Actuating device
AssigneeHuf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG
InventorGerd Buschmann
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Abstract
The invention relates to an actuating device for closing and/or opening a movable part (2) of a motor vehicle, in particular a door, a rear flap or the like, with a housing (3), and a rotatably mounted touch element (4) which, upon actuation, acts on a switch (6) arranged behind the touch element (4) in a shielded interior space (5). According to the invention, it is provided that the touch element (4) is mounted pivotably in such a manner that the volume of the interior space (5) is essentially the same in every position of the touch element (4).
Claims15
An actuating device for closing and opening a moving part of a motor vehicle comprising:
- a casing, a rotatably mounted pushbutton element which, when actuated, acts on a switch arranged behind the pushbutton element in a shielded interior space, wherein the pushbutton element can swivel around a swiveling axis in such a way that a volume of fluid medium contained in the interior space remains essentially the same in any position of the pushbutton element, wherein
- the fluid medium is substantially sealed within the interior space of the actuating device via a sealant material, wherein
- the interior space is confined by the casing, the pushbutton element, and the sealant material, the sealant material tightly connecting an edge area of the pushbutton element with the casing,
- the pushbutton element is symmetrically mounted;
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- the pushbutton element is designed as a two-armed lever element, wherein the swiveling axis is centrally situated on the pushbutton element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.