Patent attributes
An outside handle assembly for an automobile is constructed to have a handle body 3 connected to a handle base 2 secured to an automobile panel 1, and a connecting lever 7 swingably connected to the handle body 3 and driven vertically by an operating force applied to the handle body 3 so that an engaging portion 4 formed toward its lower end may push an unlocking lever 6 in a locking device 5 to release the locking device 5 from its locking state. The engaging portion 4 is formed to be disengageable from the unlocking lever 6 upon swinging of the connecting lever 7 toward the center of the automobile body. The handle base 2 is provided with a panel deformation detector 8 protruding toward the connecting lever 7. The connecting lever 7 being urged toward the panel 1 by urging member 9.
