Description:A HANDLE BRACKET IN A BACKDOOR GARNISH

TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present subject matter described herein relates to a handle provided at a backdoor of a vehicle. The present invention is particularly related to a handle bracket provided in a backdoor garnish to optimally package an opening switch, a request switch and a reverse parking camera in a center of the backdoor garnish.

BACKGROUND
[0002] Background description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present subject matter. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
[0003] Presently, most passenger car rear doors (backdoors) are opened using a handle that is usually positioned in a hole in the back door or a backdoor garnish cover over the vehicle number plate. Contactless mechanisms are commonly used to open the back door. The handle is also provided with contact means, which are normally formed as a shaped recess in the central portion of the handle and take up space in the central section of the handle.
[0004] Switches such as opening switch and request switch are located in the central area of the handle, and they respond to the contact of the handle in its central portion. The request switch turns the handle ON/OFF whereas the opening switch opens and closes the backdoor. Therefore in order to open the backdoor, the opening switch and the request switch are pressed simultaneously.
[0005] A reverse parking camera is provided in other location as that of a handle. The camera lens is slanted with respect to the horizontal plane to capture the surroundings.
[0006] As per the existing solutions available, the backdoor opening switch and backdoor and reverse parking camera are provided in separate locations. In most of the cases opening switch is fitted on the backdoor garnish handle bracket while a separate location is provided for the reverse parking camera.
[0007] In an existing design, the handle bracket of backdoor garnish packages the opening switch and the request switch and a separate location is provided for mounting the reverse parking camera.
[0008] Another design consists of the parking camera which is fitted directly on panel. Position wise, handle bracket is located in vertical central position while the location of the reverse parking camera is slightly away from vertical central position. This adds an additional work of view setting of reverse parking camera for providing evenly spread view of the backside.
[0009] Therefore, it is required to provide a single bracket design that accommodates the reverse parking camera, opening switch and the request switch in a same vertical central position.

OBJECTS OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0010] It forms an object of the present disclosure to overcome the aforementioned and other drawbacks/limitations in the existing solutions available in the form of related prior arts.
[0011] It is a primary object of the present disclosure to provide a handle bracket that accommodates a reverse parking camera, an opening switch and a request switch in a same vertical central position.
[0012] It is another object of the present disclosure to provide a handle bracket that captures view of surroundings efficiently.
[0013] It is another object of the present disclosure to provide a handle bracket that is cost efficient and eliminates the cost of designing of separate panels for different variants of panel design or additional cover caps to cover the slots.
[0014] These and other objects and advantages of the present subject matter will be apparent to a person skilled in the art after consideration of the following detailed description taken into consideration with accompanying drawings in which preferred embodiments of the present subject matter are illustrated.

