Car access assembly with two strain gauges oriented differently
A car access assembly includes: a support blade extending according to a basis plane; a main strain gauge mounted on the support blade and configured to measure, within the basis plane, an elongation or a contraction of the main strain gauge according to a main direction; an additional strain gauge mounted on the support blade in such a way to extend, at least partially, in an inclined manner with respect to the basis plane; a handle cover presenting a main actuating area configured to be manually actuated according to or parallel to the main direction for triggering the main strain gauge and an additional actuating area configured to be manually actuated according to or parallel to an additional direction, which is transverse to the main direction, for triggering the additional strain gauge.
1 . A car access assembly, comprising:
a support blade extending according to a basis plane and configured to be mounted on a structural support of a vehicle door;
a main strain gauge mounted on the support blade and configured to measure, within the basis plane, an elongation or a contraction of the main strain gauge according to a main direction;
an additional strain gauge mounted on the support blade in such a way to extend, at least partially, in an inclined manner with respect to the basis plane, the additional strain gauge being configured to measure an elongation or a contraction of the additional strain gauge; and
a handle cover configured to be mounted around the support blade, the main strain gauge and the additional strain gauge; the handle cover presenting a main actuating area configured to be manually actuated according to or parallel to the main direction for triggering the main strain gauge and an additional actuating area configured to be manually actuated according to or parallel to an additional direction, which is transverse to the main direction, for triggering the additional strain gauge;
wherein the handle cover comprises:
a basis fraction extending according to the basis plane and encompassing at least partially the support blade; and
an actuating fraction linked to the basis fraction and extending transversally to the basis fraction, the actuating fraction including the main actuating area and the additional actuating area so as to be capable of being actuated according to or parallel to the main direction and the additional direction.
2 . The car access assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the handle cover is provided with a main transmission part that is in contact with the support blade in a region of the support blade which is aligned or merged with a location of the main strain gauge according to the main direction, the main transmission part being configured to apply a strain on the support blade in such a way to elongate or contract the main strain gauge according to the main direction when the main actuating area is manually actuated according to or parallel to the main direction.
3 . The car access assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the main strain gauge extends in a planar way in parallel to the basis plane.
4 . The car access assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the handle cover is provided with an additional transmission part that is in contact with the support blade in a region of the support blade which is aligned or merged with a location of the additional strain gauge according to the additional direction, the additional transmission part being configured to apply a strain on the support blade in such a way to elongate or contract the additional strain gauge when the additional actuating area is manually actuated according to or parallel to the additional direction.
5 . The car access assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the additional strain gauge extends at least partially in a curved way.
6 . The car access assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the additional strain gauge comprises a portion extending according to the basis plane.
7 . The car access assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the portion of the additional strain gauge extending according to the basis plane is parallel to the main direction.
8 . The car access assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the support blade includes an additional extension fraction which extends, at least partially, in an inclined manner with respect to the basis plane; the additional strain gauge being at least partially mounted on said additional extension fraction.
9 . The car access assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a flexible circuit board configured to be installed on the support blade and to receive the main strain gauge and the additional strain gauge.
10 . The car access assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the support blade includes a main extension fraction which extends, at least partially, in an inclined manner with respect to the basis plane; the main strain gauge being aligned with said main extension fraction according to the main direction.
11 . The car access assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the actuating fraction presents a main edge extending parallel to the basis plane and transversally to the main direction so as to define the main actuating area; and wherein the actuation fraction presents an additional edge extending transversally to the main edge and oriented toward the basis fraction so as to define the additional actuating area.
12 . A vehicle door comprising the structural support and the car access assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the support blade is mounted on the structural support of the vehicle door, said structural support being part of or being mounted on a pillar of the vehicle door.