# US 2013/0154969 A1 · Motor vehicle control interface and corresponding method of manufacture > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0154969 A1 - Document ID: US20130154969A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/703,086 - Filed: 2011-06-10 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2010-06-10 - Assignees: Valeo Systemes Thermiques - Inventors: Gérard Guenin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130154969A1 ## CPC - B29C 45/14065: {Positioning or centering articles in the mould} - B29C 41/12: Spreading-out the material on a substrate {, e.g. on the surface of a liquid} - B29C 45/00: Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor (injection blow-moulding B29C49/06) - B29C 45/14: incorporating preformed parts or layers, e.g. injection moulding around inserts or for coating articles {(B29C45/1671 takes precedence)} - B29C 45/14467: {Joining articles or parts of a single article (B29C45/14377, B29C45/14385, B29C45/14581, B29C45/14614 and B29C45/006 take precedence)} - B60K 35/10: Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor - B60R 11/02: for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof - G06F 3/01: Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer (G06F3/16 takes precedence) - G06F 3/03547: {Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface} - G06F 3/041: Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means - H03K 17/96: Touch switches (specially adapted for electronic time-pieces with no moving parts G04G21/08) - H05K 5/00: Casings, cabinets or drawers for electric apparatus - B29C 2045/14114: {using an adhesive} - B60K 35/22: Display screens - B60K 2360/143: Touch sensitive instrument input devices - B60K 2360/693: Cover plate features - B60K 2360/774: on or in the centre console - B60R 11/0235: {of flat type, e.g. LCD} - H03K 2217/96015: Constructional details for touch switches - B29C: SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms B29B11/00; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together B32B37/00 - B32B41/00) - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H03K: PULSE TECHNIQUE (measuring pulse characteristics G01R; modulating sinusoidal oscillations with pulses H03C; transmission of digital information H04L; discriminator circuits detecting phase difference between two signals by counting or integrating cycles of oscillation H03D3/04; automatic control, starting, synchronisation or stabilisation of generators of electronic oscillations or pulses where the type of generator is irrelevant or unspecified H03L; coding, decoding or code conversion, in general H03M) - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract The present invention relates to a motor vehicle control interface comprising a touch-sensitive tile (2) having a front face (3); a housing (4) housing said touch-sensitive tile (2), said housing (4) having an opening delimited by an edge (5) via which a user can access the front face (3) of the touch-sensitive tile (2); and a levelling trim (6), peripheral to the touch-sensitive tile (2) and interposed between an edge face (7) of the touch-sensitive tile (2) and the edge (5) of the housing (4), characterized in that said interface further comprises a seal (9) inserted between a rear face (10) of the touch-sensitive tile (2) and a retaining projection (11) of the housing (4), said seal (9) bordering the levelling trim (6) between the rear face (10) of the touch-sensitive tile (2) and the retaining projection (11). The present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such a control interface (1). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A control interface for a motor vehicle comprising: a touch-sensitive tile having a front face; a casing housing said touch-sensitive tile, said casing having an opening delimited by a border so that a user can access the front face of the touch-sensitive tile; and a leveling compound, peripheral to the touch-sensitive tile and interposed between an edge face of the touch-sensitive tile and the border of the casing, wherein said interface also comprises a seal interposed between a rear face of the touch-sensitive tile and a retaining projection of the casing, said seal bordering the leveling compound between the rear face of the touch-sensitive tile and the retaining projection. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The interface according to claim 1, wherein said seal comprises a foam. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The interface according to claim 2, wherein said seal comprises a closed-cell foam. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The interface according to claim 3, wherein said closed-cell foam is made of polyethylene. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The interface according to claim 1, wherein said seal comprises an adhesion means. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The interface according to claim 1, wherein the retaining projection is in a form of a surround extending from the border of the casing toward the center of the opening. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The interface according to claim 1, wherein the retaining projection has an interior shoulder. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The interface according to claim 7, wherein at least one injection orifice and at least one corresponding vent hole are formed in the retaining projection respectively for introducing liquid leveling compound and for discharging air. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The interface according to claim 8, wherein said injection orifice and said vent hole are positioned on opposite faces of said surround. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The interface according to claim 1, wherein the casing has at least one strengthening means. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) A method of manufacturing a control interface according to claim 1, the method comprising: during a first step, the opening of the casing is positioned around the touch-sensitive tile provided with a film on the front face, the film covering at least the front face of the touch-sensitive tile and the edges of the casing, a seal being interposed between the rear face of the touch-sensitive tile and a retaining projection of the casing; during a second step, a retaining force is applied to the casing to hold the casing in position and to compress the seal between the rear face of the touch-sensitive tile and the retaining projection of the casing; and during a third step, a liquid leveling compound is introduced via the injection orifice of the retaining projection which orifice opens into a peripheral space stopped off by the film, the border and the retaining projection of the casing, the seal and the edge face of the touch-sensitive tile, so that the liquid leveling compound is can be spread out in said peripheral space. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) A method of manufacturing a control interface according to claim 1, the method comprising: during a first step, the touch-sensitive tile and the casing are positioned on a preconfigured surface, with the opening of the casing surrounding the front face of the touch-sensitive tile, said opening and said front face being positioned facing the preconfigured surface, a seal being interposed between the rear face of the touch-sensitive tile and a retaining projection of the casing; during a second step, a retaining force is applied to the casing to hold the casing in position facing the preconfigured surface and to compress the seal between the rear face of the touch-sensitive tile and the retaining projection; during a third step, the liquid leveling compound is introduced via the injection orifice of the retaining projection which orifice opens into a peripheral space stopped off by the preconfigured surface, the border and the retaining projection of the casing, the seal and the edge face of the touch-sensitive tile, so that the liquid leveling compound is spread out in said peripheral space; and during a fourth step, a film is applied that covers at least the front face of the touch-sensitive tile, the leveling compound and the edges of the casing. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of manufacture according to claim 11, wherein, during the second step, the seal is compressed with a compression ratio of between 5% and 40%. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method of manufacture according to claim 12, wherein, during the second step, the seal is compressed with a compression ratio of between 5% and 40%.