A patent for “hidden door handles, doors and vehicles” from Xiaomi Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. was recently authorized.
The patent document states that in a car, a door handle is required to open all side doors, and the door can be opened by pulling the door handle. The handles are divided into convex type, semi-hidden type, and hidden door handles. The hidden door handles can reduce the wind resistance of the entire vehicle.
in related technologies. The hidden retractable door handle requires a space to accommodate the retraction of the handle. After the retraction of the handle, another space is set up that is completely independent of the retraction envelope of the handle. The relevant structure for opening the door is set up in this space. The car door can be opened by operating the corresponding mechanism in this space. That is, the hidden retractable door handle solution needs to be provided with two independent spaces, and the design solution must be made into an electric solution to drive the handle to retract, making the overall structure complex and High cost and heavy weight.
The patent summary shows that the patented hidden door handle does not require an electric drive component and can automatically reset the hidden position of the handle component. It has a simple structure, reduces weight, reduces costs, and is more convenient to operate.
According to previous reports, Xiaomi’s first model, SU7, uses a semi-hidden door handle, which avoids the difficulty of popping up that traditional pop-up door handles may encounter. It can be seen from the patent that Xiaomi has also laid out the hidden door handle technology and made design improvements.
