Title:
OPERATOR INTERFACE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/121607
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
It is becoming more and more common for operator units such as switches and control elements in motor vehicles to be integrated into interior fittings, a section of the surface of the interior fitting often forming the operator interface. Although this integration is considered esthetically appealing, the haptic perception and especially the tactility are reduced. As an improvement, the invention relates to an operator interface (1) comprising a surface structure (2) in which a distinct direction (A) can be haptically or tactilely perceived in a certain zone, and orientations (B, C) differing from said direction (A) can be haptically or tactilely perceived in sections (3, 4) of said zone.
Inventors:
WOHLFAHRT KARL-HEINZ (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/DE2010/000468
Publication Date:
December 23, 2010
Filing Date:
April 23, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MAGNA MIRRORS ENGINEERING GMBH (DE)
WOHLFAHRT KARL-HEINZ (DE)
WOHLFAHRT KARL-HEINZ (DE)
International Classes:
H01H9/02; B60K35/00; B60K37/06; H01H9/18
Foreign References:
| EP1496530A2 | 2005-01-12 | |||
| EP1577191A2 | 2005-09-21 | |||
| US20070077058A1 | 2007-04-05 | |||
| DE102007020930A1 | 2008-11-13 |
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