the door, the end portion being adjacent to the door, and an open position of the door, in which the door handle is tilted with respect to the door and the end portion is remote from the door.

According to the invention, the grip sleeve comprises a fixed portion and a cover removable from the fixed portion. The cover forms an end portion of the door handle.

The cover is for at least partially covering a lock mounted on a door of a vehicle.

The grip sleeve comprises fastening means allowing fastening and removal of the cover to and from the fixed portion of the grip sleeve by a translational movement of the cover only when the door handle is in the open position of the door.

The cover has a depth substantially equal to the depth of the grip sleeve to block the grip sleeve between the fastening device and the door, which can form a stop when the door handle is in the stop position.

The thickness e of the fastening means is smaller than the distance d between the second end of the cover and the door when the door handle is in the open position, so as to enable the cover to be translated towards the door in order to separate the cover from the fixed part of the gripping sleeve.

Alternatively, the cover has a first end blocked by the fastening device and a second end for being blocked by the door when the door handle is in the stop position.

And the cover is translationally movable along the translation axis between a blocking position, in which the first end of the cover is blocked by the fastening means, and a release position, in which the cover is separated from the fastening means, when the door handle is in the open position of the door.

Alternatively, the fastening means comprises a flexible clip received in a cavity of the cover.

The flexible clip comprises two opposite flexible fastening ends which respectively clip into two opposite lugs of a fixed portion of the grip sleeve positioned in the cavity of the grip sleeve to block the cover against the grip sleeve.

Each of the two fastening ends of the flexible clip comprises a notch that receives one lug of the gripping sleeve to hold the flexible clip in a compressed state when the cover is fastened on the fixed part of the gripping sleeve. The notch is blocked by the lug.

Alternatively, the flexible clip is positioned at a lateral end of the cover member, both fastening ends of the flexible clip are positioned near the longitudinal flange of the cover member and at the second end of the cover member,

the lugs are positioned near the lateral ends of the fixed portion of the grip sleeve and near the longitudinal flanges of the fixed portion of the grip sleeve.

The lateral ends are adjacent when the cover is fastened to the holding portion of the gripping sleeve.

The flexible clip has a curved shape adapted to grip the shape of the inner surface of the fixed portion of the sleeve.

The flexible clip has lateral walls that extend perpendicular to an inner surface of the fixed portion of the gripping sleeve when the cover is secured to the fixed portion of the gripping sleeve.

Alternatively, the fastening means comprise centering means allowing to guide the cover when it is fastened to the fixed portion of the grip sleeve and to hold it firmly against the fixed portion to avoid displacement of the cover with respect to the fixed portion of the grip sleeve during fastening of the cover to the fixed portion of the grip sleeve.

Alternatively, the centering means comprise a centering element extending on the inner surface of the fixed portion of the gripping sleeve substantially parallel to the lateral end of the fixed portion of the gripping sleeve projecting on the inner surface of the fixed portion.

The centering device further includes a recess formed in the cover.

The groove is delimited by lateral walls of the flexible clip, by retaining walls substantially parallel to the lateral walls and by a lower wall joining these walls.

When the cover is fastened to the fixed part of the gripping sleeve, the centering element of the gripping sleeve is inserted into the groove of the cover.

Alternatively, the lower wall of the recess of the cover comprises two opposite recesses, which receive a portion of the fastening end of the flexible clip.

Alternatively, the fastening means comprise guiding means to guide the cover with respect to the fixed portion of the grip sleeve during its translation along the translation axis with respect to the fixed portion of the grip sleeve.

Alternatively, the guiding means comprise at least one protrusion formed on the inner surface of the fixed portion of the grip sleeve, which cooperates with a guiding hole formed in the lower wall of the recess of the cover.

The projection of the fixed portion is inserted into the guide hole of the cover to guide the cover along the translation axis during the operation of fastening the cover on the fixed portion of the gripping sleeve or removing the cover.

The invention also relates to a method of mounting and dismounting a cover on and from a fixing portion of a gripping sleeve as defined above.

