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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Etienne Galmiche, Etupes, FR;
Denis Bocquet, Essert, FR;
Assignee:
Faurecia Industries, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/7975 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/7975 ;
Abstract
A control member of the capacitive type for controlling at least one functional member in particular of a motor vehicle, the control member including a rigid support structure, at least one capacitive touch-sensitive detection cell located on or close to one of the faces of the support structure, and at least one control operating zone located on or close to the other face of the support structure in registration with the capacitive touch-sensitive detection cell, wherein the control operating zone includes an elastically deformable part.