Assembly module for a motor vehicle with an optical sensor system for monitoring a detection region and an actuation region
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Mar 20, 2018
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Jan 7, 2015
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Abstract
The invention relates to an assembly module (20) for a motor vehicle (1), comprising an optical sensor system (30) which is suitable for: a) monitoring a detection region (150) lying outside of the motor vehicle (1) in order to determine the proximity of a user (10), b) in the event of a detection of the user (10) in the detection region (150), monitoring an activation region (160) arranged within the detection region (150) in order to determine whether the user (10) is located within the activation region (160), and c) in the event of a detection of the user (10) in the activation region (160), triggering a signal for the execution of an action at the motor vehicle (1).
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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HUF HULSBECK & FURST GMBH & CO KG | 42551 VELBERT |
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- 2015 Application Filing Year
- G08B Class
- 2670 Applications Filed
- 2238 Patents Issued To-Date
- 83.83 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Ette, Bernd | Wolfsburg, DE | 51 | 365 |
# of filed Patents : 51 Total Citations : 365 | |||
Hache, Christof | Velbert, DE | 10 | 109 |
# of filed Patents : 10 Total Citations : 109 | |||
Heller, Norbert | Grefrath, DE | 29 | 456 |
# of filed Patents : 29 Total Citations : 456 | |||
Lindic, Iko | Essen, DE | 15 | 176 |
# of filed Patents : 15 Total Citations : 176 | |||
Mönig, Stefan | Schwelm, DE | 30 | 306 |
# of filed Patents : 30 Total Citations : 306 | |||
Müller, Oliver | Velbert, DE | 22 | 179 |
# of filed Patents : 22 Total Citations : 179 | |||
Malabo, Yomkil Jean | Essen, DE | 9 | 107 |
# of filed Patents : 9 Total Citations : 107 | |||
Schindler, Mirko | Velbert, DE | 40 | 353 |
# of filed Patents : 40 Total Citations : 353 | |||
Schumacher, Helmut | Coesfeld, DE | 22 | 265 |
# of filed Patents : 22 Total Citations : 265 | |||
Sticherling, Nadine | Essen, DE | 12 | 113 |
# of filed Patents : 12 Total Citations : 113 | |||
Ziegler, Alexander | Wülfrath, DE | 16 | 112 |
# of filed Patents : 16 Total Citations : 112 |
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