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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2009
Holger Wuerstlein, Zeil am Main, DE;
Thomas Weingaertner, Memmelsdorf, DE;
Wolf-christian Mueller, Heidelberg, DE;
Holger Wuerstlein, Zeil am Main, DE;
Thomas Weingaertner, Memmelsdorf, DE;
Wolf-Christian Mueller, Heidelberg, DE;
Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg, DE;
Abstract
An anti-pinch sensor, particularly for detecting an obstacle in the path of an actuating element of a motor vehicle is provided, having a sensor body, a measuring electrode, which is disposed in the sensor body and to which a measuring potential can be applied, a calibrating electrode, which is electrically disconnected and disposed in the sensor body adjacent to the measuring electrode, and a control unit. The control unit controls the measuring electrode and the calibrating electrode such that the measuring potential and the calibrating potential are equal in a measuring phase, and differ from each other in a calibrating phase.