EP1043459B1 - Fastening device for the external handle of a motor vehicle door - Google Patents

Fastening device for the external handle of a motor vehicle door Download PDF

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EP1043459B1
EP1043459B1 EP00400739A EP00400739A EP1043459B1 EP 1043459 B1 EP1043459 B1 EP 1043459B1 EP 00400739 A EP00400739 A EP 00400739A EP 00400739 A EP00400739 A EP 00400739A EP 1043459 B1 EP1043459 B1 EP 1043459B1
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Gabriel Perez
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B79/00—Mounting or connecting vehicle locks or parts thereof
    • E05B79/02—Mounting of vehicle locks or parts thereof
    • E05B79/06—Mounting of handles, e.g. to the wing or to the lock
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    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B85/00—Details of vehicle locks not provided for in groups E05B77/00 - E05B83/00
    • E05B85/10—Handles
    • E05B85/14—Handles pivoted about an axis parallel to the wing
    • E05B85/18—Handles pivoted about an axis parallel to the wing a longitudinal grip part being pivoted about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the grip part

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  • the present invention relates to a device for attaching an external door opening control of a motor vehicle.
  • outdoor opening controls of a motor vehicle door are formed by an assembly comprising in particular a housing fixed on the door and on which is mounted a control member of the opening of said door.
  • This control member is formed by a handle for example in the form of a palette.
  • the case supporting the control member mounted on the panel external door is fixed by screwing on one or two tabs provided in a cut-out in the panel of door.
  • an insert or screw pre-mounted on the housing of the door opening control is centered in a hole provided on the corresponding fixing lug and a nut locks the assembly in position on the panel of door.
  • the object of the invention is to avoid these disadvantages by proposing a device for fixing an order external opening of a motor vehicle door which reduces the assembly time of the order opening on the door panel and also reduce costs through the reduction of the number of parts and in particular the removal of screws and nuts.
  • the subject of the invention is therefore a device for attaching an external door opening control of a motor vehicle, of the type comprising an applied housing on the outer face of the edge of a cut-out in the door and supporting an opening control member of said door, said housing being held by pinching at least a portion of the edge of the blank between said housing and a piece applied on the inner side of the edge of this cut, characterized in that the piece is formed by a stirrup having at least one finger extending in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the door and intended to enter a bridge provided on the back side of the housing.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shown a door 1 of a motor vehicle which comprises, in front, that is to say on the outer face of the panel 2, a cutout 3 intended to receive an order to open the door 1 held on said blank 3 by means of a device fixing device according to the invention.
  • the opening command of the door 1 comprises in particular a housing 10 to be applied on the outer face of the edge 3a of the cutout 3 formed in the panel 2 of the door 1.
  • the housing 10 supports a control member of the opening of the door 1 which, in the example shown in FIG. 2, consists of a pallet 11.
  • the housing 10 has on its face internal 10a two legs 12 parallel and extending towards the high.
  • Each leg 12 is provided at its upper part of a transverse orifice 12a for the passage of an axis, as we will see later.
  • the pallet 11 has on its rear face two arms 13 parallel and also extending upwards.
  • Each arm 13 is provided at its upper part of an orifice 13a for the passage of an axis and passes through the housing 10 through an opening 14 formed in said housing 10.
  • the pallet 11 is mounted on the housing 10 in introducing each arm 13 into an opening 14 so to position the upper end of each arm 13 in look at the upper end of a leg 12.
  • an axis is introduced in the orifice 12a of a tab 12 and in the orifice 13a of a arm 13 adjacent such that the pallet 11 pivots around these axes and control, during this pivoting, the opening of the door via a suitable mechanism and connected to said pallet 11.
  • the housing 10 also has on its rear face 10a two bridges, respectively 15a and 15b, parallel and each provided with an axial passage, respectively 16a and 16b, extending parallel to the longitudinal direction from the door 1.
  • the outer contour housing 10 supporting the pallet 11 is placed on the outer face of the edge 3a of the cutout 3 and is maintained by pinching this edge 3a between the housing 10 and a part 20 applied on the inner face of the edge 3a of this cutout 3.
  • the part 20 is formed by a stirrup 21 of length less than the length of the housing 10 and whose outer contour covers only part of the face internal edge 3a of the cutout 3.
  • the stirrup 21 has two fingers 22a respectively and 22b, extending parallel to the longitudinal direction of Door 1 and intended to penetrate each into the passage 16a or 16b of a bridge 15a or 15b formed on the face rear 10a of the housing 10.
  • the finger 22a is arranged opposite a notch 23 provided on the stirrup 21 and the finger 22b is arranged on the end 21a of the stirrup 21.
  • the width of the fingers 22a and 22b is smaller to the width of the passages 16a and 16b of the bridges 15a and 15b so as to allow transverse movement of the stirrup 21 when mounting this bracket 21 on the housing 10.
  • stirrup 21 and housing 10 are determined so that the fingers 22a and 22b and the bridges 15a and 15b exert, on the one hand, a force pressing the housing 10 on the outer face of the edge 3a of the cutting 3 and, on the other hand, by reaction, an opposite force placing the stirrup 21 on the inner face of the edge 3a of said cutting 3.
  • the mounting of the stirrup 21 on the housing 10 is realized in the following way.
  • the housing 10 supporting the pallet 11 is placed on the outer face of the edge 3a of the blank 3 and the stirrup 21 is moved in a longitudinal direction of the door 1 so that the fingers 22a and 22b penetrate in the passages 16a and 16b of the bridges 15a and 15b.
  • stirrup 21 is crushed slightly against the inner face of the panel 2 of the door 1 of such way that the fingers 22a and 22b are positioned in the axis of the passages 16a and 16b of the bridges 15a and 15b.
  • the fingers 22a and 22b move backwards compared to the outer face of the door 1, so that the rim of the stirrup 21 rests on the inner face of the edge 3a of the cutout 3, and pull the housing 10 also backward by plating it on the edge 3a of said cutout 3.
  • edge 3a of the cutout 3 is pinched between the housing 10 and the stirrup 21, which ensures the fixation housing 10 and the control member of the opening of the door 1 of the motor vehicle.
  • the fixing device comprises locking means preventing inadvertent disassembly of the stirrup 21.
  • these locking means are formed by a resilient tongue 25 cooperating with a stop 26 provided on the housing 10 ( Figure 3).
  • the fastening device according to the invention allows to reduce the assembly time of an opening command outside door on the panel of this door and not requires no screwing device, which also makes it possible to reduce costs due to the removal of screws and nuts.
  • the fastening device according to the invention allows also the mounting of the external opening control in hard-to-reach areas for tools screwing.

