Valeo Schalter Und Sensoren Gmbh

Sascha Staude

Raphael Mack

Stefan Mueller

Benjamin Dietz

Karl Simonis

Rainer Lipfert

Roland Gruener

Georg Poslowsky

Daniela Pikart

Landry Tandjeu-Tchuissi

Viktoria Schwarz

Marcus Wildt

Frank Kaiser

Florian Leucht

Iordanis Tsinistidis

Markus Hartmueller

Landry Tandjeu Tchuissi

Alexander Mayr

Stefan Müller

Philipp Haas

Jürgen Bosch

The invention relates to an input device () for safety-relevant functions of a motor vehicle, having a switch contact () with a first connection () and a mating contact () with a second connection (). A first resistor () is connected between a voltage supply connection () and one connection () of the switch element () and a second voltage supply connection () is connected to the other connection () of the switch element (). A measuring node (), via which an actuation-dependent voltage can be captured, is provided between the first resistor () and the associated connection (). The problem addressed by the invention is that of developing input devices of the type in question such that they can be used for safety-relevant applications in the motor vehicle. This problem is solved by the switch contact () having a third connection () at which a second resistor (), which is connected to the second connection () of the switch element (), is provided.

Input device for a motor vehicle with voltage-based error detection

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 system for the monitored signalling of a vehicle state, in particular for the monitored signalling of an activated, at least partially automated, driving operating state of a motor vehicle and to a method for the automatic monitoring of a vehicle state-signalling device. Specifically, the invention relates not only to the system and to the method but also to a monitoring device for carrying out the method, to a computer program which is configured to execute the method and to a vehicle state-signalling device and to a vehicle, in particular to a motor vehicle, equipped with the system. In the method, a first control signal, which is configured to change an assigned signal encoder of the vehicle state-signalling device into a deactivated state, is transferred to the vehicle state-signalling device. Testing of a current actual operating state of the signal encoder is then carried out. If the testing reveals that the signal encoder is in an activated operating state despite the transferred control signal, at least one predetermined fault remedying action which is assigned to this test result is triggered.

System for automatically monitored signalling of a vehicle state and method for monitoring a vehicle state-signalling device

An operator control device for a vehicle, and a method for operating such an operator control device is disclosed. The operator control device is for controlling safety-relevant functions. To this end, the operator control device has at least one user interface having at least one user input panel for user input and a sensor system for identifying a user input in the area of the user input panel, wherein the sensor system has at least one capacitive sensor device having a first, electrically conductive sensor structure and a second, capacitive sensor device having a second, electrically conductive sensor structure, the sensor structures being arranged beneath the user interface in the area of the user input panel. The first sensor structure and the second sensor structure are each configured in comb-like and/or meanderous fashion and arranged in intermeshing fashion at least in a subarea of the user input panel.

Operator control device for a vehicle and method for operating such an operator control device

The invention relates to a switch (), in particular as a steering column switch for arrangement on a steering column of a vehicle, with an actuable switch lever () which has along its longitudinal axis () a bearing element () with which the switch lever () is mounted movably in a bearing () of a base housing (), a switching element () which is movement-coupled to the switch lever () and which is embodied with a contact-free signalling element (), wherein the switch lever () can be activated on a first side () of the bearing element (), the switching element () is arranged on a second side () of the bearing element (), the switching element () is embodied as a reversing lever with a first and a second lever arm (), the reversing lever () is retained in the connection region () of the first and second lever arm () in a reversing bearing () rotatably on the base housing (), the signalling element () is arranged on the first lever arm (), and the second lever arm () is coupled to the switch lever (). The invention furthermore relates to a vehicle with an above switch ().

Switch with reversing lever and large switching path

The invention relates to a sensor device for a vehicle for capacitively detecting input means in the region of a detection area, having a first sensor electrode and a second sensor electrode and an evaluation unit which is electrically connected to a respective first connection of the first sensor electrode and of the second sensor electrode via connection lines. The object of the invention is to provide a particularly accurate and reliable sensor device for a vehicle for capacitively detecting input means. The object according to the invention is achieved by using respective second connections on the first sensor electrode and on the second sensor electrode and by means of corresponding methods for detecting the presence of input means and for detecting faults.

Sensor device for a vehicle and method for operating such a sensor device

The invention relates to an apparatus () for transmitting electrical signals to and/or from a rotatable component of a motor vehicle, having a positionally fixed stator () which is intended to be installed in a positionally fixed manner in the motor vehicle, and having a rotor () which is rotatably mounted on the stator () and which is intended to be coupled in a rotationally fixed manner to the rotatable component of the motor vehicle, wherein the stator () has a housing () in which a flat cable () for transmitting the electrical signals is arranged, wherein a connecting piece () which is electrically coupled to the flat cable () and is designed to be connected to a corresponding mating piece () of the rotatable component is arranged on the rotor (), and wherein the rotor () has a viewing window () through which it is possible for a viewer looking from outside the housing () to identify a reference element () of the flat cable () in a neutral position of the rotor () with respect to the stator (), wherein the viewing window () is arranged in the region of the connecting piece (), so that the viewing window () is covered by the mating piece () in a state in which the connecting piece () is connected to the mating piece ().

Apparatus for transmitting electrical signals to and/or from a rotatable component of a motor vehicle, steering column module, and motor vehicle

The invention relates to a touch-sensitive operating device () for a motor vehicle, having an actuation lever (), in particular a steering column stalk, which has an elongate configuration, having a sensor arrangement comprising at least one touch-sensitive and/or proximity-sensitive sensor element () which is arranged on the actuation lever (), and having an electronic evaluation device which is coupled to the at least one sensor element () and is configured to detect the at least one sensor element () being touched and/or the at least one sensor element () being approached. The evaluation device is configured to identify an operating gesture of an operator on the actuation lever on the basis of a combination of at least two detected touches on the sensor arrangement and/or approaches towards the sensor arrangement, and to trigger a predetermined operating function on the basis of the identified operating gesture.

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Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany

Sascha Staude