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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2012
Valeo Securite Habitacle, Creteil, FR;
Eric Menard, Créteil, FR;
Ciprian Musat, Créteil, FR;
VALEO SECURITE HABITACLE, Créteil, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for triggering an action on an opening panel of a motor vehicle. The device () comprises in particular: a capacitive sensor (C) for detecting a variation in capacitance, comprising at least three electrodes (E, E, E), said at least three electrodes (E, E, E) forming a detection pattern (M); and a processing unit () connected to the capacitive sensor (C) for processing output signals front the capacitive sensor (C), said output signals being representative of the capacitance of each of the electrodes (E, E, E). The triggering device () is characterised in that: the positioning of the electrodes (E, E, E) is defined such that at least one of the electrodes (E, E, E) is not covered by a hand approaching the detection pattern (M), and the processing unit () is designed to perform a triggering action on the opening panel of the motor vehicle when a band approaches said detection pattern (M).