Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Klaus Henninger

Elmar Fries

An actuating member (), in particular a handle element, an interior door handle arrangement of a vehicle, wherein the actuating member () includes a carrier substrate () preferably made of plastic and a decorative layer () covering the surface of the carrier substrate (). The decorative layer () includes a visible area () that in particular in the intended installed state, and in particular in the non-actuated state of the actuating member () forms a visible side of the actuating member (), at least one gate region () in particular formed in a gate lip or gate tab (), and at least one edge region or arcuate region () by which the gate region () is preferably continuously connected to the visible area () of the decorative layer ().

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Weikersheim, Germany

Klaus Henninger