Assembly module

US10407024B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Oliver Müller · Paderborn, DE
• Helmut Schumacher · Coesfeld, DE
• Norbert Heller · Grefrath, DE
• Mirko Schindler · Velbert, DE
• Bernd Ette · Wolfsburg, DE
• Nadine Sticherling · Essen, DE
• Alexander Ziegler · Wülfrath, DE
• Jean Malabo Yomkil · Essen, DE
• Stefan Mönig · Schwelm, DE
• Iko Lindic · Essen, DE
• Christof Hache · Velbert, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 7, 2015
• Grant date: Sep 10, 2019
• Expiry date: Jan 7, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07C2209/64
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to an assembly module (20) for a motor vehicle, comprising an optical sensor system (30), which can be used to a) monitor a detection area (21) on the outside of the motor vehicle (1) in order to determine the proximity of a user (10), b) in the event a user (10) is detected in the detection area (21), a signal for starting an authentication test between an ID transmitter (13) and an access control system (14) of the motor vehicle (1) is triggered.