Operating device with electronics, at least partially operating as a dynamic balancer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9366059-B2
Application number	US-201213651539-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 15, 2012
Priority date	Oct 13, 2011
Publication date	Jun 14, 2016
Grant date	Jun 14, 2016

Abstract

An operating device for a locking device of a motor vehicle, including a movable handle on a door of the motor vehicle, a dynamic balancer that prevents the accelerations acting on the motor vehicle as a consequence of an accident from causing the handle to move out of the door, electronics that respond to the approach of a user and, in case of engagement, trigger a defined function of the locking device, where the electronics comprise a sensor element, integrated in the handle, and remaining electronics, which can be fastened at the inside of the door, with the remaining electronics acting at least partially as a the dynamic balancer.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An operating device for a locking device of a motor vehicle, comprising
a movable handle on a door of the motor vehicle, the door having a first arm,
a dynamic balancer integrated at a coupling element is configured to prevent the accelerations acting on the motor vehicle as a consequence of an accident from causing the handle to move out of the door, wherein the dynamic balancer moves about an axis of the coupling element and the dynamic balancer includes a first force acting on the first arm, the first force being larger than a second force acting on the handle,
an electronics system that responds to the approach of a user and, in case of engagement, triggers a defined function of the locking device,
wherein
the electronics system comprises a sensor element that is integrated in the handle, and an electronics component fastened at the inside of the door, with the electronics component acting at least partially as a dynamic balancer, wherein the electronics component or a mass are disposed in a container.

2. An operating device according to claim 1 ,
wherein
a movable coupling element is provided at the inside of the door, which is in an effective connection with the handle, with the electronics component being arranged at the coupling element.

3. An operating device according to claim 1 ,
wherein
the dynamic balancer comprises a mass fastened detachably at the inside of the door.

4. An operating device according to claim 3 ,
wherein
the electronics component is integrated in the mass.

5. An operating device according to claim 1 ,
wherein
the handle is embodied free from molding mass and/or the handle comprises a hollow chamber.

6. An operating device according to claim 1 ,
wherein
a support frame is provided, on which the handle as well as the coupling element are supported in a movable fashion, with a transmission element being arranged at the coupling element, which is connected to a locking device.

7. An operating device according to claim 6 ,
wherein
the dynamic balancer is arranged at the transmission element.

8. An operating device according to claim 1 ,
wherein
the coupling element and/or the transmission element comprises a fastening element at which the dynamic balancer, comprising the mass and/or the electronics component, is fastened.

9. An operating device according to claim 1 ,
wherein
the sensor element is an electrode and/or the sensor element is embodied as a capacitive sensor or as a Piezo sensor.

Assignees

• Huf Huelsbeck & Fuerst Gmbh & Co Kg
• Huf Huelsbeck & Fuerst Gmbh

Inventors

• Müller Ulrich
• Schindler Mirko

Classifications

• Y10T292/57

  Operators with knobs or handles · CPC title

• E05B77/06 Primary

  by means of inertial forces · CPC title

• E05B65/108 Primary

  Electronically controlled emergency exits · CPC title

• E05B81/78

  as part of a hands-free locking or unlocking operation · CPC title

• E05B81/77

  comprising sensors detecting the presence of the hand of a user · CPC title