Operating device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8772721
APP PUB NO 20130048857A1
SERIAL NO

13656950

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The invention relates to an operating device for a motor vehicle having a movable activation element for activating at least one switch element for generating a switch signal. The operating device comprises a sensor face which is arranged on the activation element and an optical reflection sensor device, which has at least one light emitting diode and at least one photodiode for optical radiation. A signal can be generated when the sensor face is approached and/or the sensor face is touched, in particular by means of a finger of a user.

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MARQUARDT GMBHSCHLOSS-STR 16 78604 RIETHEIM-WEILHEIM 78604

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hasselbrinck, Ingo Spaichinigen, DE 1 5
Vogel, Stefan Brigachtal, DE 23 75

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