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Electronic push button for a motor vehicle door handle with activation pattern made up of studs

US11255111B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 10, 2018
Grant dateFeb 22, 2022
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Expiry dateApr 10, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2229/044
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic push button for a motor vehicle door handle, including an activation pattern supported by a membrane that is flexible in the direction of an electric switch carried by a printed circuit board, the activation pattern defining an activation surface that is pressed by an operator's finger in order to push the activation pattern in the direction of the electric switch. The activation pattern is made up of a set of studs that extend parallel to one another away from the electric switch, with the majority of the studs being spaced apart from one another, the set of studs discontinuously delimiting an outer contour of the activation surface of the electronic push button.

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