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An apparatus for opening and closing a vehicle door comprises an outer open handle assembly and a latch assembly. The handle assembly has an handle base which is brought into contact with an outer surface of an outer door panel and a handle lever which is rotatably mounted on the handle base. The la

An apparatus for opening and closing a vehicle door comprises an outer open handle assembly and a latch assembly. The handle assembly has an handle base which is brought into contact with an outer surface of an outer door panel and a handle lever which is rotatably mounted on the handle base. The latch assembly has a bracket which is brought into contact with an inner surface of the outer panel, a latch mechanism which is engaged with a striker and mounted on the bracket, and an opening mechanism which is operative to release the latch mechanism and mounted on the bracket. The handle base and the bracket are fixed to each other with screws or bolts across the outer door panel. The latch assembly is covered with a decorative case.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An opening and closing apparatus on an automotive passenger door comprising;a latch assembly having a latch mechanism engageable with a striker on an automotive body, an opening mechanism for releasing the latch mechanism from the striker, and a bracket, said latch mechan

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An opening and closing apparatus on an automotive passenger door comprising;a latch assembly having a latch mechanism engageable with a striker on an automotive body, an opening mechanism for releasing the latch mechanism from the striker, and a bracket, said latch mechanism and said opening mechanism being mounted on the bracket;an outer open handle assembly having a handle base, and a handle lever rotatably mounted on the handle base, said handle lever being connected to the opening mechanism through a lost-motion coupling which transmits a movement of the handle lever to the opening mechanism but does not transmit a movement of the opening mechanism to the handle lever; anda door panel of the automotive passengers door having an exposed inside surface and an exposed outside surface;wherein said bracket has a main plate having a substantially flat outer surface which is brought into contact with the inside surface of the door panel, and a sub plate which is at an approximately right angle to the main plate and extends in a first direction;wherein said handle base has a substantially flat inner surface which is brought into contact with the outside surface of the door panel;wherein said latch mechanism and said opening mechanism are mounted on the sub plate;wherein said main plate and said handle base are fixed to each other with at least one screw or bolt across the door panel so that the door panel is sandwiched between the main plate and the handle base;wherein said main plate has at least one hole into which the screw or bolt is inserted;wherein said sub plate has no portion which overlaps with and goes across a plane of the door panel.