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US 12,577,814 B2Granted
Actuator assembly
AssigneeWitte Automotive GmbH
InventorFrederik Schmitz
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Abstract
An actuator assembly for a vehicle may have at least one detection unit and an actuating surface, movable relative to the detection unit, for actuating at least one vehicle function. The movable actuating surface may have a magnetic component, and the detection unit may have at least one sensor unit. The sensor unit and the magnetic component are oriented relative to one another such that an actuation movement of the actuating surface causes a change in a magnetic field detectable by the sensor unit.
Claims11
An actuator assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- at least a fixed handle element with at least one detection unit, and an actuating element separated from the fixed handle element by a gap, the actuating element located within a housing and having an actuating surface, wherein the actuating surface is movable relative to the detection unit, for actuating at least one vehicle function, wherein
- the housing has a movable magnetic component, and
- the detection unit comprises at least one sensor unit, wherein
- the sensor unit and the magnetic component are oriented relative to one another in such a way that an actuation movement of the actuating surface causes a change in a magnetic field detectable by the sensor unit,
- wherein the magnetic component is arranged in a receiving space of the housing below the actuating surface which, when the actuating surface is actuated, the actuating surface is moved in a direction towards the magnetic component into the receiving space and the actuated actuating surface moves the magnetic component in a vertical direction relative to the detection unit.
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