A vehicle door switch actuation system is provided. The system includes an exterior handle mechanically coupled with a rotatable shaft. The shaft is mechanically coupled with a door latch. Rotation of the exterior handle to an open door position moves the door latch to release a vehicle door. A firs
A vehicle door switch actuation system is provided. The system includes an exterior handle mechanically coupled with a rotatable shaft. The shaft is mechanically coupled with a door latch. Rotation of the exterior handle to an open door position moves the door latch to release a vehicle door. A first arm and a second arm are mounted to the shaft. The first arm engages a close switch in response to rotation of the exterior handle to a close door position. The second arm engages an open switch in response to rotation of the exterior handle to the open door position.
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1. A system for opening and closing a vehicle door, comprising: an interior handle and an exterior handle, the exterior handle mounted on an exterior of the vehicle door;the exterior handle mechanically coupled with a rotatable shaft, the shaft being mechanically coupled with a door latch component,
1. A system for opening and closing a vehicle door, comprising: an interior handle and an exterior handle, the exterior handle mounted on an exterior of the vehicle door;the exterior handle mechanically coupled with a rotatable shaft, the shaft being mechanically coupled with a door latch component, the door latch component engages a mechanical door opening mechanism adapted to release the vehicle door such that rotation of the exterior handle to an open door position moves the door latch component to release the vehicle door;a first arm mounted to the shaft;a second arm mounted to the shaft, wherein the second arm engages an open switch in response to rotation of the exterior handle to the open door position and the first arm engages a close switch in response to rotation of the exterior handle to a close door position, and wherein the second arm engages the open switch in response to movement of the interior handle to an open position. 2. The system of claim 1 wherein the open switch signals a controller to initiate an open door operation upon activation of the open switch and the close switch signals the controller to initiate a close door operation upon activation of the close switch. 3. The system of claim 1 wherein the shaft rotates the first arm when the exterior handle is moved to the open door position and the first arm contacts the second arm causing the second arm to rotate and engage the open switch. 4. The system of claim 3 wherein the first arm is meshed to the shaft such that the first arm rotates as the shaft rotates, and wherein the second arm is mounted to the shaft such that it does not rotate as the shaft rotates. 5. The system of claim 4 wherein the first arm has a square-shaped portion that meshes with a corresponding square-shaped portion of the shaft, and wherein the second arm has a round hole such that the shaft passes through the round hole. 6. The system of claim 3 further comprising a rod attached to the second arm and to the door latch component, wherein the mechanical door opening mechanism is adapted to release the vehicle door in response to rotation of the second arm. 7. The system of claim 1 wherein the first arm is mounted to the shaft such that the first arm rotates in one direction as the exterior handle is moved to the close door position. 8. The system of claim 7 wherein the first arm has a square-shaped portion that meshes with a corresponding square-shaped portion of the shaft. 9. A system for opening and closing a vehicle door, comprising: an interior handle and an exterior handle, the exterior handle mounted on an exterior of the vehicle door;the exterior handle mechanically coupled with a rotatable shaft, the shaft being mechanically coupled with a door latch component, the door latch component engages a mechanical door opening mechanism adapted to release the vehicle door such that rotation of the exterior handle to an open door position moves the door latch component to release the vehicle door;a first arm mounted to the shaft;a second arm mounted to the shaft, wherein the second arm engages an open switch in response to rotation of the exterior handle to the open door position and the first arm engages a close switch in response to rotation of the exterior handle to a close door position, and wherein the second arm engages the open switch in response to movement of the interior handle to an open position;a third arm mounted to the shaft, the third arm being mechanically coupled to the first arm and the second arm; anda spring connected to the third arm and to a frame of the vehicle door such that the first arm returns to a neutral position upon release of the exterior handle from the open door position and the second arm returns to the neutral position upon release of the exterior handle from the open door position. 10. The system of claim 9 further comprising a fourth arm secured to a rotatable component, the rotatable component mounted to the shaft such that in response to rotation of the rotatable component, the fourth arm engages a lockout switch, wherein the lockout switch is adapted to prevent activation of a controller by the open switch or the close switch. 11. A system for opening and closing a vehicle door, comprising: an interior handle and an exterior handle, the exterior handle mounted on an exterior of the vehicle door;the exterior handle mechanically coupled with a rotatable shaft, the shaft being mechanically coupled with a door latch component, the door latch component engages a mechanical door opening mechanism adapted to release the vehicle door such that rotation of the exterior handle to an open door position moves the door latch component to release the vehicle door;a first arm mounted to the shaft; anda second arm mounted to the shaft, wherein the second arm engages an open switch in response to rotation of the exterior handle to the open door position and the first arm engages a close switch in response to rotation of the exterior handle to a close door position, wherein the second arm engages the open switch in response to movement of the interior handle to an open position, and wherein the first arm and the second arm are mounted to the shaft such that both the first arm and second arm rotate in response to rotation of the exterior handle to the open door position and only the first arm rotates in response to rotation of the exterior handle to the close door position. 12. A system for opening and closing a vehicle door, comprising: an interior handle and an exterior handle, the exterior handle mounted on an exterior of the vehicle door;the exterior handle mechanically coupled with a rotatable shaft, the shaft being mechanically coupled with a door latch component, the door latch component engages a mechanical door opening mechanism adapted to release the vehicle door such that rotation of the exterior handle to an open door position moves the door latch component to release the vehicle door;a first arm mounted to the shaft;a second arm mounted to the shaft, wherein the second arm engages an open switch in response to rotation of the exterior handle to the open door position and the first arm engages a close switch in response to rotation of the exterior handle to a close door position, and wherein the second arm engages the open switch in response to movement of the interior handle to an open position; andwherein the shaft rotates the first arm when the exterior handle is moved to the open door position and the first arm contacts the second arm causing the second arm to rotate and engage the open switch, and wherein the second arm has a heel that abuts a frame of the vehicle door to limit the range of rotation of the second arm. 13. A system for opening and closing a vehicle door, comprising: an interior handle and an exterior handle, the exterior handle mounted on an exterior of the vehicle door;the exterior handle mechanically coupled with a rotatable shaft, the shaft being mechanically coupled with a door latch component, the door latch component engages a mechanical door opening mechanism adapted to release the vehicle door such that rotation of the exterior handle to an open door position moves the door latch component to release the vehicle door;a first arm mounted to the shaft;a second arm mounted to the shaft, wherein the second arm engages an open switch in response to rotation of the exterior handle to the open door position and the first arm engages a close switch in response to rotation of the exterior handle to a close door position, and wherein the second arm engages the open switch in response to movement of the interior handle to an open position;wherein the shaft rotates the first arm when the exterior handle is moved to the open door position and the first arm contacts the second arm causing the second arm to rotate and engage the open switch, andwherein the second arm is connected to a third arm; anda spring, wherein one end of the spring is connected to the third arm and another end of the spring is connected to a frame of the vehicle door such that the spring expands when the third arm rotates in one direction. 14. The system of claim 13 wherein the spring retracts to rotate the second arm and the third arm in an opposite direction upon release of the exterior handle from the open door position. 15. The system of claim 14 wherein the second arm pushes the first arm in the opposite direction as the second arm rotates in the opposite direction. 16. The system of claim 14 wherein the third arm includes a heel that abuts the frame of the vehicle door as the third arm rotates in the opposite direction to limit the range of rotation of the third arm. 17. A system for opening and closing a vehicle door, comprising: an interior handle and an exterior handle, the exterior handle mounted on an exterior of the vehicle door;the exterior handle mechanically coupled with a rotatable shaft, the shaft being mechanically coupled with a door latch component, the door latch component engages a mechanical door opening mechanism adapted to release the vehicle door such that rotation of the exterior handle to an open door position moves the door latch component to release the vehicle door;a first arm mounted to the shaft;a second arm mounted to the shaft, wherein the second arm engages an open switch in response to rotation of the exterior handle to the open door position and the first arm engages a close switch in response to rotation of the exterior handle to a close door position, wherein the second arm engages the open switch in response to movement of the interior handle to an open position, and wherein the first arm is mounted to the shaft such that the first arm rotates in one direction as the exterior handle is moved to the closed door position; andwherein the first arm is connected to the second arm, the second arm is mounted on the shaft such that the second arm remains stationary as the first arm rotates in the one direction. 18. The system of claim 17 further comprising a spring connected between the first arm and the second arm, wherein the spring extends as the first arm rotates in the one direction and the spring retracts rotating the first arm in an opposite direction upon release of the exterior handle from the close door position. 