SUMMARY
[0015] A solution to one or more drawbacks of existing technology and additional advantages are provided through the present disclosure. Additional features and advantages are realized through the technicalities of the present disclosure. Other embodiments and aspects of the disclosure are described in detail herein and are considered to be a part of the claimed disclosure.
[0016] The present disclosure provides a solution in the form of a handle bracket located in a backdoor garnish. It includes a base having a first plane and a second plane, wherein the first plane is inclined relative to the second plane, side portions located on a first side and a second side of the base, reinforcing members located on the third side of the base, wherein the reinforcing members are attached to the side portions and the base and slots provided on the base on a left side, a middle and a right side, wherein the slot on a left side houses a reverse parking camera, the slot on a middle houses an opening switch and the slot on a right side houses a request switch, wherein the slots are located in a center of a backdoor garnish in a vertical central position.
[0017] In an aspect, the plurality of side portions and the plurality of reinforcing members are extended in a vertical upwards direction.
[0018] In an aspect, the reinforcing members are mounted to the backdoor panel from the third side of the handle bracket.
[0019] In an aspect, the slot on the right side is surrounded on an outer periphery by a plurality of ribs that are extended in the upwards vertical direction.
[0020] In an aspect, the slot in the middle is provided with an inverted U-shaped rib on the upper side and vertical ribs on a lower side.
[0021] In an aspect, the side portion located next to the slot has a rectangular slot.
[0022] In an aspect, a third plane is extended in a vertical downwards direction from a third side of the base and has a plurality of ribs attached to it.
[0023] In an aspect, the side portions fit between a lower flange of the backdoor garnish and a doghouse mounting provide on the backdoor garnish to fix the handle bracket
[0024] In an aspect, horizontal ribs are provided at the fourth side of the base.
[0025] In an aspect, the horizontal ribs fit between the lower flange of the backdoor garnish and rib portions protruded from the backdoor garnish.
[0026] The foregoing summary is illustrative only and is not intended to be in any way limiting. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments, and features described above, further aspects, embodiments, and features will become apparent by reference to the drawings and the following detailed description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS
[0027] It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of the present subject matter and are therefore not to be considered for limiting of its scope, for the present disclosure may admit to other equally effective embodiments. The detailed description is described with reference to the accompanying figures. In the figures, a reference number identifies the figure in which the reference number first appears. The same numbers are used throughout the figures to reference like features and components. Some embodiments of system or methods or structure in accordance with embodiments of the present subject matter are now described, by way of example, and with reference to the accompanying figures, in which:
[0028] Fig. 1(a) illustrates a handle bracket according to the present disclosure;
[0029] Fig. 1(b) illustrates a side view of handle bracket according to the present disclosure;
[0030] Fig. 2(a) illustrates a back view of the handle bracket according to the present disclosure;
[0031] Fig. 2(b) illustrates a cross-sectional view of the bracket from the slot in a middle according to the present disclosure;
[0032] Fig. 3 illustrates multiple covers housing a reverse parking camera, an opening switch and a request switch according to the present disclosure;
[0033] Figs. 4(b) and 4(b) illustrate the handle bracket in an assembled condition according to the present disclosure.
[0034] The figures depict embodiments of the present subject matter for illustration only. A person skilled in the art will easily recognize from the following description that alternative embodiments of the structures and methods illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles of the disclosure described herein.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION
[0035] The detailed description of various exemplary embodiments of the disclosure is described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments are described herein in such details as to communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of details provided herein is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
[0036] It is also to be understood that various arrangements may be devised that, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of the present disclosure. Moreover, all statements herein reciting principles, aspects, and embodiments of the present disclosure, as well as specific examples, are intended to encompass equivalents thereof.
[0037] It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions/acts noted may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two figures shown in succession may be executed concurrently or may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality/acts involved.
[0038] Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which example embodiments belong. It will be further understood that terms, e.g., those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
[0039] In the following detailed description of the embodiments of the disclosure, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the disclosure may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the disclosure, and it is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. The following description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense.
[0040] Hereinafter, a description of an embodiment with several components in communication with each other does not imply that all such components are required. On the contrary, a variety of optional components are described to illustrate the wide variety of possible embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0041] The present invention discloses a handle bracket that is located in a backdoor garnish and optimally packages an opening switch, a request switch and a reverse parking camera in a vertical central position.
[0042] Referring to FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b) discloses a base (101) on the handle bracket (100) that has a first plane (102) and a second plane (103). The first plane (102) is inclined relative to the second plane (103). The base (101) has side portions (104a, 104b) that are located on its first side (105a) and a second side (105b). Reinforcing members (106a, 106b) are located on the backside of the base (101) and the reinforcing members (106a, 106b) are further connected to the side portions (104a, 104b) and the base (101).
[0043] Further, slots (107a, 107b, 107c) are given on a left side, a middle and a right side of the base (101). In sequence, the slot on the left side (107a) mounts a reverse parking camera, the slot (107b) on the middle mounts an opening switch and the slot (107c) on the right mounts a request switch.
[0044] In detail, the first plane (102) and the second plane (103) are positioned adjacent to each other and the first plane (102) has an inclined and elevated surface with respect to the second plane (103). Whereas the second plane (103) has a negative draft for ease of assembly of the reverse parking camera.
[0045] The inclined surface on the first plane (102) is given to provide easy access to the user who is opening the backdoor of the vehicle. The request switch and the opening switch are actuated by the user to selectively open the backdoor, providing the user with access to the vehicle from the rear.
[0046] Further, the base (101) has slots (107a, 107b, 107c) that are given on the left side, the middle and the right side. The slots (107b, 107c) on the middle and the right side are provided on the first plane (102) and the slot (107a) on the left side is provided on the second plane (103).
[0047] The slot (107a) on the left side is provided for housing the reverse parking camera. The slot (107b) on the middle is provided for housing the opening switch. Lastly, the slot (107c) on the right side is provided for housing the request switch. Therefore, with the positioning of the slots (107a, 107b, 107c) provided on the left side, middle and the right side, the reverse parking camera, the opening switch and the request switch are located in a center of a backdoor garnish (116) are positioned in a vertical central position of the backdoor garnish (116).
[0048] Further, the base (101) has the side portions (104a, 104b) that are provided on the first side (105a) and the second side (105b). The side portions (104a, 104b) are protruded in a vertical upwards direction. The side portions (104a, 104b) fit between a lower flange (117) of the backdoor garnish (116) and a doghouse mounting (118) provide on the backdoor garnish (116) to fix the handle bracket (100). The surface-to-surface contact between the side portions (104a, 104b) with the backdoor garnish (116) improves overall strength of the handle bracket (100). The side portion (104b) that is attached adjacent to the slot (107c) on the right has a rectangular slot (112).