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Outer contour of casing (10) holding vane (11) is placed on inner side of edge (3a) of cutout (3). Edge is gripped between casing and part (20) applied on inner side of edge. Part is made of clevis (21) having two fingers (22a), extending parallel to longitudinal direction of door (1) and penetrating in passages (16a) of guards (15a) placed on rear side (10a) of casing.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif de fixation d'une commande d'ouverture extérieure d'une porte de véhicule automobile.The present invention relates to a device for attaching an external door opening control of a motor vehicle.

Généralement, les commandes d'ouverture extérieure d'une porte de véhicule automobile sont formées par un ensemble comprenant notamment un boítier fixé sur la porte et sur lequel est monté un organe de commande de l'ouverture de ladite porte.Generally, outdoor opening controls of a motor vehicle door are formed by an assembly comprising in particular a housing fixed on the door and on which is mounted a control member of the opening of said door.

Cet organe de commande est formé par une poignée se présentant par exemple sous la forme d'une palette.This control member is formed by a handle for example in the form of a palette.

Actuellement, dans la plupart des cas, le boítier supportant l'organe de commande monté sur le panneau externe de la porte est fixé par vissage sur une ou deux pattes prévues dans une découpe ménagée dans le panneau de porte.Currently, in most cases, the case supporting the control member mounted on the panel external door is fixed by screwing on one or two tabs provided in a cut-out in the panel of door.

A cet effet, un insert ou une vis prémontée sur le boítier de la commande d'ouverture de porte est centré dans un orifice prévu sur la patte de fixation correspondante et un écrou bloque l'ensemble en position sur le panneau de porte.For this purpose, an insert or screw pre-mounted on the housing of the door opening control is centered in a hole provided on the corresponding fixing lug and a nut locks the assembly in position on the panel of door.

