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Control unit for cars

A control unit and automobile technology, which is applied to the steering control installed on the car, the arrangement of vehicle components, and the arrangement of accessories on the dashboard, which can solve the problems of no longer playing, time-consuming and laborious operation, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-11-17
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
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As a result, the functions controlled via the input unit no longer function after a minor accident in which the airbags have been released but the sporty capabilities of the car are still available
[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 steering wheel circle, a small amount of buttons in these buttons can be used at most with only the thumb. This makes it time-consuming and labor-intensive to input complex commands with multiple keys one after another

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[0029] figure 1 The operating unit of the present invention is shown in a schematic side view. The operating unit includes a steering column 1 in a manner well known to professionals, on which a steering wheel 3 rotatable about an axis 2 is mounted. The steering wheel 3 may have a central hub 4, which may be used to house an airbag.

[0030] Between the steering wheel 3 and the dashboard 5 of the automobile, the input unit 6 is fixed to the steering column 1 by two tie rods 7 extending substantially 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 axis 2 is 5-10cm, so the driver can use it without releasing his thumb and the fish from the steering wheel 3. One of the other fingers of each hand touches the outer circumferential surface of the input unit 6. The arc...

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Abstract

An operating unit for a motor vehicle having a steering wheel (3) rotatable about an axis (2), wherein a finger-operable input unit (6) is arranged on a circular arc extending around the axis (2).

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Technical field [0001] The invention relates to a manipulation unit for controlling a car or an instrument in a car, especially a manipulation unit for controlling multimedia or communication functions. Background technique [0002] With the rapid development of digital radio technology and the Internet, diverse communication and multimedia services that were unimaginable a few years ago are now available for use in automobiles. The operating elements used to control such services and functions need to occupy space in the car dashboard. It is not ideal that the size of the dashboard should be enlarged to accommodate the required operating elements. The farther the operating elements are from the driver, the more susceptible the driver’s attention to traffic while operating the operating elements. [0003] DE29806461U1 discloses an operating element for a car, in which an input unit with a plurality of keys is arranged in the region of the hub of the steering wheel. Although the i...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): B60K37/06B60R11/02B62D1/04B60K35/10
CPCY10T74/20834B60K35/10B60K35/00B62D1/046
Inventor F·巴克曼
Owner GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC