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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2018
Continental Automotive France, Toulouse, FR;
Continental Automotive Gmbh, Hannover, DE;
Continental Automotive France, , FR;
Continental Automotive GmbH, , DE;
Abstract
An activation module, intended to be fitted to a motor vehicle for the purpose of activating a function of the vehicle from a portable access device carried by a user, the module including: a single coil; a first controller for a device for detecting pressure from the hand of the user; a second controller for a near-field communication device; a selector, connected to the single coil, having two positions: a first position in which the selector connects the single coil to the first controller in order to constitute the pressure detection device; a second position in which the selector connects the single coil to the second controller in order to constitute the near-field communication device; a target having a void, the target being located facing the single coil; an impedance-adjuster that is connected to the target; and a controller for the selector.