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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2019
Marquardt Gmbh, Rietheim-Weilheim, DE;
Achim Mink, Tuttlingen, DE;
Roland Neitzel, Mühlheim, DE;
Marquardt GmbH, Rietheim-Weilheim, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a shift operating element, specifically for a motor vehicle, having an actuation surface which can be moved by the manual application of force by means of an element, wherein the element is specifically the finger of a human hand. The shift operating element comprises a sensor which interacts with the actuation surface such that the sensor, upon the movement of the actuation surface by means of the element, generates a signal. The signal is specifically employed to shift and/or trigger a function, in the manner of a shift signal. A mechanical damping and/or restoring element is provided which interacts with the actuation surface upon the movement thereof. The mechanical damping and/or restoring element is a constituent of the sensor, specifically the mechanical damping and/or restoring element is integrated into the sensor.