Assembly module for a motor vehicle comprising an optical sensor system and an emergency actuation means

US11104298B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

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

Inventors

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

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 7, 2015
• Grant date: Aug 31, 2021
• Expiry date: Jan 7, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07C2209/64
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to an assembly module (20) for a motor vehicle (1), comprising an optical sensor system (30) which is suitable a) for monitoring a detection area (21) located outside of the vehicle (1), b) if a user (10) is detected in the detection area (21), for triggering a signal to commence an authentication check between an ID transponder (13) and the motor vehicle (1), c) for monitoring an actuation area (22) which is located outside of the vehicle (1) and which is different from the detection area (21), d) if a user (10) is detected in the actuation area (22), for providing a working signal for the vehicle (1), wherein an emergency actuation means (90) is provided for additionally triggering the working signal, which emergency actuation means is suitable e) for providing a working signal for the vehicle (1) via an activation of the emergency actuation means (90) by a body part (11, 12) of the user (10).