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Operating unit for a motor vehicle

A control unit and automobile technology, which is applied to the steering control installed on the car, the arrangement of vehicle components, and accessories on the dashboard, etc., which can solve the problems of time-consuming and labor-intensive operations

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-09-19
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
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[0004] Although many buttons of this conventional input unit are not far away from the steering wheel circle (the driver puts his hand mostly on it when driving), as long as the driver does not release his hand from the

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[0029] figure 1 The actuating unit according to the invention is shown in a schematic side view. In a manner known to those skilled in the art, the control unit comprises a steering column 1 on which a steering wheel 3 is mounted rotatable about an axis 2 . The steering wheel 3 can have a central hub 4, which can be used to accommodate an airbag.

[0030] Between the steering wheel 3 and the instrument panel 5 of the motor vehicle, the input unit 6 is fixed on the steering column 1 via two struts 7 extending approximately radially to the shaft 2 . The input unit 6 is arc-shaped, and its radius basically corresponds to the radius of the steering wheel 3 . The arc of the input unit 6 is concentric to the axis 2, and the distance between the steering wheel 3 and the input unit 6 along the direction of the axis 2 is 5-10 cm, so the driver does not need to release his thumb and thenar from the steering wheel 3. One of the other fingers of each hand contacts the outer peripheral ...

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Abstract

An operating unit is provided for a motor vehicle with a steering wheel (3) that is rotatable about an axis (2). A finger-actuatable input unit (6) is arranged on an arc extending around the axis (2).

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to an operating unit for controlling a vehicle or devices in a vehicle, in particular for controlling multimedia or communication functions. Background technique [0002] The rapid development of digital radio technology and the Internet has enabled a variety of communication and multimedia services that were unimaginable just a few years ago to be available in the car. Operating elements for controlling such services and functions take up space on the car's dashboard. Less than ideally, the size of the instrument panel has to be enlarged in order to accommodate the required operating elements, the farther the operating elements are from the driver, the more easily the driver's traffic concentration is affected when operating the operating elements. [0003] DE 29806461 U1 discloses an operating element for a motor vehicle, in which an input unit with a plurality of keys is arranged on the steering wheel in the region of its hub....

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IPC IPC(8): B60K37/06B60R11/02B62D1/04
CPCB60K2350/92B60K37/06B60K2370/70Y10T74/20834B60K35/00B62D1/046
Inventor F·巴克曼
Owner GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC