Touch sensor apparatus for use with vehicles
AssigneeAisin Technical Center of America, Inc.
InventorsEmiko Okuma, Yasuo Imatomi
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Abstract
Touch sensor apparatus for use with vehicles are disclosed. A disclosed touch sensor assembly for a vehicle gate includes a sensor configured to operatively couple to the vehicle gate. The touch sensor assembly also includes a cover having a tubular body that extends over the sensor and ribs interposed between the tubular body and the sensor. At least one of the ribs is configured to transfer a load from the tubular body to the sensor to change a state of the sensor.
Claims14
A touch sensor assembly for a vehicle gate, comprising:
- a sensor operatively coupled to the vehicle gate, the sensor including conductors surrounded by an insulator;
- and
- a cover including a tubular body that extends over the sensor and including ribs between the tubular body and an outer surface of the insulator, at least one of the ribs configured to transfer a load from the tubular body to the sensor to change a state of the sensor.
A touch sensor assembly for a vehicle gate, comprising;
- a sensor operatively coupled to the vehicle gate;
- and
- a cover including a tubular body that extends over the sensor and including ribs between the tubular body and the sensor, at least one of the ribs configured to transfer a load from the tubular body to the sensor to change a state of the sensor,
- wherein adjacent ones of the ribs are spaced from each other by a substantially equal or certain distance.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a vehicle touch sensor having a sensing portion that is cylindrically shaped;
- and
- a cover coupled to the touch sensor that defines an inner channel having the sensing portion, a wall formed by the inner channel having protrusions that extend toward the sensing portion, at least one of the protrusions configured to impart a first load on the sensing portion when a second load is imparted on the cover,
- wherein at least one of the protrusions includes an outer surface that is shaped to conform to an outer surface of the sensing portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.