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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2008
Martin Witte, Ahaus, DE;
Dirk Mueller, Essen, DE;
Andreas Peschl, Velbert, DE;
HUF Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG, Velbert, DE;
Abstract
Two sensors () which cooperate with one another are used in the interior of an activator () in order to trigger functions in a vehicle, said sensors () being a proximity sensor () with a capacitive electrode () and a pressure sensor () with a pressure measuring element (). The intention is that the pressure measuring element () will be acted on when pressure is applied manually () to an application point () on the outside of the actuator (). It is proposed that in order to improve the method of functioning that the electrode () of the proximity sensor () be provided with a breakthrough () and that the pressure transmission between the application point () on the actuator () and the pressure measuring element () be lead through the breakthrough () in the electrode (). The space between the application point () and the pressure measuring element () is spanned by a pressure transmitting means () which passes through the breakthrough (). The functioning of the proximity sensor () is not hampered just as the functioning of the pressure measuring element () is unimpeded.