Behr-hella Thermocontrol Gmbh

Mahle International Gmbh

Mahle Behr Gmbh & Co. Kg

Bhtc Gmbh

Mahle Behr France Rouffach Sas

Michael Steinkamp

Karsten Marquas

Karl Lochmahr

Michael Kohl

Wolfgang Seewald

Karl-Gerd Krumbach

Alexander Beschnitt

Winfried Fust

Matthias Stallein

Dirk Nagel

Lars Heeper

Volker Dicke

Olivier Schunck

Frank Vogt

Ralph Trapp

Dirk Schluter

Dirk SCHLÜTER

Nils BÖHM

Christof Fischer

The invention relates to an operating device for a vehicle, comprising a display with a touch-sensor system for inputting a command and additionally a retaining device which retains the display. The retaining device has a base face and a free area which is defined by support elements protruding from the base face. The operating device is additionally provided with at least one actuation sensor for detecting a bend of the display upon being manually actuated and an analysis unit which is connected to the touch sensor system and the at least one actuation sensor for analyzing the signals of the touch sensor system and the at least one actuation sensor.

Operating device for a vehicle

An operating unit for an electrical apparatus is provided with a housing, an operating strip and a support element arranged in the housing. The operating strip is mounted on the support element about a tilt axis extending transversely to the longitudinal direction of the operating strip. The support element is tiltable parallel to the longitudinal direction of the operating strip. The support element is elastically prestressed, into a pivot position, which is detected by a pivot position sensor. Two tilt detection sensors detect a tilting of the operating strip about the tilt axis when it is actuated. The operating unit is provided with a controller for receiving signals and determining the operating field on which a finger is applied with an actuating force required for adopting the pivot position of the support element and triggering the function associated with the determined operating field.

Operating unit for an electrical apparatus employing both tilt and pivot sensors

A heating device is provided with plates stacked one on top of another. At least one first fluid channel is formed in a fluid-tight manner between a first plate package with a first and a second plate. An electrical heating element is arranged between a first plate of the first plate package and an additional plate. The electrical heating element is accommodated between the two plates in a sealed manner and is electrically insulated, wherein an inlet-side and an outlet side fluid connection of the first fluid channel is arranged on the second plate of the first plate package. The electrical heating element has a connection device for electrical contacting, which is connected to the electrical heating element and protrudes through a window in the second plate of the first plate package, wherein the fluid connections and the window are arranged adjacent to opposing lateral edges of the second plate.

Heating device

The operating unit () for an electrical appliance, in particular a vehicle component such as a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning system, is provided with an operating element () which can be pressed down in a direction of actuation (), and a support element () which is mechanically coupled to the operating element () and on which the operating element () is elastically supported so as to be movable in the direction of actuation (). The operating element () further comprises a sensor () for detecting the motion of the operating element () when the latter is pressed down, and/or for detecting a force applied to the operating element (), an actuator () for moving the support element () and the operating element () coupled thereto, and an evaluation and drive unit () connected to the sensor () and to the actuator () for driving the actuator () when the sensor () detects the motion of the operating element () as a result of the latter being pressed down, and/or a force applied to the operating element (). The support element () can be moved by the actuator () in at least one direction of movement () transverse to the direction of actuation () of the operating element ().

Operating unit for an electrical apparatus

The invention relates to an operating unit () for an electrical apparatus, in particular a vehicle component such as, for example, a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning installation, which is provided with a housing () having a front wall (), with an operating strip () that projects beyond the front wall (), which has an elongated operating surface () with a plurality of adjacently arranged operating fields (), and with a support element () for the operating strip (), which is arranged in the housing (). The operating strip () is connected to the support element () by means of connecting webs () which protrude in the respective areas between the operating panels () of the operating strip (). Flexible webs (), which protrude from the operating strip () for each operating field and are connected to the support element (), are arranged between the connecting webs (), namely in an elastic manner and more flexible than the connections of the operating strip () to the support element () via the connecting webs (). At least one operating field actuation sensor () for detecting a local bending of the operating strip (), when a manual actuating force is exerted on a operating field () of the operating strip (), is arranged on the support element () for each flexible web (). In addition, the operating unit () comprises an evaluation and operating unit () for receiving the signals of the operating panel actuating sensors () and for determining, on the basis of said signals, the operating field () on which, upon manual actuation of the operating strip (), the finger of one hand is applied, and for triggering an apparatus function that is associated with the respective operating field () corresponding to the determined operating field ().

Operating unit for an electrical apparatus, in particular for a vehicle component

The application relates to an induction heating device having a housing and a fluid duct. The fluid duct is arranged in the housing and has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. Inside the housing is an induction element which generates an alternating magnetic field and which is separated from the fluid duct in a sealed manner by at least one wall. The device also includes at least one metallic areal heating element arranged in the fluid duct which can be heated by the alternating magnetic field.

A capacitive sensor for detecting the movement of an object, such as actuation of a key of an operating unit, includes first and second electrodes that are provided for connection or mechanical coupling to or arrangement on the object, the distance of which second electrode from the first electrode changes when the object moves. The electrodes form a first capacitor with a volume between the electrodes, the size of which changes when the object moves. An evaluation unit determines a change of capacitance between the two electrodes resulting from a change of their spacing and volume. A deformable, non-gaseous first dielectric is arranged between the electrodes and defines at least one gas volume that is filled by a gaseous second dielectric that can escape from the gas volume when the two electrodes approach one another.

Capacitive sensor for detecting the movement of an object

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Michael Steinkamp