Operating device for on-vehicle equipment
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsKazushi Yoshida, Tadashi Osaka
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Abstract
An operating device capable of assuring safety when operating on-vehicle equipment of an automobile is implemented. The operating device includes force sensors buried in a grasping part of a steering wheel in a vehicle, a detector for detecting force acted on the grasping part on the basis of an output signal of each of the force sensors, and a controller for outputting an operating signal to a piece of the on-vehicle equipment mounted on the vehicle on the basis of a detected signal supplied from the detector. As a result, it is possible to operate force sensors and operate the on-vehicle equipment by adjusting force used to grip the steering wheel or pressing the steering wheel without letting go the driver's hold of the steering wheel.
Claims12
An operating device for on-vehicle equipment, comprising:
- force sensors buried in a grasping part of a steering tool on a vehicle;
- a detection module for detecting force acted on the grasping part on the basis of an output signal of each of said force sensors;
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- a control module for outputting an operating signal to a piece of the on-vehicle equipment mounted on the vehicle on the basis of a detected signal supplied from said detection module,
- wherein said control module rejects inputting of the operating signal to the on-vehicle equipment when a steering signal representing that steering is being conducted by the steering tool is input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.