According to the invention, the door handle is initially in a stop position in which it is positioned substantially parallel to the door with the end portion adjacent to the door, the method comprising the step of opening the door handle, wherein the door handle is tilted with respect to the door. Then, the end portion is moved away from the door,

thereafter, the method comprises the step of attaching or detaching the cover to or from the fixing portion of the grip sleeve by fastening means.

The method further comprises the step of translating the cover relative to the fixed portion of the grip sleeve, either in a direction opposite to the door, to fasten the cover to the fixed portion of the grip sleeve by fastening means to at least partially cover a lock mounted on the door of the vehicle when the door handle is returned to the stop position, either in translation or towards the door after detaching the cover from the fixed portion of the grip sleeve to make the lock accessible.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a door handle for a motor vehicle that includes a non-loss cover for covering a door-mounted lock.

In fact, the cover can be removed from the handle only when the handle is actuated towards the open position of the door. When the handle is in the stop position (unactuated), the cover is blocked by the door and the fastening means.

Therefore, the cover alone is not separated from the handle when the vehicle is running or during washing of the vehicle. It cannot be accidentally lost.

In addition, the present invention provides a handle having an improved aesthetic appearance. The solution looks like an integral handle. It is difficult to notice that it comprises a removable cover, since the latter extends the end portion of the handle. In addition, the cover is rotationally movable with the remainder of the handle when the handle is actuated.

The present invention provides a cover that can be easily separated from a handle without using tools that may damage the handle. The cover is removed from the handle in a direction opposite to the direction in which the handle is held in the open position.

The centering means allow to avoid tilting of the cover with respect to the fixed portion of the grip sleeve.

Thus, the centering means allow to obtain a perfect alignment between the outer surface of the cover and the outer surface of the fixed portion of the gripping sleeve, thus guaranteeing a perfect aesthetic appearance.

Drawings

Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent upon reading the following description, given by way of example only, and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a door handle according to an embodiment of the invention, mounted on a door in a stop position;

figure 2 is a schematic view of the door handle in the open position of the door;

figure 3 is a schematic view of the door handle in the open position of the door and with the cover detached from the handle;

figure 4 is a schematic view of the door handle in the open position of the door with the cover completely removed;

figure 5 is a detailed schematic view of the cover fastened to the fixed portion of the grip sleeve of the handle;

figure 6 is a schematic view of the front of the grip sleeve;

figure 7 is a schematic view of the rear part of the grip sleeve;

figure 8 is a detailed schematic view of the rear part of the cover fastened to the fixed part of the grip sleeve;

figure 9 is another detailed schematic view of the rear part of the cover fastened to the fixed part of the grip sleeve;

figure 10 is a cross-sectional view of the flexible clip grasping the fixed portion of the sleeve and the cover;

figure 11 is a cross-sectional view of the fixed part of the gripping sleeve alone;

figure 12 is a schematic view of the cover during the operation of separating it from the fixed portion of the gripping sleeve according to a possible embodiment;

figure 13 is a schematic view of the rear part of the cover after it has been separated from the fixed part of the grip sleeve;

figure 14 is another schematic view of the rear part of the cover after it has been separated from the fixed part of the grip sleeve;

figure 15 is a side view of the cover after it has been separated from the fixed part of the grip sleeve;

figure 16 is another view of the cover before it is connected with the fixed part of the grip sleeve.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 to 4 show an outer door handle 1, which outer door handle 1 is mounted rotatably movably on an outer surface 32 of a door 2 of a motor vehicle.

The door handle 1 is attached to a base 34, which base 34 is fastened to the inner surface 33 of the door 2.

The door handle 1 extends according to a longitudinal direction a'.

As shown in fig. 1, when the door handle 1 is in the stopped position, the longitudinal direction a' of the door handle 1 is substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction a of the door 2.

The door handle 1 includes a handle body 3 coupled to a base 34 via a hinge 35 positioned at a first end 36 of the door handle 1. The hinge 35 comprises a pivoting arm 37 which is rotatable about a rotation axis 38. The pivot arm 37 has a first end coupled to the base 34 via the rotation axis 38 and a second end coupled to the handle main body 3.

