A HANDLE ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD FOR DETECTING THE POSITION OF A DOOR HANDLE

摘要

A handle assembly (14) for a vehicle door (12), comprising a handle (16) which is moveable between a retracted position and an extended position, an evaluation circuit (17) and at least one capacitive sensor (18) arranged at the handle (16), the evaluation circuit (17) being adapted for detecting the presence of a hand in the vicinity of the capacitive sensor (18) and in addition being adapted for determining the position of the handle (16).