Continental Automotive Gmbh

Continental Automotive Systems Corporation

Continental Automotive France

Olivier Gérardière

Gabriel Spick

John Jefferson Lackey

Yannis Escalante

Maxime Micheau

A device for a handle of a motor vehicle door. The device includes, integrated into the door, a primary module that supplies power by inductive coupling to a secondary module integrated into the handle. The primary module includes a primary coil and the secondary module having a secondary coil positioned facing the primary coil. The secondary coil also serves as a repeater for contactless communication between the primary module and a terminal. If the handle is retractable, the device also allows the position of the handle during its movement between a deployed position and a retracted position to be estimated.

Contactless communication repeater remote power device for a motor vehicle door handle

A device includes a capacitive touch sensor having a copper trace defining a capacitive electrode. The copper trace has a saw-tooth configuration. An ultra-high frequency (UHF) antenna is provided. A metal ground plane integrates the capacitive touch sensor with the UHF antenna. The saw-tooth copper trace aids in reducing interference with the UHF antenna.

Capacitive touch/proximity sensor with integrated ultra-high frequency antenna

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Tournefeuille, France

Olivier Gérardière