The operating lever 39 couples the second end 40 of the door handle 1 to the base 34. More specifically, the operating lever 39 links the base 34 to the handle main body 3.

The door handle 1 is arranged to be rotatably movable between a stop position, in which the door handle 1 is substantially parallel to the door 2 and the end portion 7 is adjacent to the door 2 (fig. 1), and an open position of the door 2, in which the door handle 1 is tilted with respect to the door 2 and the end portion 7 is remote from the door 2 (fig. 2).

As shown in fig. 2 to 4, when the door handle 1 is in the open position of the door, the longitudinal direction a' of the door handle 1 is inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction a of the door 2.

The door handle 1 performs a rotation according to the direction C to reach the open position of the door.

The operating lever 39 slides in the base 34 between a rest position and an open position.

The door handle 1 comprises a grip sleeve 5 or a cover, which grip sleeve 5 or cover comprises an end portion 7. More specifically, the grip sleeve 5 covers the handle body 3 and improves the aesthetic appearance of the handle. It generally forms a decorative element.

The door 2 comprises a lock 8 located below the end portion 7 of the grip sleeve 5.

According to the invention, the grip sleeve 5 comprises a removable cover 9 forming the end portion 7 of the door handle 1, as shown in fig. 6 and 7.

The cover 9 is fastened to a fixed portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5 and is removable from said fixed portion 43.

The cover 9 is intended to cover at least partially the lock 8 mounted on the door 2 of the vehicle.

The fixing portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5 comprises a lateral opening 6 adjacent to the lock 8 and delimited by lateral ends or flanges 21.

A cover 9 is used to close the lateral opening 6. In this example, the lateral opening 6 extends along a plane (X, Y).

In the example of fig. 1 to 4 and in a preferred manner, the cover 9 completely covers and protects the lock 8.

The grip sleeve 5 comprises fastening means 10, which fastening means 10 allow fastening the cover 9 to the fixed portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5 and remove the cover 9 from the fixed portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5 by a translational movement of the cover 9 in the plane (X, Y) only when the door handle 1 is in the open position of the door 2.

The "open position" refers to a sufficient opening to allow the cover 9 to move as defined below. The door handle 1 may be fully opened or not fully opened.

Fig. 3 shows an embodiment in which the cover 9 is movable in translation along a translation axis B perpendicular to the longitudinal direction a' of the door handle 1. The translation axis B is parallel to the plane (X, Y) perpendicular to the plane of fig. 3.

Alternatively, the translation axis B or the plane (X, Y) may be inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction a'.

During the removal of the cover 9, its movement is directed transversely to the door 2 in direction D.

Alternatively and as shown in fig. 12, the operator may apply a slight rotational movement (for example 5 ° to 15 °) to the cover 9 along the direction F to disengage it from the fixed portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5.

Then, the cover 9 is removed from the fixed portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5 by a translational movement of the cover 9 according to the translation axis B and in the direction D.

The cover 9 is then moved in the opposite direction E to the door 2 to release it completely from the rest of the gripping sleeve 5, as shown in fig. 3.

As shown in fig. 4, the lock 8 is freely accessible to the operator to be opened using the key 41.

When the door handle 1 is in the stop position (fig. 1), the cover 9 has a first end 30 blocked by the fastening device 10 and an opposite second end 31 blocked by the door 2, more specifically the opposite second end 31 blocked by the outer surface 32 of the door 2.

Therefore, in this position, the cover 9 alone cannot be separated from the handle.

When the door handle 1 is in the open position of the door 2, as shown in fig. 2, the cover 9 can move along the plane (X, Y) and more particularly along the translation axis B between a blocking position, in which the first end 30 is blocked by the fastening device 10, and a release position, in which the first end 30 is separated from the fastening device 10.

When the door handle 1 is in the stop position (fig. 1), the cover 9 cannot be translated according to the translation axis B or plane (X, Y).

The depth (or height) of the cover 9 is substantially the same as the depth (or height) of the grip sleeve 5 to block the grip sleeve 5 between the fastening device 10 and the door 2, the fastening device 10 and the door 2 forming a stop when the door handle 1 is in the stop position.