Ce genre de montage nécessite donc des pièces supplémentaires telles que des vis et des écrous et le temps de montage est relativement long du fait de la mise en place de ces vis et de ces écrous et également à cause de l'opération de vissage elle-même.This kind of assembly therefore requires parts additional such as screws and nuts and time is relatively long because of the installation of these screws and these nuts and also because of the operation screwing itself.

De plus, dans certains cas, la disposition des différents éléments à l'intérieur de la porte fait qu'il est très difficile, voire impossible de placer une visseuse.In addition, in some cases, the provision of different elements inside the door makes it is very difficult, if not impossible to place a screwdriver.

On connaít dans les documents DE-A-4 443 117 et EP-A-724 052 des dispositifs de fixation d'une commande d'ouverture extérieure d'une porte selon le préambule de la revendication 1.We know in documents DE-A-4,443,117 and EP-A-724 052 devices for fixing a command opening of a door according to the preamble of the claim 1.

L'invention a pour but d'éviter ces inconvénients en proposant un dispositif de fixation d'une commande d'ouverture extérieure d'une porte de véhicule automobile qui permet de diminuer le temps de montage de la commande d'ouverture sur le panneau de porte et également de réduire les coûts grâce à la réduction du nombre de pièces et notamment à la suppression des vis et des écrous.The object of the invention is to avoid these disadvantages by proposing a device for fixing an order external opening of a motor vehicle door which reduces the assembly time of the order opening on the door panel and also reduce costs through the reduction of the number of parts and in particular the removal of screws and nuts.

L'invention a donc pour objet un dispositif de fixation d'une commande d'ouverture extérieure d'une porte de véhicule automobile, du type comprenant un boítier appliqué sur la face externe du bord d'une découpe ménagée dans la porte et supportant un organe de commande d'ouverture de ladite porte, ledit boítier étant maintenu par pincement d'au moins une portion du bord de la découpe entre ledit boítier et une pièce appliquée sur la face interne du bord de cette découpe, caractérisé en ce que la pièce est formée par un étrier comportant au moins un doigt s'étendant parallèlement à la direction longitudinale de la porte et destiné à pénétrer dans un pontet prévu sur la face arrière du boítier.The subject of the invention is therefore a device for attaching an external door opening control of a motor vehicle, of the type comprising an applied housing on the outer face of the edge of a cut-out in the door and supporting an opening control member of said door, said housing being held by pinching at least a portion of the edge of the blank between said housing and a piece applied on the inner side of the edge of this cut, characterized in that the piece is formed by a stirrup having at least one finger extending in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the door and intended to enter a bridge provided on the back side of the housing.

Selon d'autres caractéristiques de l'invention :

  • la forme et les dimensions de l'étrier et du boítier sont déterminées pour que ledit doigt et ledit pontet exercent, d'une part, une force plaquant le boítier sur la face externe du bord de la découpe et, d'autre part, par réaction, une force opposée plaquant l'étrier sur la face interne du bord de ladite découpe,
  • le montage de l'étrier sur le boítier s'effectue par déplacement de l'étrier selon une direction longitudinale de la porte,
  • le dispositif comporte des moyens de blocage empêchant un démontage intempestif de l'étrier,
  • les moyens de blocage sont formés par une languette élastique coopérant avec une butée prévue sur la porte.
According to other features of the invention:
  • the shape and the dimensions of the stirrup and the housing are determined so that said finger and said bridge act, on the one hand, a force pressing the housing on the outer face of the edge of the cut and, on the other hand, by reaction, an opposing force pressing the stirrup on the inner face of the edge of said cutout,
  • the mounting of the stirrup on the housing is effected by moving the stirrup in a longitudinal direction of the door,
  • the device comprises locking means preventing untimely disassembly of the caliper,
  • the locking means are formed by an elastic tongue cooperating with a stop provided on the door.

