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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2023
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Joachim Oberst, Großrinderfeld, DE;
Zsolt Wilke, Bad Mergentheim, DE;
Erik Dilje, Würzburg, DE;
Andreas Rudolf, Eibelstadt, DE;
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a module () for generating signals, in particular signals for opening vehicle doors or flaps. The module () includes: a one-piece housing () having a plug region () and a switch region (); at least one switch, in particular a microswitch (), which is connected releasably to the switch region () of the housing; and electrical contacts (), which are releasably connectable to the at least one switch and extend from the switch region () at least partially into the plug region (). The electrical contacts are configured in order to produce an electrical contact with an on-board plug for transmitting an electrical signal, wherein the housing () is preferably releasably connectable to a vehicle component, preferably an operator element housing, and particularly preferably a door lever housing.