Paddle button

A paddle button operable by a user, the paddle button comprising:

• a first paddle and a second paddle each capable of moving parallel to a common path, between a retracted position and a pushed position when the user presses on at least one of the paddles,
• a first sensor capable of measuring a position of the first paddle along the common path independently of a position of the second paddle along the common path, and
• a second sensor capable of measuring the position of the second paddle along the common path independently of the position of the first paddle along the common path,
• wherein:
• the first and second paddles are mechanically attached to each other only via a separable zone so as to allow only simultaneous movement of the first and second paddles as long as no blocking of one of the paddles relative to an other of the paddles occurs,
• the separable zone is capable of yielding as soon as a difference between pressing forces exerted, on the first and second paddles respectively, exceeds a predetermined threshold, the predetermined threshold being adjusted so that the predetermined threshold is crossed if the user presses on one of the paddles while movement of the other of the paddles is blocked, and
• when the separable zone has yielded, the first paddle and the second paddle can be moved independently of each other parallel to the common path.