a door handle of a motor vehicle having a base body with a receptacle a first contact area and second contact area both areas provided in the receptacle a snap action plate arranged in the receptacle having a curved region situated above the first contact area and at least three support elements with at least one support element contacting the second contact area the curved region undergoing elastic deformation by operation of the snap action plate thereby achieving an electrical connection between the two contact areas and therefore generating a switching signal with the second contact area which is at a distance from the first contact area extending at least in regions around the first contact area such that at least one support element touches the second contact area in every possible position of the snap action plate within the receptacle application_number US 201113232933 A description all the exemplary embodiments according to fig1 to fig9 show a switch according to the invention which can be used in a door in a flap or in a door handle of a motor vehicle the switch has a base body 10 which is designed with a receptacle 11 into which a snap action plate 40 can be inserted the receptacle 11 has a first contact area 31 and a second contact area 32 said contact areas being at least partially illustrated in fig1 to fig5 according to the shown exemplary embodiments the first contact area 31 is arranged centrally in the receptacle 11 in.