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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2018
Continental Automotive France, Toulouse, FR;
Continental Automotive Gmbh, Hannover, DE;
Gabriel Spick, Toulouse, FR;
Olivier Gerardiere, Tournefeuille, FR;
Abstract
A device for detecting the intention of a user to lock or to unlock a motor vehicle door. The device being incorporated within a handle, including: a capacitive sensor for detecting the approach and/or the contact of a hand of the user toward/with the handle, including at least one electrode, located in proximity to a detection surface of the handle, that is capable of detecting the approach of the hand of a user toward the detection surface; a microcontroller; and a voltage source. At least a portion of the electrode takes a continuous shape of successive arches which allow water to flow away and are connected to one another at their bases by junctions, the junctions being pressed against the detection surface, thus forming a sealtight interface.