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Simplified vehicle door switch device with a large actuating surface

US11203887B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. · US

Inventors

Zsolt Wilke · Bad Mergentheim, DE
Joachim OBERST · Großrinderfeld, DE
Andreas Rudolf · Würzburg, DE
Matthias Seubert · Giebelstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 15, 2018
Grant date	Dec 21, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 3, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T403/32163
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A switch actuating device (1) for a vehicle door includes an actuating element (10) with an actuating surface (11), a mechanical switch (20) and a mechanism (30). The switch is secured on a first component/component group (31). A lever (32) is mounted for pivot in relation to the first component/component group (31). A first region (32.2) of the lever is connected to a first part of the actuating element (10) via a first articulation (10.1). A second part of the actuating element (10) is mounted on the first component/component group (31) via a second articulation (10.2). The actuating element (10) bends when the actuating surface (11) is subjected to manual pressure causing the distance between the first articulation (10.1) and the second articulation (10.2) to shorten, which causes the lever (32) to pivot toward the switch such that the switch is switched.

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