Global Patent Index - EP 1687618 A1

EP 1687618 A1 20060809 - RAIN SENSOR

Title (en)

RAIN SENSOR

Title (de)

FEUCHTIGKEITSSENSOR

Title (fr)

CAPTEUR D'HUMIDITE

Publication

EP 1687618 A1 20060809 (DE)

Application

EP 04787029 A 20040928

Priority

  • EP 2004010825 W 20040928
  • DE 10356407 A 20031126

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2005059533A1] The invention relates to a rain sensor (2) for a motor vehicle, comprising at least two capacitors (16, 20) that can be controlled separately and whose capacitances are modified by the action of humidity. According to the invention, an evaluation unit (44) is provided to compare the modified capacitances. The invention also relates to a windscreen (4) for a motor vehicle, to a motor vehicle comprising a windscreen (4) and to a method for operating a rain sensor (2).

IPC 8 full level

G01N 27/22 (2006.01); B32B 17/10 (2006.01); B60S 1/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B32B 17/10036 (2013.01); B32B 17/10174 (2013.01); B32B 17/10761 (2013.01); B60S 1/0822 (2013.01); B60S 1/0825 (2013.01); G01N 27/223 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2005059533A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 10356407 A1 20050630; EP 1687618 A1 20060809; WO 2005059533 A1 20050630

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 10356407 A 20031126; EP 04787029 A 20040928; EP 2004010825 W 20040928