The present disclosure relates to a capacitive touch-type power seat switch using a receptacle, mounted on a seat of a vehicle and configured to control a position of the seat and a function thereof, the power seat switch comprising: a knob configured to be moved upwards, downwards, leftwards, and rightwards by operation of a user; an operation transmission unit configured to transmit an operation direction of the knob when the knob is moved upwards, downwards, leftwards, and rightwards, and to implement a function of the power seat switch in response to an operation signal according to the transmitted operation direction; a receptacle installed in a PCB provided in the operation transmission unit; a sensor electrode electrically connected to the receptacle and configured to detect variation in capacitance; and a sensor circuit part electrically connected to the sensor electrode.

A control device relates to a vehicle having an automatically opening and/or automatically closing lid with at least one control switch in the vicinity of the lid and with a programmable electronic control unit. The control switch may be operated arbitrarily contactlessly in the form of a proximity sensor and when operated generates an operation request signal which is an input signal to the control unit. The control unit is configured in such a manner that defined environmental conditions may be evaluated for the detection of a risk of salinity and humidity and that, given the presence of a risk of salt and water, an appropriate adaptation may be made to the evaluation of the operation request signal. Preferably, at least one outside temperature below a predefined threshold and information indicating the presence of moisture are defined as the environmental conditions to be evaluated for detecting the risk of salt and water.

A device for closing or opening two or more main switches of corresponding electrical power supply circuits of related electrical devices includes a plate having at least two capacitive touch contact areas, and a control circuit configured to control two or more additional switches so that, in the event that only one of the contact areas is touched, only the corresponding main switch is opened or closed, while in the event of a combined touching of at least two of the contact areas, one of the additional switches is opened or closed.

The invention concerns a robust user interface for electronic devices where a single measurement circuit is used to measured inductance values due to user press events through sealable surface, as well as capacitance values due to user proximity and/or touch events, and with both the measured inductance and capacitance values used to determine user input commands.

A detection device includes an upper detection electrode, a lower detection electrode disposed under the upper detection electrode in an overlapping manner, a proximity state detection unit configured to detect a proximity state of a detection target relative to a detection surface based on a change in at least one of electrostatic capacitances of the upper detection electrode and the lower detection electrode, and a switching unit configured to perform switching between a first state in which the upper detection electrode and the lower detection electrode are insulated from each other and a second state in which the upper detection electrode and the lower detection electrode are short-circuited to each other.

An example of a beverage dispenser includes a nozzle and a valve coupled upstream of the nozzle. A sensor is operable to detect an object within a detection zone and provide a signal representative of a distance between the object and the sensor. A controller is configured to receive the signal from the sensor. The controller is configured to determine a sub-zone from a plurality of sub-zones within the detection zone in which the object is located. The valve is controlled between an open condition to dispense the substance through the nozzle and a closed condition based upon the determined sub-zone.

A key unit and a keyboard using the same are provided. The key unit includes a circuit board, a supporting assembly, a keycap, and a floating conductive structure. The circuit board includes a capacitance sensing circuit embedded therein, and the capacitance sensing circuit includes a pair of sensor electrodes which are spaced apart from each other. The supporting assembly is disposed on the circuit board. The keycap is moveably disposed above and spaced apart from the circuit board. The supporting assembly disposed between the keycap and the circuit board allows the keycap to be moved between a non-depressed position and a depressed position with respect to the circuit board. The floating conductive structure is disposed on the supporting assembly, and an orthogonal projection of the floating conductive structure on the circuit board overlaps with the pair of sensor electrodes.

A sensor system is configured to control one or more operational functions of one or more components. The sensor system includes one or more protuberances, a first channel defined by the one or more protuberances, a second channel defined by the one or more protuberances, and one or more sensing devices configured to detect one or more actions of an object in relation to one or more of the one or more protuberances, the first channel, or the second channel. The one or more actions of the object are associated with the one or more operational functions of the one or more components.

An input device is an input device provided for a table including a placement surface on which an object can be placed, and includes: a sensor that includes a touch sensor of a capacitive type for receiving a touch input on the placement surface; and a controller that determines, based on a detection result from the sensor, whether to enable or disable the touch input received by the touch sensor.

An on-vehicle human sensing switch includes: a display having a display area for luminously displaying a switch image of a vehicle-mounted electronic device ; a light transmission type touch panel substrate body disposed on the display; and a light transmission type decorative body disposed on the touch panel substrate body . The touch panel substrate body includes, on a substrate, an electrostatic capacitance type sensor electrode configured to detect approach of a detection target, and an electrostatic capacitance type switch electrode which is disposed at a position opposing the display area and is configured to detect an action of the detection target. When approach of the detection target is detected by the sensor electrode, the switch image is displayed on the display.