When the door handle 1 is opened, the second end 31 of the cover 9 is separated from the outer surface 32 of the door 2 by a distance d.

The thickness e of the fastening means 10 is smaller than the distance d in order to enable the cover 9 to be translated towards the door 2 in order to separate the cover 9 from the fixed portion 43 of the gripping sleeve 5.

The door handle 1 must perform a minimum rotation along the direction C by a distance d sufficient to enable the cover 9 to translate and release. The door handle 1 may be only partially opened.

The distance d must be greater than the thickness e of the cover 9 so that the latter is no longer obstructed by the outer surface 32 of the door 2.

For example, the thickness e of the fastening device 10 may be in the range of 3mm to 6 mm.

Fig. 5 to 16 describe the fastening device 10 in a more accurate manner.

The fastening means 10 comprise a flexible clip 11 housed in a cavity 12 of the cover 9.

Fig. 10 shows only the flexible clip 11 of the cover 9, which is fixed to the fixing portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5.

The flexible clip 11 comprises two opposite fastening ends 13 which are respectively clipped into two opposite lugs 14 of the fixing portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5. They are positioned in the cavity 4 of the fixed portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5 to block the cover 9 against the grip sleeve 5, as shown in figures 5 and 7 to 10.

The flexible clip 11 and the cover 9 form an integral part, obtained for example by moulding. They are made of plastic.

Similarly, the lug 14 and the grip sleeve 5 form an integral part, obtained for example by moulding. They are made of plastic.

Other variations are possible. The flexible clip 11 and the cover 9 may be different parts, like the lugs 14 and the gripping sleeve 5.

Each of the two fastening ends 13 of the flexible clip 11 comprises a notch 15, which notch 15 receives one of the lugs 14 of the grip sleeve 5 to keep the flexible clip 11 in a compressed state when fastening the cover 9 on the fixing portion 43 of the grip sleeve. The lug 14 blocks the notch 15.

The recess 15 is in the form of a curve 47 surrounded by two projections 48.

In order to separate the cover 9 from the fixed portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5, it is necessary to remove at least one notch 15 of the flexible clip 11 from the relative lug 14 of the grip sleeve 5. The flexible clip 11 then returns to its original uncompressed shape.

The flexible clip 11 is positioned at the lateral end 42 of the cover 9.

The cover 9 includes

longitudinal flanges

26, 27 connected at the second end 40 of the door handle 1.

The two fastening ends 13 of the flexible clip 11 are positioned near the

longitudinal flanges

26, 27 of the cover 9 and at the second end 31 of the cover 9.

The lugs 14 are positioned near the lateral ends 21 of the fixing portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5 and near the

longitudinal flanges

28, 29 of the fixing portion 43.

The lateral ends 42, 21 are adjacent when the cover 9 is fastened on the fixing portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5. More specifically, the lateral end 42 of the cover 9 and the lateral end 21 of the fixing portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5 overlap.

The flexible clip 11 has a curved shape adapted to grip the shape of the inner surface 17 of the fixed portion 43 of the sleeve 5.

When fastening the cover 9 to the fixed portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5, the flexible clip 11 has a lateral wall 16, which lateral wall 16 extends perpendicularly to the inner surface 17 of the fixed portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5.

In other words, the flexible clip 11 protrudes on the inner surface 17 of the fixed portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5.

The flexible clip 11 comprises a central portion 44 extended by two flexible fastening ends 13, the two flexible fastening ends 13 being thinner and elastically deformable than the central portion 44.

When the flexible clip 11 is fastened to the lugs 14 (fig. 10), the two fixed ends 13 are deformed and tilted. They do not come into contact with the inner wall of the fixing portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5, thereby providing fixability to the grip sleeve 5 upon separation.

The fixing means 10 comprise centering

means

18, 19, which centering means 18, 19 allow guiding the cap 9 when fastening the cap 9 on the fixing portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5 and hold the cap 9 firmly on the fixing portion 43 when fastening the cap 9 to the fixing portion 43, to avoid displacement of the cap 9 with respect to the fixing portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5.

