Handle chassis with snap lock datum locator for vehicle door assembly
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Dec 25, 2018
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Jan 18, 2018
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Jul 13, 2016
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Jul 13, 2016
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Vehicle door handle chassis, motorized vehicles with door handle chassis, and methods of constructing and methods of using handle chassis are disclosed. Presented herein, for example, is a handle chassis for a motor vehicle door assembly. The door assembly includes a door handle and a support structure with a chassis aperture and at least one ramped tab. The handle chassis includes a rigid chassis body with a handle aperture that receives therein a portion of the door handle such that the door handle secures to the chassis body. One or more flexible hooks project from the chassis body. Each flexible hook is configured to insert into a receiving end of the chassis aperture, flex in a first direction while moving over a respective ramped tab towards a securing end, and thereafter flex in a second direction into a respective securing slot to thereby fasten the chassis to the support structure.
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