Actuation device, vehicle and a method for actuation
AssigneeHuf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsGerd Buschmann, Artur Boczek
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Abstract
An actuation device for mounting on a vehicle part, in particular in the form of a door or a hinged closure element, is provided. The subject actuation device includes: an electrical switch having at least one switching element for triggering a vehicle function; and a housing unit having at least a first and a second housing portion, which at least partly form a housing interior, in which the switching element is arranged, the second housing portion being movable, at least in some regions, relative to the first housing portion from an idle position into an actuation position in order to actuate the switching element. A vehicle and an actuation method are also provided.
Claims21
An actuation device for mounting on a vehicle part comprising:
- an electrical switching device with at least one switching element for triggering a vehicle function, and a housing unit with at least a first and a second housing section which at least partially form a housing interior in which the switching element is arranged,
- wherein the second housing section is movable from a rest position into an actuation position for actuating the switching element at least in regions relative to the first housing section, and
- the housing interior extending at least in regions between the second housing section and a fluid-tight deformation area of the first housing section, which deformation area is mechanically coupled to a circumferential connection area of the first and second housing sections, so that the connection area can also be moved during the movement of the second housing section from the rest position into the actuation position.
A method for actuation for triggering a vehicle function of a vehicle by means of an actuation device having a housing interior which is formed by a first and a second housing section of the actuation device and extending at least in regions between the second housing section and a fluid-tight deformation area of the first housing section, the deformation area being mechanically coupled to a circumferential connecting area of the first and second housing sections, the method comprising:
- actuating a switching element of an electrical switching device by moving the second housing section from a rest position to an actuation position, wherein the fluid-tight deformation area is deformed and the connecting area is moved along, and
- resiliently returning the second housing section to the rest position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.