The centering means 18, 19 comprise a centering element 18, which centering element 18 extends over the inner surface 17 of the fixing portion 43 of the grip sleeve substantially parallel to the lateral end 21 of the fixing portion 43 of the grip sleeve by protruding over the inner surface 17 of the fixing portion 43.

In the example of fig. 1 to 13, the centering element 18 comprises two walls 45 parallel to each other and separated by a space to increase the thickness of the centering element 18.

The centering means 18, 19 comprise a groove 19 formed on the cover 9.

The recess 19 is defined by the lateral walls 16 of the flexible clip 11, a retaining wall 20 substantially parallel to the lateral walls 16 and a lower wall 24 connecting these

walls

16, 20.

When fastening the cover 9 to the fixing portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5, the centering element 18 of the grip sleeve is inserted into the groove 19 of the cover 9.

The centering means 18, 19 have a non-zero depth e corresponding to the thickness e of the fastening means 10, so that the centering element 18 of the cap 9 can slide along the

walls

16, 20 of the groove 19 according to the translation axis B during fastening of the cap 9 or removal of the cap.

After connection, the centering means 18, 19 allow to avoid tilting of the cover 9 with respect to the fixing portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5.

The lateral walls 16 and the retaining walls 20 of the flexible clip 11 are substantially parallel to the planes (X, Y) and perpendicular to the direction a'. Similarly, the two walls 45 of the centering element 18 are substantially parallel to the plane (X, Y).

During the translation of the cover 9 with respect to the fixed portion 43 of the gripping sleeve 5, the two walls 45 of the centering element 18 slide respectively on the

lateral walls

16 and 20 of the groove 19 of the flexible clip 11 and along the

lateral walls

16 and 20 of the groove 19 of the flexible clip 11.

The retaining wall 20 of the cover 9 comprises an upper bearing surface 51 which abuts against a bearing surface 52 of the fixing portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5 housing the centering element 18 and against the lateral end 21 of the fixing portion 43 of the grip sleeve.

The lower wall 24 of the recess 19 of the cover 9 comprises two opposite recesses 25 which receive a portion of the fastening end 13 of the flexible clip 11.

These recesses 25 allow the fastening end 13 to be flexible.

The fastening means 10 comprise guide means 22, 23 to guide the cover 9 with respect to the fixed portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5 during translation of the cover 9 along the translation axis B with respect to the fixed portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5.

The guiding means 22, 23 comprise at least one protrusion 22 formed on the inner surface 17 of the fixed portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5, as shown in fig. 11, which cooperates with a guiding hole 23 formed in the lower wall 24 of the recess 19 of the cover 9.

The projection 22 of the fixed portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5 is inserted into the guide hole 23 of the cover 9 to guide the cover 9 along the translation axis B during the operations of fastening the cover 9 on the fixed portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5 or removing the cover 9.

In this example, the protrusion 22 is formed by two parallel walls 46.

The cover 9 includes a shoulder 49 that joins an inner surface 50 of the cover 9 to the fastening device 10.

The lateral walls 16 and the retaining walls 20 of the flexible clip 11 are substantially perpendicular to the inner surface 50 of the curved (concave) cover 9.

The invention also relates to a method for mounting and dismounting a cover 9 on and from a fixing portion 43 of a grip sleeve 5 of a door handle 1 rotatably mounted on a door 2 of a motor vehicle.

As shown in fig. 1, the door handle 1 is initially in a rest position in which the door handle 1 is positioned substantially parallel to the door 2, the method comprising the step of opening the door handle 1, wherein the door handle 1 is tilted with respect to the door 2. The end portion 7 of the handle or the cover 9 is then moved away from the door 2.

Thereafter, the method comprises the step of attaching or detaching the cover 9 to or from the fixing portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5 by means of the fastening means 10, as shown in fig. 3, 12 to 14.

Fig. 12 shows a separation step as described above, in which a rotation is exerted on the cover 9 to make it rotate in the direction F in the plane (X, Y) to separate it from the fixed portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5.

Fig. 3, 13 and 14 show another mode of separation, in which the cover 9 is separated from the fixed portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5 by a translational movement along the translation axis B and towards the door 2 on a plane (X, Y).

