Patent ID: 6822174
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: E05B,H01H

Abstract:
Device for activating an opening mechanism and/or a closing mechanism for lockable movable parts (10) on vehicles, such as flaps (10), doors or the like, which in the opening situation allow access at least to certain areas within the interior of the vehicle,comprising a manual actuator which in the activating situation acts on at least one actuator (13) of at least one switch (12), wherein the actuated switch (12) switches on a drive for opening or closing the movable vehicle part (10) by opening or closing an electrical circuit providing power to the drive, and comprising a car body (40) on the vehicle or on the movable vehicle part (10), such as a door skin, the switch being arranged behind the body, wherein the car body (40) has a wall thickness (45) which is rigid in itself and non-compressible, but a free car body portion (43) of the car body (40) is of such a large size relative to an adjoining substantially shape-stable neighboring area (42) of the car body, whereinâ€”when exerting a pressure (20)â€”this car body portion (43) will form a dent (43â€²) by a travel stroke (29) and this dent (43â€²) serves for actuating the switch (12).