公开(公告)号：US20200011096A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-09

申请号：US16454528

申请日：2019-06-27

Applicant: MAGNA CLOSURES INC.

Inventor： Emanuele LEONARDI ,  Davide DENTE ,  Claudio CAMBINI ,  John G. ZEABARI

IPC: E05B81/76 ,  E05B85/10 ,  E05B17/00 ,  B60R16/023

Abstract: A handle assembly for a closure of a vehicle includes a force-based sensor disposed beneath an uninterrupted class-A surface and responsive to a force applied thereto. The handle assembly includes a handle ECU, configured to monitor the force-based sensor and to communicate with an electronic latch controller. A super-capacitor is disposed on a PCB within the handle assembly for providing electrical power to the handle ECU and the force-based sensor. The handle ECU includes one or more feedback devices such as LED lights, acoustic, and haptic devices to provide information about the status of the closure and the electronic latch system. The handle assembly is also configured to provide different responses to two or more different levels of force applied to the force-based sensor. An output interface in the handle assembly provides wired and wireless backup communications to the electronic latch controller.