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Capacitive touch switch

US7232973B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Diehl AKO Stiftung & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Werner Kaps · Weiler-Simmerberg, DE
Uwe Heimann · Schallstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 19, 2005
Grant date	Jun 19, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 19, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03K2217/96079
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A capacitive touch switch includes a sensor button which is disposed between a circuit board and a cover plate and which forms a terminal of a capacitor that is variable in its capacitance by an approach. The sensor button includes a body of a flexible material, which body can be adapted to the cover plate and is embraced by a conductive net.

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