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Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018

Filed:

May. 07, 2013
Applicant:

Diehl Ako Stiftung & Co. KG, Wangen, DE;

Inventors:

Charles Hahs, Wroclaw, PL;

Dirk Golz, Markdorf, DE;

Bernd Theobold, Wangen, DE;

Uwe Heimann, Wangen, DE;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/975 (2006.01); H03K 17/955 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/955 (2013.01); H03K 17/962 (2013.01); H03K 2217/96076 (2013.01); H03K 2217/96077 (2013.01); H03K 2217/96079 (2013.01);
Abstract

A capacitive proximity and/or contact switch includes a cover plate having an upper side and an underside. The upper side provides a sensitive area of the switch and the cover plate, at least in the region of the sensitive area, is at least partially non-conductive. A conductive sensor face is disposed at a distance from the underside of the cover plate. The dielectric system of this capacitive proximity and/or contact switch is formed of the cover plate, at least one non-conductive element facing towards the sensor face and at least one conductive element between the cover plate and the non-conductive element.


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