L'invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description qui va suivre, donnée à titre d'exemple et faite en se référant aux dessins annexés, sur lesquels :

  • la Fig. 1 est une vue schématique en élévation d'une porte d'un véhicule automobile destinée à recevoir une commande d'ouverture fixée par un dispositif conforme à l'invention,
  • la Fig. 2 est une vue schématique en coupe transversale de la commande d'ouverture fixée par le dispositif conforme à l'invention,
  • la Fig. 3 est une vue schématique en perspective du boítier de la commande d'ouverture,
  • la Fig. 4 est une vue schématique en perspective de l'étrier du dispositif de fixation de la commande d'ouverture.
The invention will be better understood on reading the description which follows, given by way of example and with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic elevational view of a door of a motor vehicle intended to receive an opening command fixed by a device according to the invention,
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the opening control fixed by the device according to the invention,
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the housing of the opening control,
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the caliper of the fastening device of the opening control.

Sur la Fig. 1, on a représenté schématiquement une porte 1 d'un véhicule automobile qui comporte, en façade, c'est à dire sur la face externe du panneau 2, une découpe 3 destinée à recevoir une commande d'ouverture de la porte 1 maintenue sur ladite découpe 3 au moyen d'un dispositif de fixation conforme à l'invention.In FIG. 1, schematically shown a door 1 of a motor vehicle which comprises, in front, that is to say on the outer face of the panel 2, a cutout 3 intended to receive an order to open the door 1 held on said blank 3 by means of a device fixing device according to the invention.

Ainsi que représenté sur les Figs. 2 et 3, la commande d'ouverture de la porte 1 comprend notamment un boítier 10 destiné à être appliqué sur la face externe du bord 3a de la découpe 3 ménagée dans le panneau 2 de la porte 1.As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the opening command of the door 1 comprises in particular a housing 10 to be applied on the outer face of the edge 3a of the cutout 3 formed in the panel 2 of the door 1.

Le boítier 10 supporte un organe de commande de l'ouverture de la porte 1 qui, dans l'exemple représenté à la Fig. 2, est constitué par une palette 11.The housing 10 supports a control member of the opening of the door 1 which, in the example shown in FIG. 2, consists of a pallet 11.

A cet effet, le boítier 10 comporte sur sa face interne 10a deux pattes 12 parallèles et s'étendant vers le haut.For this purpose, the housing 10 has on its face internal 10a two legs 12 parallel and extending towards the high.

Chaque patte 12 est munie à sa partie supérieure d'un orifice transversal 12a pour le passage d'un axe, comme on le verra ultérieurement.Each leg 12 is provided at its upper part of a transverse orifice 12a for the passage of an axis, as we will see later.

La palette 11 comporte sur sa face arrière deux bras 13 parallèles et s'étendant également vers le haut.The pallet 11 has on its rear face two arms 13 parallel and also extending upwards.

Chaque bras 13 est muni à sa partie supérieure d'un orifice 13a pour le passage d'un axe et traverse le boítier 10 par une ouverture 14 ménagée dans ledit boítier 10.Each arm 13 is provided at its upper part of an orifice 13a for the passage of an axis and passes through the housing 10 through an opening 14 formed in said housing 10.

La palette 11 est montée sur le boítier 10 en introduisant chaque bras 13 dans une ouverture 14 de manière à positionner l'extrémité supérieure de chaque bras 13 en regard de l'extrémité supérieure d'une patte 12.The pallet 11 is mounted on the housing 10 in introducing each arm 13 into an opening 14 so to position the upper end of each arm 13 in look at the upper end of a leg 12.

Ensuite, un axe, non représenté, est introduit dans l'orifice 12a d'une patte 12 et dans l'orifice 13a d'un bras 13 adjacent de telle manière que la palette 11 pivote autour de ces axes et commande, lors de ce pivotement, l'ouverture de la porte par l'intermédiaire d'un mécanisme approprié et relié à ladite palette 11.Then, an axis, not shown, is introduced in the orifice 12a of a tab 12 and in the orifice 13a of a arm 13 adjacent such that the pallet 11 pivots around these axes and control, during this pivoting, the opening of the door via a suitable mechanism and connected to said pallet 11.

Le boítier 10 comporte également sur sa face arrière 10a deux pontets, respectivement 15a et 15b, parallèles et munis chacun d'un passage axial, respectivement 16a et 16b, s'étendant parallèlement à la direction longitudinale de la porte 1.The housing 10 also has on its rear face 10a two bridges, respectively 15a and 15b, parallel and each provided with an axial passage, respectively 16a and 16b, extending parallel to the longitudinal direction from the door 1.