19. The system of claim 18 wherein the second arm has a round hole such that the shaft passes through the round hole. 20. The system of claim 18 wherein the second arm is connected to a third arm, the third arm has a heel that abuts a frame of the vehicle door to prevent rotation of the second arm and the third arm in the one direction. 21. A system for opening and closing a vehicle door, comprising: an interior handle and an exterior handle, the exterior handle mounted on an exterior of the vehicle door;the exterior handle mechanically coupled with a rotatable shaft, the shaft being mechanically coupled with a door latch component, the door latch component engages a mechanical door opening mechanism adapted to release the vehicle door such that rotation of the exterior handle to an open door position moves the door latch component to release the vehicle door;a first arm mounted to the shaft; anda second arm mounted to the shaft, wherein the second arm engages an open switch in response to rotation of the exterior handle to the open door position and the first arm engages a close switch in response to rotation of the exterior handle to a close door position, wherein the second arm engages the open switch in response to movement of the interior handle to an open position, and wherein the interior handle is mechanically coupled to a rotatable component mounted to the shaft such that movement of the interior handle to the open position rotates the rotatable component causing the second arm to rotate and engage the open switch. 22. The system of claim 21 wherein the second arm is secured to a rod connected to the door latch component such that rotation of the second arm moves the rod and the door latch component. 23. The system of claim 21 further comprising a bolt connected between the second arm and a third arm mounted to the shaft, the rotatable component pushes against the bolt causing rotation of the second arm and the third arm in one direction in response to movement of the interior handle to the open position. 24. The system of claim 23 further comprising a spring, and wherein one end of the spring is connected to the third arm and another end of the spring is connected to a frame of the vehicle door such that the spring expands when the second and third arms rotate in the one direction. 25. The system of claim 24 wherein the spring retracts rotating both the second and third arms in an opposite direction upon release of the interior handle from the open position. 26. The system of claim 25 wherein the third arm includes a heel that abuts the frame of the vehicle door as the third arm rotates in the opposite direction to limit the range of rotation of the third arm. 27. The system of claim 21 further comprising a rod connected to the interior handle and to the rotatable component such that movement of the interior handle to the open position moves the rod and rotates the rotatable component in one direction. 28. The system of claim 27 wherein the rotatable component includes a heel that abuts a frame of the vehicle door as the rotatable component rotates in the one direction to limit the range of rotation of the rotatable component. 29. A system for opening and closing a vehicle door, comprising: an interior handle and an exterior handle, the exterior handle mounted on an exterior of the vehicle door;the exterior handle mechanically coupled with a rotatable shaft, the shaft being mechanically coupled with a door latch component, the door latch component engages a mechanical door opening mechanism adapted to release the vehicle door such that rotation of the exterior handle to an open door position moves the door latch component to release the vehicle door;a first arm mounted to the shaft; anda second arm mounted to the shaft, wherein the second arm engages an open switch in response to rotation of the exterior handle to the open door position and the first arm engages a close switch in response to rotation of the exterior handle to a close door position, wherein the second arm engages the open switch in response to movement of the interior handle to an open position, and wherein the interior handle is mechanically coupled to a rotatable component mounted to the shaft, wherein movement of the rotatable component causes a lockout switch to be activated in response to movement of the interior handle to a lockout position. 30. The system of claim 29 wherein the lockout switch is adapted to create an open circuit between a controller and at least one of the open switch and the close switch. 31. The system of claim 29 wherein the lockout switch is adapted to prevent activation of a powered door assist system. 32. The system of claim 29 further comprising a rod connected to the interior handle and to the rotatable component such that movement of the interior handle to the lockout position moves the rod in an upward direction and rotates the rotatable component in one direction. 33. The system of claim 32 wherein one end of the rod is connected to another rotatable component such that the other rotatable component rotates in the one direction as the rod moves in the upward direction. 34. The system of claim 33 wherein the rotatable component and the other rotatable component rotate into corresponding slots in the frame of the vehicle door to secure the vehicle door. 35. The system of claim 29 further comprising a lockout arm secured to the rotatable component such that the lockout arm moves as the rotatable component rotates. 36. The system of claim 35 wherein the lockout arm engages the lockout switch as the rotatable component and lockout arm rotate.
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