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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2025
Continental Automotive Technologies Gmbh, Hannover, DE;
Andreas Neu, Kuhardt, DE;
Christian Courth, Frankfurt, DE;
Robert Schmidt, Rennerod, DE;
Sébastien Pla, Darmstadt, DE;
Bartosz Maj, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Dirk Morschel, Ober-Mörlen, DE;
AUMOVIO Germany GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Abstract
An actuating unit and a method for checking the functionality of an actuating unit comprising applying a current level corresponding at least to a magnitude of a holding current to an electromagnet, gradually changing the holding current, detecting current flowing through the electromagnet during and/or after the change in the holding current, deriving the inductance from the change in the current profile, and comparing the inductance with an inductance characteristic curve stored in a non-volatile memory. The actuating unit comprises a sliding element or blocking slide.