Ainsi que représenté à la Fig. 2, le contour extérieur du boítier 10 supportant la palette 11 est placé sur la face externe du bord 3a de la découpe 3 et est maintenu par pincement de ce bord 3a entre le boítier 10 et une pièce 20 appliquée sur la face interne du bord 3a de cette découpe 3.As shown in FIG. 2, the outer contour housing 10 supporting the pallet 11 is placed on the outer face of the edge 3a of the cutout 3 and is maintained by pinching this edge 3a between the housing 10 and a part 20 applied on the inner face of the edge 3a of this cutout 3.

Pour cela, la pièce 20 est formée par un étrier 21 de longueur inférieure à la longueur du boítier 10 et dont le contour externe ne recouvre qu'une partie de la face interne du bord 3a de la découpe 3.For this, the part 20 is formed by a stirrup 21 of length less than the length of the housing 10 and whose outer contour covers only part of the face internal edge 3a of the cutout 3.

Dans l'exemple de réalisation représenté à la Fig. 4, l'étrier 21 comporte deux doigts, respectivement 22a et 22b, s'étendant parallèlement à la direction longitudinale de la porte 1 et destinés à pénétrer chacun dans le passage 16a ou 16b d'un pontet 15a ou 15b ménagé sur la face arrière 10a du boítier 10.In the embodiment shown in Fig. 4, the stirrup 21 has two fingers 22a respectively and 22b, extending parallel to the longitudinal direction of Door 1 and intended to penetrate each into the passage 16a or 16b of a bridge 15a or 15b formed on the face rear 10a of the housing 10.

Le doigt 22a est disposé en regard d'une échancrure 23 prévue sur l'étrier 21 et le doigt 22b est disposé sur l'extrémité 21a de l'étrier 21.The finger 22a is arranged opposite a notch 23 provided on the stirrup 21 and the finger 22b is arranged on the end 21a of the stirrup 21.

La largeur des doigts 22a et 22b est inférieure à la largeur des passages 16a et 16b des pontets 15a et 15b de façon à permettre un déplacement transversal de l'étrier 21 lors du montage de cet étrier 21 sur le boítier 10.The width of the fingers 22a and 22b is smaller to the width of the passages 16a and 16b of the bridges 15a and 15b so as to allow transverse movement of the stirrup 21 when mounting this bracket 21 on the housing 10.

La forme et les dimensions de l'étrier 21 et du boítier 10 sont déterminées pour que les doigts 22a et 22b et les pontets 15a et 15b exercent, d'une part, une force plaquant le boítier 10 sur la face externe du bord 3a de la découpe 3 et, d'autre part, par réaction, une force opposée plaquant l'étrier 21 sur la face interne du bord 3a de ladite découpe 3. The shape and dimensions of stirrup 21 and housing 10 are determined so that the fingers 22a and 22b and the bridges 15a and 15b exert, on the one hand, a force pressing the housing 10 on the outer face of the edge 3a of the cutting 3 and, on the other hand, by reaction, an opposite force placing the stirrup 21 on the inner face of the edge 3a of said cutting 3.

Le montage de l'étrier 21 sur le boítier 10 est réalisé de la façon suivante.The mounting of the stirrup 21 on the housing 10 is realized in the following way.

Tout d'abord, le boítier 10 supportant la palette 11 est placé sur la face externe du bord 3a de la découpe 3 et l'étrier 21 est déplacé selon une direction longitudinale de la porte 1 pour que les doigts 22a et 22b pénètrent dans les passages 16a et 16b des pontets 15a et 15b.First, the housing 10 supporting the pallet 11 is placed on the outer face of the edge 3a of the blank 3 and the stirrup 21 is moved in a longitudinal direction of the door 1 so that the fingers 22a and 22b penetrate in the passages 16a and 16b of the bridges 15a and 15b.

Pour cela, l'étrier 21 est écrasé légèrement contre la face interne du panneau 2 de la porte 1 de telle manière que les doigts 22a et 22b soient positionnés dans l'axe des passages 16a et 16b des pontets 15a et 15b.For this, the stirrup 21 is crushed slightly against the inner face of the panel 2 of the door 1 of such way that the fingers 22a and 22b are positioned in the axis of the passages 16a and 16b of the bridges 15a and 15b.

