Patent ID: 7763816

Claim:
An actuating device for closing and opening a moving part of a motor vehicle comprising: a casing, a rotatably mounted pushbutton element which, when actuated, acts on a switch arranged behind the pushbutton element in a shielded interior space, wherein the pushbutton element can swivel around a swiveling axis in such a way that a volume of fluid medium contained in the interior space remains essentially the same in any position of the pushbutton element, wherein the fluid medium is substantially sealed within the interior space of the actuating device via a sealant material, wherein the interior space is confined by the casing, the pushbutton element, and the sealant material, the sealant material tightly connecting an edge area of the pushbutton element with the casing, the pushbutton element is symmetrically mounted; and the pushbutton element is designed as a two-armed lever element, wherein the swiveling axis is centrally situated on the pushbutton element.