Operating Mechanism for Operating a Vehicle Door, in Particular an Exterior Vehicle Door

Abstract: the disclosure relates to an actuating mechanism () for actuating, in particular unlocking and/or opening, a door () of a vehicle, in particular an outer vehicle door. the actuating mechanism () includes a manually actuatable handle part (), a carrier element (), which is in particular fixedly connected to the handle part () via an end region of the carrier element (), and a bearing (), in particular a pivot bearing, via which the handle part () with the carrier element () can be pivoted about an axis of rotation defined by the bearing (), in particular about an at least substantially horizontally extending axis of rotation defined by the bearing (), relative to a housing structure of the actuating mechanism () and/or relative to a body structure () of the vehicle, in particular an outer skin structure of the vehicle. the actuating mechanism () further includes a sensor apparatus () that detects a pivoting movement of the handle part () with the carrier element () out of a resting position of the handle part ().

Inventor(s): Andreas Rudolf

CPC Classification: E05B81/76 (Detection of handle operation; Detection of a user approaching a handle; Electrical switching actions performed by door handles)

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