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AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorsVitali Fribus, Lenard Petrzik
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An operator control device for a vehicle may have a rotatable base body, an electronic unit, and a rotary unit. The rotatable base body may have a first operator control section for setting at least one first vehicle function which is assigned to the first operator control section, and a second operator control section for setting at least one second vehicle function which is assigned to the second operator control section. The electronic unit may be designed to make available a first contact signal which represents manual contact with or approaching of the first operator control section, and a second contact signal which represents manual contact with or approaching of the second operator control section. The rotary unit may permit a rotational movement of the base body.
An operator control apparatus (105, 107) for a vehicle (100), wherein the operator control apparatus (105, 107) comprises the following features:
The operator control apparatus (105, 107) as claimed in either of the preceding claims, in which the first operator control section (215) and the second operator control section (220) are rigidly connected to one another.
The operator control apparatus (105, 107) as claimed in one of the preceding claims, in which the rotation unit (210) comprises an electrical actuator (248), in particular an MRF unit, in order to produce the first and/or the second rotation characteristic (235, 240).
The operator control apparatus (105, 107) as claimed in one of the preceding claims, in which the electronics unit (205) is arranged in the base body (200) and/or comprises a touch sensor system and/or an approach sensor system designed to sense the manual touch of the first operator control section (215) or manual approach toward the first operator control section (215) in order to provide the first touch signal (225), and/or to sense the manual touch of the second operator control section (220) or manual approach toward the second operator control section (220) in order to provide the second touch signal (230).
The operator control apparatus (105, 107) as claimed in one of the preceding claims, having an association device designed to respond to an association signal by associating a fourth vehicle function with the first operator control section (215) instead of the first vehicle function and/or by associating a fifth vehicle function with the second operator control section (220) instead of the second vehicle function.
The operator control apparatus (105, 107) as claimed in one of the preceding claims, in which the rotation unit (210) comprises a rotation sensor (250) designed to sense the rotary movement (A) and to provide a rotation signal.
The operator control apparatus (105, 107) as claimed in one of the preceding claims, in which the base body (200) comprises at least one third operator control section (400) for adjusting at least one third vehicle function of the vehicle (100), which third vehicle function is associated or associable with the third operator control section (400), wherein the electronics unit (205) is designed to provide a third touch signal that represents a manual touch of the third operator control section (400) or approach toward the third operator control section (400), wherein the rotation device (210) is designed to respond to the third touch signal by adjusting a third rotation characteristic of the rotary movement (A), which is different than the first rotation characteristic (235) and/or the second rotation characteristic (240).
A steering wheel (110), a dashboard, a center console or an armrest for a vehicle (100) having an operator control apparatus (105, 107) as claimed in one of the preceding claims.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.