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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2010
Takashi Hara, Obu, JP;
Masahiro Hagimoto, Anjo, JP;
Takehiro Tabata, Kariya, JP;
Masaki Kato, Kariya, JP;
Kazuki Mizutani, Miyoshi, JP;
Takashi Hara, Obu, JP;
Masahiro Hagimoto, Anjo, JP;
Takehiro Tabata, Kariya, JP;
Masaki Kato, Kariya, JP;
Kazuki Mizutani, Miyoshi, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-Shi, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A door opening/closing apparatus includes an opening/closing handle provided in a vehicle door, electrodes disposed in the door handle, a detection circuit configured to detect a change of electrostatic capacitance which occurs in the vicinity of the electrodes when a human body portion approaches or contacts the door handle and then to output a locking or unlocking operation signal and a device for executing locking or unlocking of the door based on the operation signal, and a transmission/reception antenna for effecting transmission/reception with a portable unit corresponding to the vehicle, wherein the door handle includes an insulating base body, and on a vehicle outer side surface of the base body, there is attached a metal layer comprised of a group of island shaped metal particles that extend along the surface of the base body and that are separated from each other.