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US 2010/0059349 A1Published application
Operating Element
AssigneeContinental Automotive GmbH
InventorDirk Wuestenbecker
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Abstract
An operating element having an actuating element disposed on a linear moving carrier element. The actuating element has a plate-like touch panel that is made of an electrically nonconductive material, which cooperates with a switching element, and wherein an electrically conductive sensor element of a capacitative proximity sensor is disposed. The sensor element is disposed on or in the touch panel.
Claims28
1-27. (canceled)
An operating element for a motor vehicle component, the operating element comprising:
- a circuit board;
- a linearly movable carrier element;
- an actuating element configured to actuate a switching element arranged on the linearly movable carrier element, the actuating element comprising a plate-like touch plate, wherein a first side of the touch plate is an electrically nonconductive material;
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- an electrically conductive sensor element of a capacitive proximity sensor electrically coupled to the circuit board, the electrically conductive sensor element arranged at least one of on or in the touch plate, the sensor element configured to detect an approach of an activating member to the actuating element and output a sensor signal indicating the approach to a signal-processing element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.