Abstract: A capacitive sensor electrode for a capacitive sensor, the capacitive sensor comprising an electrode wire arranged over different radial positions extending around a longitudinal axis of the wire carrier distributed in a cylinder peripheral surface of the wire carrier, and an elongated wire carrier including the electrode wire embedded in a portion of the elongated wire carrier.

Abstract: A method of producing a proximity sensor, comprising integrating an electrode carrier with an electronics housing, forming an electronic housing via plastic injection moulding, embedding at least one capacitive sensor electrode into the electrode carrier, arranging a sensor electronics system in the electronics housing of the electrode carrier and inside the electronics housing, wherein the sensor electronic system is contact-connected to at least one capacitive sensor electrode, and supplying energy to the sensor electronic systems utilizing a plug element, wherein the plug element is configured to serve for contact connection to an energy source provided by the motor vehicle, wherein the energy source is produced separately from the electrode carrier.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a measurement electrode for a capacitive proximity sensor of a motor vehicle, having an electrical conductor structure and having a flat carrier structure for holding the conductor structure, where a plurality of threading openings are provided in the carrier structure, at least one conductor of the conductor structure being threaded through said plurality of threading openings.