An electrostatic sensor includes a detection electrode, a shield electrode provided in a periphery of the detection electrode, a first power supply coupled to the detection electrode and configured to generate an AC voltage having a first amplitude, a second power supply coupled to the shield electrode and configured to generate an AC voltage having a second amplitude, a measuring device configured to measure a quantity of charge flowing from the first power supply to the detection electrode, and a control device coupled to the measuring device. The AC voltages generated by the first and second power supplies have the same frequency and the same phase. The second amplitude is larger than the first amplitude. A detection target on a side of a detection surface is detected based on a change in an electrostatic capacitance between the detection electrode and the detection target.
Electrostatic sensor and door handle
2022-05-10
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G01R Messen elektrischer Größen , MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES / B60J WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES , Fenster, Windschutzscheiben und bewegbare Dächer, Türen oder Ähnliches für Fahrzeuge / E05B LOCKS , Schlösser / G01V Geophysik , GEOPHYSICS / G06F ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING , Elektrische digitale Datenverarbeitung / H03K PULSE TECHNIQUE , Impulstechnik |
SENSOR MODULE, DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY AND DOOR HANDLE SENSOR HOLDING STRUCTURE
European Patent Office | 2019
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