[0049] The other side portion (104a) that is attached adjacent to the slot (107a) on the left has an L shape. The L shape has a mounting joint (114).
[0050] Furthermore, the base (101) has the reinforcing members (106a, 106b) that are located on the third side (105c). The reinforcing members (106a, 106b) are attached to the side portions (104a, 104b) and the base (101). The reinforcing members (106a, 106b) have fastening holes (115a, 115b, 115c, 115d) to fasten the reinforcing members (106a, 106b) with the backdoor garnish (116).
[0051] On the first plane (102) of the base (101), the slot (107c) on the right is surrounded on an outer periphery by ribs (108) that are protruded in the upwards vertical direction. The shape of ribs (108) guides the request switch at a proper placement.
[0052] The middle slot (107b) provided on the first plane is provided with an inverted U-shaped rib (109) on the upper side and vertical ribs (110a, 110b) on a lower side to hold and position the assembly of the opening switch. The fourth side (105d) of the base (101) has horizontal ribs (113a, 113b, 113c, 113d) that are provided at equal distance from one another.
[0053] Referring to FIGS. 2(a) and 2(b), a third plane (201) is extended in a vertical downwards direction from a third side (105c) of the base (101) and has ribs (202) attached to it. The ribs (202) are further attached to a pad (203) that gets in contact with the backdoor panel (204).
[0054] The horizontal ribs (113a, 113b, 113c, 113d) fix the handle bracket (100) with backdoor garnish (116) to avoid flimsiness while opening the backdoor of the vehicle. The horizontal ribs (113a, 113b, 113c, 113d) fit between the lower flange (117) of the backdoor garnish (116) and plurality of rib portions (207) protruded from the backdoor garnish (116). This fitment provides an improved structural strength to the handle bracket (100) against the forces applied while opening the backdoor.
[0055] Referring to FIG. 3, the reverse parking camera, the opening switch and the request switch are further protected by covers (301, 302, 303). The reverse parking camera is protected and covered by a reverse parking camera cover (301). The opening switch is protected by an opening switch cover (302) and the request switch is protected by a request switch cover (303).
[0056] The first plane (102) has mounting joints (111a, 111b) (as provided in FIG. 1(a)) that are also extended in a vertically upwards direction to fasten a plurality of fasteners (303b, 303c) to mount the opening switch cover (302). The mounting joints (111a, 111b) (as provided in FIG. 1(a)) fasten the opening switch cover (302) and the request switch cover (303) by fasteners (303b, 303c). The rectangular slot (112) provided on side portion (104b) accommodates one end of a request switch cover (303) and lock it to the handle bracket (100).
[0057] The reverse parking camera cover (301) is fastened to the handle bracket through the mounting joint (111a) (as provided in FIG. 1(a)) provided on the first plane (102) and mounting joint (114) provided on the side portion (104a) by a fastener (303a).
[0058] Referring to FIG. 4(a) and FIG, 4(b), the handle bracket (100) with the reverse parking camera, the opening switch and the request switch is first sub assembled to the backdoor garnish (116). Afterwards, the backdoor garnish (116) is then finally assembled to the backdoor panel (204). Overall the fitment of all the reverse parking camera, the opening switch and the request switch takes place in handle bracket subassembly (400) and there is no additional requirement of provision of fitment slot for each of these components separately.
TECHNICAL ADVANTAGES
[0059] With the help of the solution as proposed herein in the context of the present disclosure, the reverse parking camera, the opening switch and the request switch all are in vertical central position.
[0060] With the step surface design in the present disclosure, designing of separate panels for different variants of panel design or additional cover caps to cover the slots provided is eliminated.
[0061] Lastly the reverse parking camera position is almost near vertical central position, therefore setting of view will become easy.
[0062] It will be understood by those within the art that, in general, terms used herein, and especially in the appended claims (e.g., bodies of the appended claims) are generally intended as “open” terms (e.g., the term “including” should be interpreted as “including but not limited to,” the term “having” should be interpreted as “having at least,” the term “includes” should be interpreted as “includes but is not limited to,” etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is intended, such an intent will be explicitly recited in the claim, and in the absence of such recitation, no such intent is present. For example, as an aid to understanding, the following appended claims may contain usage of the introductory phrases “at least one” and “one or more” to introduce claim recitations. However, the use of such phrases should not be construed to imply that the introduction of a claim recitation by the indefinite articles “a” or “an” limits any particular claim containing such introduced claim recitation to disclosures containing only one such recitation, even when the same claim includes the introductory phrases “one or more” or “at least one” and indefinite articles such as “a” or “an” (e.g., “a” and/or “an” should typically be interpreted to mean “at least one” or “one or more”); the same holds true for the use of definite articles used to introduce claim recitations. Also, even if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is explicitly recited, those skilled in the art will recognize that such recitation should typically be interpreted to mean at least the recited number (e.g., the bare recitation of “two recitations,” without other modifiers, typically means at least two recitations or two or more recitations). Furthermore, in those instances where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, and C, etc.” is used, in general, such construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, and C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). In those instances, where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, or C, etc.” is used, in general, such construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, or C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that virtually any disjunctive word and/or phrase presenting two or more alternative terms, whether in the description, claims, or drawings, should be understood to contemplate the possibilities of including one of the terms, either of the terms or both terms. For example, the phrase “A or B” will be understood to include the possibilities of “A” or “B” or “A and B.”
[0063] It will be further appreciated that functions or structures of a plurality of components or steps may be combined into a single component or step, or the functions or structures of one-step or component may be split among plural steps or components. The present disclosure contemplates all of these combinations. Unless stated otherwise, dimensions and geometries of the various structures depicted herein are not intended to be restrictive of the disclosure, and other dimensions or geometries are possible. Also, while a feature of the present disclosure may have been described in the context of only one of the illustrated embodiments, such feature may be combined with one or more other features of other embodiments, for any given application. It will also be appreciated from the above that the fabrication of the unique structures herein and the operation thereof also constitute methods in accordance with the present disclosure. The present disclosure also encompasses intermediate and end products resulting from the practice of the methods herein. The use of “comprising” or “including” also contemplates embodiments that “consist essentially of” or “consist of” the recited feature. , Claims:We claim:
1. A handle bracket (100) located in a backdoor garnish (116), the handle bracket (100) comprising:
a base (101) having a first plane (102) and a second plane (103), wherein the first plane (102) is inclined relative to the second plane (103);
a plurality of side portions (104a, 104b) located on a first side (105a) and a second side (105b) of the base (101);
a plurality of reinforcing members (106a, 106b) located on a third side (105c) of the base (101), wherein the plurality of reinforcing members (106a, 106b) are attached to the plurality of side portions (104a, 104b) and the base (101); and
a plurality of slots (107a, 107b, 107c) provided on the base (101) on a left side, a middle and a right side, wherein the slot on a left side (107a) houses a reverse parking camera, the slot on a middle (107b) houses an opening switch and the slot on a right side (107c) houses a request switch,
wherein the plurality of slots (107a, 107b, 107c) are located at a center of a backdoor garnish (116).