Dès que les doigts 22a et 22b sont en position dans les passages 16a et 16b des pontets 15a et 15b, l'étrier 21 est relâché et revient à sa position initiale, ainsi que représentée à la Fig. 2.As soon as the fingers 22a and 22b are in position in the passages 16a and 16b of the bridges 15a and 15b, the stirrup 21 is released and returns to its initial position, as shown in FIG. 2.

Les doigts 22a et 22b se déplacent vers l'arrière par rapport à la face externe de la porte 1, si bien que le rebord de l'étrier 21 s'appuie sur la face interne du bord 3a de la découpe 3, et tirent le boítier 10 également vers l'arrière en le plaquant sur le bord 3a de ladite découpe 3.The fingers 22a and 22b move backwards compared to the outer face of the door 1, so that the rim of the stirrup 21 rests on the inner face of the edge 3a of the cutout 3, and pull the housing 10 also backward by plating it on the edge 3a of said cutout 3.

Ainsi, le bord 3a de la découpe 3 est pincé entre le boítier 10 et l'étrier 21, ce qui assure la fixation du boítier 10 et de l'organe de commande de l'ouverture de la porte 1 du véhicule automobile.Thus, the edge 3a of the cutout 3 is pinched between the housing 10 and the stirrup 21, which ensures the fixation housing 10 and the control member of the opening of the door 1 of the motor vehicle.

Enfin, le dispositif de fixation comporte des moyens de blocage empêchant un démontage intempestif de l'étrier 21.Finally, the fixing device comprises locking means preventing inadvertent disassembly of the stirrup 21.

Comme représenté à la Fig. 4, ces moyens de blocage sont formés par une languette élastique 25 coopérant avec une butée 26 prévue sur le boítier 10 (fig. 3).As shown in FIG. 4, these locking means are formed by a resilient tongue 25 cooperating with a stop 26 provided on the housing 10 (Figure 3).

Le dispositif de fixation selon l'invention permet de diminuer le temps de montage d'une commande d'ouverture extérieure de porte sur le panneau de cette porte et ne nécessite aucun organe de vissage ce qui permet également de diminuer les coûts du fait de la suppression des vis et des écrous. The fastening device according to the invention allows to reduce the assembly time of an opening command outside door on the panel of this door and not requires no screwing device, which also makes it possible to reduce costs due to the removal of screws and nuts.

Le dispositif de fixation selon l'invention permet aussi le montage de la commande d'ouverture extérieure de porte dans des zones difficiles d'accès pour des outils de vissage.The fastening device according to the invention allows also the mounting of the external opening control in hard-to-reach areas for tools screwing.

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  1. Device for fastening a door control for opening a motor vehicle door (1) from the outside, of the type comprising a casing (10) applied to the outer face of the edge (3a) of a cutout (3) made in the door (1) and supporting an operating element (11) for opening the said door (1), the said casing (10) being held in place by clamping at least one portion of the edge (3a) of the cutout (3) between the said casing (10) and a part (20) applied to the inner face of the edge (3a) of the cutout (3), characterized in that the part (20) is formed by a saddle (21) comprising at least one finger (22a, 22b) extending parallel to the longitudinal direction of the door (1) and intended to penetrate a clip (15a, 15b) provided on the rear face of the casing (10).
  2. Device according to Claim 1, characterized in that the shape and the dimensions of the saddle (21) and of the casing (10) are determined in order that the said finger (22a, 22b) and the said clip (15a, 15b) exert, on the one hand, a force pressing the casing (10) onto the outer face of the edge (3a) of the cutout (3) and, on the other hand, by reaction, an opposed force pressing the saddle (21) onto the inner face of the edge (3a) of the said cutout (3).
  3. Device according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the saddle (21) is mounted on the casing (10) by moving the saddle (21) in a longitudinal direction of the door (1).
  4. Device according to Claim 1, characterized in that it comprises locking means (25, 26) preventing inadvertent disassembly of the saddle (21).
  5. Device according to Claim 4, characterized in that the locking means are formed by an elastic tab (25) cooperating with a stop (26) provided on the door (1).
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FR9904481A FR2791926B1 (en) 1999-04-09 1999-04-09 DEVICE FOR FIXING AN EXTERNAL OPENING CONTROL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR

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