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Operating unit for vehicles

A technology of operating units and operating elements, applied in the field of infotainment systems, capable of solving complex and other problems

Active Publication Date: 2021-07-02
BEHR HELLA THERMOCONTROL
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The design of the operating unit requires elastic support of the operating element possibly along two different axes, which can be too complex, especially when the operating element (eg due to its size and the number of its parts) has a relatively large suitable weight

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[0100] exist figure 1 In , the operating unit 10 including the operating element 12 is shown in side view and schematically. In this exemplary embodiment, the operating element 12 is designed as a display component comprising an operating surface 14 suitable for displaying a plurality of symbol areas 16 . Typically, the operating element 12 is backlit.

[0101] In order to carry out the actuating movement in the vertical direction of movement (see double arrow 18) and in order to ensure this actuating movement in the lateral direction (see figure 1 Double arrow 20 in ), operating element 12 via figure 1 The first and second springs 22 , 24 shown schematically in , which will still be described in more detail, are elastically supported on the housing 26 . By means of the sensor 28 it can be sensed that the operating element 12 has been moved along the vertical axis of movement 18 . This is detected in the evaluation and control unit 30 , which then controls the actuator 32 ...

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The invention relates to an operating unit (10) for a vehicle, said operating unit being provided with a housing (26) having a front side and an operating unit arranged on the front side of said housing (26) An element (12), the operating element has a center of mass (40) and an operating surface (14). The operating element (12) is spring-elastically mounted on a vertical axis of movement (18) substantially perpendicular to the operating surface (14) and along a transverse axis of movement (20) extending substantially transverse to said vertical axis of movement. on and / or in the housing (26). The invention also relates to at least one sensor (28) for detecting an actuating movement of the operating element (12) in the direction of the vertical movement axis (18). The operating unit further comprises: an actuator (32) arranged in and / or on the housing (26) for feedback of the detected actuation movement of the operating element (12) by the operating element (12) movement at least also on the transverse movement axis (20); and a spring frame (70) for spring-elastic mounting of the operating element (12). The spring frame (70) includes two transverse frame sections (74) extending transversely to the transverse movement axis (20), employing at least one leaf spring arm (76) in each transverse frame section. Each leaf spring arm (76) includes a first end (78) connected to the spring frame (70) and a free second end (80). Each leaf spring arm (76) extends in a vertical plane, and the axis of lateral movement (20) extends transverse to said vertical plane. Each leaf spring arm (76) is also spring resilient in the vertical plane. The operating element (12) is fixed to the spring frame (70) on the outside of the leaf spring arm (76) and the free second end (80) of the leaf spring arm (76) of the spring frame (70) fixed on the housing (26).

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to an operating unit for a vehicle, which may be, for example, an infotainment system for controlling various vehicle components. Background technique [0002] Operating units comprising display-type operating elements suitable for displaying (for example controlled by a menu) various symbol fields for selecting functions of vehicle components are becoming more and more popular. In such an operating unit, the operator is given a tactile confirmation of the function selection, for example by an additional active movement of the operating element after its actuation, wherein the actuation is accompanied by a (particularly imperceptible) operation component movement. This tactile feedback should be as uniform as possible when viewed over the entire operating surface of the operating element. The above concept is also called Force Sense Force Feedback (Force Sense Force Feedback). The design of the operating unit requires elastic s...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): B60K37/06G06F3/01H01H13/50G05G5/03
CPCB60K37/06B60K2370/128B60K2370/158B60K2370/691B60K2370/143G05G5/03G06F3/016G06F3/041
Inventor 弗兰克·沃格特亚力山大·贝斯尼特马库斯·卡里契克乌杜·特鲁格斯
Owner BEHR HELLA THERMOCONTROL