Touch Vehicle Display With Sliding Operation Plate
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing touch-sensitive vehicle display devices are difficult to operate accurately without looking at the screen, leading to low performance during vehicle driving due to the complexity of selecting target switches or buttons on a secondary touch-sensitive monitor.
Innovation Solution
A touch-sensitive vehicle display device with a sliding operation plate and a controller that includes touch-sensitive switch-confirmation portions and switch-indication fields, allowing for accurate selection of switches without visual reference to the screen, using a combination of touch-screen operations and position detectors to control the display of content and switch positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a second touch-sensitive monitor is provided with multiple switches or buttons for operating visible information, then the functionality and control options are improved, but the difficulty of accurately selecting the target switch without visual reference increases
Solution Approach 1:
The operation plate is divided into multiple distinct regions, each corresponding to a specific switch or button. Each region has unique tactile characteristics (such as different textures, heights, or shapes) that allow the user to identify and select the desired control option through touch alone, without visual reference to the display screen.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the operation plate are given different local qualities or tactile properties. For example, certain areas may have raised surfaces, ridges, or distinct textural patterns that correspond to specific switches, enabling the user to differentiate between controls through tactile sensation rather than visual identification.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple switches are provided on the display for various vehicle functions, then the versatility of the system is improved, but the complexity of the device increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the display function and the control input function into a single integrated structure. The operation plate with its multiple tactile regions is superimposed on or integrated with the touch-sensitive display, allowing multiple switches for different vehicle functions (navigation, music, climate control, internet) to be accessed through a unified interface rather than separate controls.
Solution Approach 2:
The operation plate serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as both the control interface for selecting switches and as part of the touch-sensitive display system. The same physical structure enables access to diverse vehicle functions including navigation, audio controls, climate settings, and internet browsing, reducing the need for separate specialized controls for each function.
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AI summary
A touch-sensitive vehicle display device is disclosed. The touch-sensitive vehicle display device comprises a body having a display including a touch panel on a surface thereof, whereby a screen operation is performed on the surface of the display by a touch-screen operation; an operation plate provided along the surface of the display; and a controller controlling information to be indicated on the display. The operation plate includes an opening section to indicate a switch provided to face the touch panel, and a plurality of touch-sensitive switch-confirmation portions provided on an end portion of the opening section for switch indication, and the controller controls a switch-indication portion to be inside the opening section to indicate switching in the display, and controls a plurality of selection-switches to be in the switch-indication portion to correspond to the plurality of switch-confirmation portions.