公开(公告)号：US20250003264A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-02

申请号：US18754269

申请日：2024-06-26

Applicant: MINEBEA ACCESSSOLUTIONS ITALIA S.P.A.

Inventor： Marco SAVANT ,  Alexandre PIERI ,  Luca BALZARINI ,  Andreas WINTER ,  Martin WINKER

IPC: E05B81/76 ,  E05B83/18 ,  E05B85/14

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.

公开(公告)号：US20240360705A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18769589

申请日：2024-07-11

Applicant: MINEBEA ACCESSSOLUTIONS ITALIA S.P.A.

Inventor： Marco SAVANT ,  Anthony GUERIN

IPC: E05B81/78 ,  E05B81/76

CPC classification number: E05B81/78 ,  E05B81/77

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.

公开(公告)号：US20240368926A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-07

申请号：US18769590

申请日：2024-07-11

Applicant: MINEBEA ACCESSSOLUTIONS ITALIA S.P.A.

Inventor： Marco SAVANT ,  Anthony GUERIN ,  Andrea VIETTI

IPC: E05B79/06 ,  E05B81/76

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.

公开(公告)号：US20240360704A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18769583

申请日：2024-07-11

Applicant: MINEBEA ACCESSSOLUTIONS ITALIA S.P.A.

Inventor： Marco SAVANT ,  Anthony GUERIN ,  Andrea VIETTI

IPC: E05B81/76

CPC classification number: E05B81/77

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.

公开(公告)号：US20240376756A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-14

申请号：US18659593

申请日：2024-05-09

Applicant: MINEBEA ACCESSSOLUTIONS ITALIA S.P.A.

Inventor： Anthony GUERIN ,  Antonio ROCCI ,  Marco SAVANT

IPC: E05B81/76 ,  E05B85/10 ,  G01L1/00

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.

公开(公告)号：US20240368918A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-07

申请号：US18769607

申请日：2024-07-11

Applicant: MINEBEA ACCESSSOLUTIONS ITALIA S.P.A.

Inventor： Marco SAVANT ,  Anthony GUERIN ,  Antonino CANNAVO

IPC: E05B81/76 ,  E05B17/18

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.

公开(公告)号：US20240426146A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-26

申请号：US18746147

申请日：2024-06-18

Applicant: MINEBEA ACCESSSOLUTIONS ITALIA S.P.A.

Inventor： Marco SAVANT ,  Alberto GRAMAGLIA ,  Alexandre PIERI

IPC: E05B81/76 ,  E05B79/20 ,  E05B81/04 ,  E05B85/16

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.

公开(公告)号：US20240250414A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-25

申请号：US18421219

申请日：2024-01-24

Applicant: MINEBEA ACCESSSOLUTIONS ITALIA S.P.A.

Inventor： Anthony GUERIN ,  Antonio ROCCI ,  Marco SAVANT

IPC: H01Q1/32 ,  E05B77/32 ,  E05B79/06 ,  H01Q23/00

CPC classification number: H01Q1/3241 ,  E05B77/32 ,  E05B79/06 ,  H01Q1/3283 ,  H01Q23/00

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.

公开(公告)号：US20240093541A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18469901

申请日：2023-09-19

Applicant: MINEBEA ACCESSSOLUTIONS ITALIA S.P.A.

Inventor： Marco SAVANT ,  Anthony GUERIN ,  Antonio LABALESTRA ,  Cannavò ANTONINO ,  Christophe PERRIN

IPC: E05B85/10 ,  B60R16/027

CPC classification number: E05B85/107 ,  B60R16/027

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.