More specifically, the flexible clip 11, being the cover 9, is disengaged from the lug 14 of the fixed portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5 by a translational or rotational movement of the cover 9 applied by the hand of the user.

Thereafter, the method comprises the step of translating the cover 9 in a plane (X, Y) with respect to the fixed portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5 and along the translation axis B towards the door 2 to disengage the cover 9 from the fixed portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5 and make the lock 8 accessible, as shown in fig. 15.

The translation step is carried out by centering

means

18, 19, which centering means 18, 19 allow the cap 9 to be guided.

Thereafter, as shown in fig. 3, the cover 9 is removed in the direction E.

Similarly, the cover 9 can be translated in a plane (X, Y) and along the translation axis B, with respect to the fixed portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5, in a direction opposite to the door 2, so as to fasten the cover 9 to the fixed portion 43 of the grip sleeve 5 by means of the fastening means 10, as shown in fig. 16.

This enables the cover 9 to at least partially cover the lock 8 mounted on the door 2 of the vehicle when the door handle 1 is returned to its stopping position.

The foregoing describes the invention by way of example. It will be appreciated that a person skilled in the art is able to carry out different variants of the invention without departing from the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A door handle (1) for mounting on a door (2) of a motor vehicle, the door handle (1) comprising a gripping sleeve (5) comprising an end part (7) and arranged to be rotationally movable between a stop position in which the door handle (1) is substantially parallel to the door (2) and an open position of the door (2) ) is positioned, the end portion (7) is adjacent to the door (2), in the open position the door handle (1) is inclined relative to the door (2), and the end portion (7) away from the door (2),

It is characterized by:

- said gripping sleeve (5) comprises a fixing part (43) and a cover (43) removable from said fixing part (43) forming said end part (7) of said door handle (1) 9), said cover (9) for at least partially covering a lock (8) mounted on a door (2) of a vehicle, said gripping sleeve (5) comprising fastening means (10) only if When the door handle (1) is in the open position of the door (2), the fastening means (10) allow the cover (9) to be fastened to the door by means of a translational movement of the cover (9). the fixing part (43) of the gripping sleeve (5) and removing the cover (9) from the fixing part (43), the cover (9) having the same depth as the gripping sleeve (5) have substantially the same depth to block the gripping sleeve (5) between the door (2) and the gripper which can form a stop when the door handle (1) is in the stop position between the securing devices (10), when the door handle (1) is in the open position, the thickness e of the securing device (10) is smaller than the second end (31) of the cover (9) and the the distance d between the doors (2) so that the cover (9) can be translated towards the door (2) in order to connect the cover (9) with the gripping sleeve (5) The fixed part (43) is separated.

2. The door handle (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that, when the door handle (1) is in the stop position, the cover (9) is provided with the fastening device (10) a first end (30) for blocking and a second end (31) for being blocked by the door (2), and when the door handle (1) is in the open position of the door (2), the The cover (9) is movable in translation along a translation axis (B) between a blocking position and a release position, in which the first end (30) of the cover (9) is blocked by the fastening means ( 10) Blocking, in the release position, the cover (9) is separated from the fastening means (10).

3. Door handle (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 2, characterized in that the fastening device (10) comprises a cavity (12) received in the cover (9) A flexible clip (11) comprising two opposite flexible fastening ends (13), which are respectively clamped to all positions located in the cavity (4) of the gripping sleeve (5) The cover (9) is blocked against the fixed part (43) of the grip sleeve (5) in the opposite two lugs (14) of the fixed part (43) of the grip sleeve (5). ).

4. A door handle (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that each of the two fastening ends (13) of the flexible clip (11) comprises a notch (15) which The mouth (15) accommodates a lug (14) of the gripping sleeve (5) for securing the cover (9) to the fixing part (43) of the gripping sleeve (5) ) to keep the flexible clip (11) in a compressed state.

