Patent ID: 8635809

Claim:
An anti-pinch device, comprising: a motor driving a pivotable actuating element of a motor vehicle about an axis of rotation; a non-contact detection sensor which detects obstacles in a path of the actuating element with an electrode that generates an external electric field relative to a counter electrode, the electrode extending in a radial direction relative to the axis of rotation of the pivotable actuating element and being divided in the radial direction into a plurality of segments that are arranged successively further from the axis of rotation, each of which being evaluated separately and generates an interference signal; and a control unit which controls the motor depending on an interference signal from one of the segments, wherein the control unit further controls the motor differently depending on which one of the segments the interference signal is received from, wherein the control unit further controls the motor differently depending on the distance of the segment from which the interference signal is received to the axis of rotation of the pivotable actuating element.