2. The handle bracket (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of side portions (104a, 104b) and the plurality of reinforcing members (106a, 106b) are extended in a vertical upwards direction.

3. The handle bracket (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reinforcing members (106a, 106b) are mounted to the backdoor panel (204) from the third side (105c) of the handle bracket (100).

4. The handle bracket (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the slot (107c) on the right side is surrounded on an outer periphery by a plurality of ribs (108) that are extended in the upwards vertical direction.

5. The handle bracket (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the slot (107b) in the middle is provided with an inverted U-shaped rib (109) on the upper side and vertical ribs (110a, 110b) on a lower side.

6. The handle bracket (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the side portion (104b) located next to the slot (107c) has a rectangular slot (112).

7. The handle bracket (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein a third plane (201) is extended in a vertical downwards direction from a third side (105c) of the base (101) and has a plurality of ribs (202) attached to it.

8. The handle bracket (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the side portions (104a, 104b) fit between a lower flange (117) of the backdoor garnish (116) and a doghouse mounting (118) provide on the backdoor garnish (116) to fix the handle bracket (100).

9. The handle bracket (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of horizontal ribs (113a, 113b, 113c, 113d) is provided at the fourth side (105d) of the base (101).

10. The handle bracket (100) as claimed in claim 9, wherein the horizontal ribs (113a, 113b, 113c, 113d) fit between the lower flange (117) of the backdoor garnish (116) and plurality of rib portions (207) protruded from the backdoor garnish (116).