US 12,422,932 B2
Actuation device for a public transport vehicle
Gregor Behlau, Hamburg (DE); Ralph Gärtner, Hamburg (DE); Andreas Häussler, Hamburg (DE); Christian Schneider, Hamburg (DE); and Christoph Schrock, Hamburg (DE)
Assigned to Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed by Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/556,197.
Application 17/556,197 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2020/065260, filed on Jun. 3, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 209 522.4 (DE), filed on Jun. 28, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0179499 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 3/01 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60R 15/04 (2006.01); B61D 35/00 (2006.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G05G 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/017 (2013.01) [B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); B60R 15/04 (2013.01); B61D 35/002 (2013.01); B61D 35/005 (2013.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); E05F 2015/765 (2015.01); E05Y 2400/44 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/86 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/51 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01); G05G 1/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An actuation device for a vehicle for public passenger transportation, the actuation device being configured to be actuated by a predetermined contactless actuation gesture, the actuation device comprising:
a button, by which the actuation device can be actuated;
a sensor unit comprising a plurality of sensors that are arranged around a perimeter of the button, wherein each sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to measure, in a contactless manner, the predetermined contactless actuation gesture and to generate a sensor signal;
an evaluation unit connected to the sensor unit; and
luminous devices that are arranged around the perimeter of the button;
wherein the sensor unit is configured to communicate the sensor signal to the evaluation unit when an object is executing a motion at a distance from the actuation device within a detection space of the sensor unit;
wherein each sensor of the plurality of sensors comprises a detection zone;
wherein the detection space of the sensor unit comprises the detection zone of each sensor of the plurality of sensors and extends up to a distance of at most 10 cm from the actuation device;
wherein the sensor signal is dependent on a sequence of movements of the motion; and
wherein the evaluation unit is configured:
to check, on a basis of the sensor signal, whether the motion executed by the object is the predetermined contactless actuation gesture by which the actuation device can be actuated; and
when the evaluation unit determines that the motion executed by the object is the predetermined contactless actuation gesture, to generate a control signal for a device of the vehicle.