Advanced automotive control switches
AssigneeVisteon Global Technologies, Inc.
InventorsTimothy J. Yerdon, Royce D. Channey, Henry L. Pope
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Abstract
An electronic switch for a device in an automotive vehicle comprises an input pad mounted in an interior of the automotive vehicle, the input pad comprising a sensing mechanism operable to generate a plurality of control signals associated with a plurality of sensing positions of the input pad. The electronic switch further comprises a controller in communication with the input pad and the device, the controller configured to actuate a plurality of switch control functions of the device in response to the plurality of control signals.
Claims18
An electronic switch for a device in an automotive vehicle, the electronic switch comprising:
- an input pad mounted in an interior of the automotive vehicle, the input pad comprising a software programmable sensing mechanism operable to generate a plurality of control signals associated with a plurality of sensing positions of the input pad;
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- a controller in communication with the input pad and the device, the controller configured to actuate a plurality of switch control functions of the device in response to the plurality of control signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.