Patents Assigned to Volkswagen Aktienegesellschaft
  • Operating element for a vehicle
    Patent number: 7863822
    Abstract: An operating element for a vehicle (1, 160) for operation of a function of vehicle (1, 160), especially by pressing on the operating element or touching the operating element, is designed in such a way that the operating element includes a front electrode (10, 21, 22, 31, 71, 91, 111) and a rear electrode (11, 32, 72), as well as a layer (12, 33, 73) arranged between the front electrode (10, 21, 22, 31, 71, 91, 111) and the rear electrode (11, 32, 72) having a dielectric elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktienegesellschaft
    Inventors: Arne Stoschek, Sven Strohband