Valeo Schalter Und Sensoren Gmbh

Georg Poslowsky

Karl Simonis

Sascha Staude

Anton Lill

Raphael Mack

Daniel Kuntze

Micha Jonathan Kizler

Iordanis Tsinistidis

Markus Hartmueller

Franz Felber

Ingo Raber

Erhard Brunner

A capacitive sensor device for detecting the presence of a human body part in a detection region of the sensor device is disclosed. The sensor device includes a first sensor electrode with a first electrode section, a second sensor electrode with a second electrode section, and a measuring device for ascertaining a measurement variable, which is based on a current difference between a first current flowing in the first electrode section of the at least one first sensor electrode and a second current flowing in the second electrode section of the second sensor electrode. The measuring device has an electric coil, and the first electrode section of the first sensor electrode and the second electrode section of the second sensor electrode are at least partly arranged relative to each other and relative to the coil in each case and are coupled to the coil.

Capacitive sensor device, steering wheel comprising a capacitive sensor device, method for operating a capacitive sensor device and/or a steering wheel, and vehicle comprising a capacitive sensor device

The present invention relates to a combined capacitive sensor and heating apparatus () having a capacitive sensor device for detecting the presence of a capacitively effective actuation means in a detection region of the sensor device, and having a heating device, wherein the sensor and heating apparatus () has an electrical combined sensor and heating element (), wherein a synchronization device () is configured to capture an actual voltage applied to the first electrical path (P) between the first pole (V+) of a voltage source and the first connection () of the combined sensor and heating element () and/or an actual current flow and/or to capture an actual voltage applied between the second connection () of the combined sensor and heating element () and the second pole (GND) and/or an actual current flow and to detect an instantaneous actual state of the heating device on the basis thereof, and to control the sensor device and/or output at least one control signal for at least partially controlling the sensor device on the basis of the detected actual state of the heating device.

Combined capacitive sensor and heating apparatus, method for operating a sensor and heating apparatus, steering input apparatus assembly having a sensor and heating apparatus, and vehicle having a steering input apparatus assembly

The invention relates to a steering device, especially for vehicles, comprising a rotatable steering wheel and a base that cannot be rotated relative to the steering wheel, and means for transmitting data between the steering wheel and the base. The invention is especially characterized in that the means are configured in such a manner that they transmit the data in the form of light signals between the steering wheel and the base in a non-contact manner.

Steering device using optical signal transmission

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Georg Poslowsky