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US 12,687,878 B2Granted
Haptic control device in a motor vehicle
AssigneeContinental Automotive Technologies GmbH
InventorsUwe Gutermuth, Peter Lotz, Marc Matysek
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Abstract
A haptic operator control device in a motor vehicle, comprises an input unit, wherein the input unit can be moved by an actuator unit coupled to the input unit, wherein the input unit has a surface, wherein the surface can be touched by an input member of an operator, wherein the input unit and the actuator unit are movably mounted in relation to the motor vehicle.
Claims8
A haptic operator control device in a motor vehicle, comprising:
- an input unit;
- a coupling part fixedly connected to the input unit;
- an actuator unit having a single actuator, which is movably coupled to the coupling part connected to the input unit;
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- a housing for installation in a body of the motor vehicle, wherein the input unit is connected to the housing by way of two first spring elements, each of the two first spring elements having a first end directly connected to the input unit and a second end opposite the first end and directly connected to housing, wherein the actuator unit is connected to the housing by way of a second spring element separate from the first spring elements, wherein the actuator unit is configured to move the input unit by attracting the input unit and by repelling the input unit, wherein the input unit has a surface, wherein the surface can be touched by an input member of an operator, and wherein the input unit and the actuator unit are movably mounted in relation to the motor vehicle to eliminate a rolling motion when the input unit is moved.
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