5. The door handle (1) according to claim 3, wherein the flexible clip (11) is positioned at the first lateral end (42) of the cover (9), the flexible clip Both fastening ends (13) of (11) are located near the longitudinal flanges (26, 27) of the cover (9) and at the second end (31) of the cover (9) , the lug (14) is positioned near the second lateral end (21) of the fixing part (43) of the gripping sleeve (5) and the fixing part (43) of the gripping sleeve (5) ) in the vicinity of the longitudinal flanges (28, 29) of the first and second side when the cover (9) is fastened to the fixed part (43) of the gripping sleeve (5) The ends (42, 21) are adjacent.

6. Door handle (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that the flexible clip (11) has a curved shape adapted to the fixed part ( 43) shape of the inner surface (17) of the flexible clip (11) with lateral walls (16), when the cover (9) is fastened to the fixed part ( 43), the lateral wall (16) extends perpendicular to the inner surface (17) of the fixed part (43) of the gripping sleeve (5).

7. Door handle (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 2, characterized in that the fastening device (10) comprises a centering device (18, 19), the centering device (18) , 19) allowing to guide the cover (9) during its fastening to the fixed part (43) of the gripping sleeve (5), and to allow the cover (9) to be guided ) when fastened to the fixed part (43) of the gripping sleeve (5) allows the cover (9) to be held firmly against the fixed part (43) to avoid the cover (9) being opposite Displacement of the fixed part (43) of the gripping sleeve (5).

8. Door handle (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that the centering means (18, 19) comprise a centering element (18) and a groove formed in the cover (9) (19), the centering element (18) is substantially parallel to the lateral end of the fixing part (43) of the gripping sleeve protruding on the inner surface (17) of the fixing part (43) (21) extending on the inner surface (17) of the fixed part (43) of the gripping sleeve, the groove (19) is defined by the lateral walls (16), substantially A retaining wall (20) parallel to the lateral wall (16) and a lower wall (24) joining the lateral wall (16) and the retaining wall (20) define, when the cover (9) When fastened to the fixed part (43) of the gripping sleeve (5), the centering element (18) of the gripping sleeve is inserted into the groove of the cover (9) (19).

9. The door handle (1) according to claim 8, wherein the lower wall (24) of the groove (19) of the cover (9) comprises two opposite recesses (25), which accommodate A part of the fastened end (13) of the flexible clip (11).

10. A door handle (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that the fastening means (10) comprise guiding means (22, 23) to allow the cover (9) relative to the catch The fixed part (43) of the grip sleeve (5) guides the cover (9) relative to the fixed part (43) of the grip sleeve (5) during translation along the translation axis (B).

11. Door handle (1) according to claim 10, characterized in that the guiding means (22, 23) comprise an inner surface ( 17) at least one protrusion (22) on which the at least one protrusion (22) cooperates with a guide hole (23) formed in the lower wall (24) of the groove (19) of the cover (9), The protrusion (22) of the fixing part (43) is inserted into the guide hole (23) of the cover (9) to fasten the cover (9) to the gripping sleeve ( 5) Guide the cover (9) along the translation axis (B) on the fixed part (43) and during the operation of removing the cover (9).

12. A cover (9) for mounting and dismounting on a fixed part (43) of a gripping sleeve (5) of a door handle (1) according to any one of claims 1-11 Method, said door handle for rotatable mounting on a door (2) of a motor vehicle, said cover (9) forming an end portion (7) of said gripping sleeve (5), said door The handle (1) is initially in a stop position, in which the door handle (1) is positioned substantially parallel to the door (2), the end portion (7) being connected to the door (2) adjacent, characterized in that the method includes:

- the step of opening said door handle (1), wherein said door handle (1) is inclined relative to said door (2), said end portion (7) being away from said door (2),

- the step of attaching or detaching said cover (9) to or from the fixed part (43) of said gripping sleeve (5) by means of fastening means (10),

The step of translating the cover (9) relative to the fixed part (43) of the gripping sleeve (5), either towards the opposite direction of the door (2), in order to pass the tightening Fastening means (10) fasten the cover (9) to the fixed part (43) of the grip sleeve (5) so as to at least partially cover the installation when the door handle (1) is returned to the stop position A lock (8) on a door (2) of a vehicle, said translation or towards said after said separation of said cover (9) from a fixed part (43) of said gripping sleeve (5) door (2) to make the lock (8) accessible.