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Structure for operational portion in vehicle

A technology for operating parts and vehicles, which is applied to vehicle parts, vehicle seats, and special positions of vehicles, etc. It can solve problems such as difficult blind operation, lack of realizability, and difficulty for drivers to operate audio operating parts, so as to improve operability , the effect of improving space efficiency

Active Publication Date: 2018-06-29
TOYOTA MOTOR KYUSHU +1
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On the other hand, with regard to the audio operation part, since the position of the hand is uncertain, it is difficult to perform blind operation
Therefore, it may be difficult for the driver who is driving the vehicle to operate the audio operation unit.
Regarding this point, although it is possible to consider the structure of providing a dedicated palm rest for the audio operation unit, this structure lacks practicality due to the above-mentioned space constraints or the need to distinguish it from the palm rest for the touch operation unit.

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[0112] use Figure 10 ~ Figure 12 Modification 1 of the vehicle operating unit structure 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. Modification 1 is a modification to the structure of the support surface forming portion 15 .

[0113] Such as Figure 10 As shown, the support surface forming part 15X of Modification 1 has the skin part 41 and the inner layer part 42 similarly to the above-mentioned support surface forming part 15 . Furthermore, in the rest surface forming portion 15X according to Modification 1, the inner layer portion 42 has the concavo-convex shape portion 45 at least in a portion constituting the palm rest portion 21 .

[0114] The concavo-convex shape part 45 is provided on the upper part of the inner layer part 42 on the side of the skin part 41 . Therefore, the inner layer portion 42 has the concave-convex shape portion 45 side as a contact side with respect to the back surface 41 a of the skin portion 41 . The concavo-convex shape porti...

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[0135] use Figure 13 Modification 2 of the vehicle operating unit structure 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. Modification 2 is a modification of the structure of the support surface forming part 15 .

[0136] Such as Figure 13 As shown, the rest forming portion 15Y of Modification 2 has a recess 50 provided on the upper surface of the palm rest 21 as a portion for determining the position of the operator's palm placed on the palm rest 21 . In this embodiment, as the recess 50, a front recess 50A and a rear recess 50B are provided. The front recess 50A is mainly used to determine the position of the palm suitable for the operation of the touch panel 14, and the rear recess 50B is mainly used to determine the position of the palm suitable for the operation of the audio switch 16. The position of the palm of the hand for the operation.

[0137] The recessed part 50 is formed in the integral shape of the surface part 41 and the inner layer part 42 in t...

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[0143] use Figure 14 Modification 3 of the vehicle operating unit structure 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. Modification 3 is a modification of the structure of the support surface forming portion 15 , and is a modification related to the operation of the audio switch 16 .

[0144] Such as Figure 14 As shown, in the rest surface forming part 15Z of Modification 3, the side surface of the palm rest part 21 on the side of the driver's seat is provided with a button for determining the position of the thumb of the operator who operates the thumbwheel 34 as the side operation part. Thumb recess 60 .

[0145] The thumb concave portion 60 is formed in an integral shape of the skin portion 41 and the inner layer portion 42 in the rest surface forming portion 15Z in a natural state. In other words, a concave portion is formed along the thumb concave portion 60 in the portion on the driver's seat side of the inner layer portion 42 , and a concave portion i...

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Abstract

In a structure for an operational portion in a vehicle having a touch operation portion and an audio operation portion, space efficiency is improved, and operability of each operation portion containing blind operability is improved. The structure 1 for an operational portion in a vehicle provided at a side of a driver seat in a vehicle comprises: a touch pad 14 having a contacted operational surface 14a receiving contact as an input operation; a rest surface formation portion 15 including a palm rest portion 21 provided behind the touch pad 14 and used for operation of the touch pad 14 and anarm rest portion 22 forming a rest surface 15a continuous to the palm rest portion 21; and an audio switch 16 provided between the touch pad 14 and the arm rest portion 22 in a front and back direction of the vehicle, the audio switch 16 operating an audio device equipped in the vehicle.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a structure of an operating unit for a vehicle for operating an in-vehicle device. Background technique [0002] In vehicles such as automobiles, an operation unit for operating in-vehicle equipment such as an audio device and a navigation device is provided on a side of a driver's seat in a vehicle interior. Such an operating unit for a vehicle is generally provided between the driver's seat and the passenger's seat, such as the upper surface of the center console, so that a person sitting in the driver's seat or the passenger's seat can operate without greatly changing the posture. [0003] In recent years, among such vehicular operating units, there are vehicular operating units including a touch operating unit called a touch panel having a planar shape that receives touch from an operator's fingertip or the like as an operation input. The contacted operating surface (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). Regar...

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IPC IPC(8): B60R11/02G06F3/0354G06F3/0487G06F3/0488
CPCB60R11/0264G06F3/03547G06F3/0487G06F3/0488B60K35/10B60K2360/1438B60K35/00B60K37/00G06F3/02G06F3/0362B60N2/797B60K2360/1446B60K2360/145B60K2360/143B60K37/20
Inventor 城田翔平占部洋一木村真也
Owner TOYOTA MOTOR KYUSHU