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Activation device in a motor vehicle, connected to a system for operator detection

US7538292B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Jurgen Dreyer · Großostheim, DE
Peter Gunther · Bielefeld, DE
Ralf Leupert · Hofheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 24, 2006
Grant date	May 26, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 16, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03K2217/960755
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to an activation device for operating an electronic system in a motor vehicle, which has an electrically conductive sensor face for electrically coupling an operator to a system for operator detection. According to the invention, the sensor face is formed by the entire external surface, which can be touched by the operator, of the activation device by virtue of the fact that the external surface is of electrically conductive design.

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