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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2015
Dura Automotive Systems Sas, Bievres, FR;
Thomas Farges, Gometz le Chatel, FR;
Francis Delavigne, Ollainville, FR;
Lionel Bitauld, Gif sur Yvette, FR;
Joseph Bosnjak, Jouars Pontchartrain, FR;
DURA OPERATING, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle entry device is designed to equip a vehicle and may include: a housing defining a cavity and adapted to be fixed to the vehicle; and an electronics module disposed in the cavity, including: a printed circuit board; an antenna connected to the printed circuit board and configured to capture a NFC signal, wherein the antenna includes windings directly arranged on the printed circuit board; an NFC receiver connected to the printed circuit board, in communication with the antenna and configured to receive the NFC signal from the antenna; and a processing element connected to the printed circuit board, in communication with the NFC receiver and configured to provide a control signal to a control system equipping the vehicle, based on the NFC signal transmitted by the NFC receiver, said control signal allowing access to the vehicle. A vehicle trim component may be equipped with such vehicle entry device.