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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2015
Continental Automotive France, Toulouse, FR;
Continental Automotive Gmbh, Hannover, DE;
Thierry Collet, Fontenilles, FR;
Jacques Rocher, Saint Orens de Gameville, FR;
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE, Toulouse, FR;
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH, Hannover, DE;
Abstract
An actuator/sensor device () includes: at least one actuator () controlled by a control signal and at least one sensor () transmitting an acquisition signal, the actuator () and the sensor () being integrated into the same component; an actuator/sensor pin () connecting a terminal of the actuator () and an output of the sensor () to the same single electrical wire () external to the actuator/sensor device (); and switching elements adapted to cause either the control signal in a control phase () or the sensor information in an acquisition phase () to be sent on the electrical wire ().