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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
May. 09, 2024
Minebea Accesssolutions Italia S.p.a., Pianezza, IT;
Minebea AccessSolutions Italia S.p.A., Pianezza, IT;
Abstract
A vehicle door handle assembly includes a handle body. The handle body is configured to set a lock of the vehicle door to a locked state in response to a push action by a user and to set the lock to an unlocked state in response to a pull action by the user. A pressure sensor disposed in the handle body is configured to detect the push and pull actions on the handle from a rest position of the handle. The pressure sensor is arranged in the handle body to provide a pressure signal representative of a pressure applied to the handle body. The pressure signal is representative of a non-zero pressure value when the handle is in the rest position. The pressure value decreases in response to the handle being submitted to the push action and increases in response to the handle being submitted to the pull action.