Touch-sensitive surface activation device for the controls of a vehicle
AssigneeDav
InventorJean Marc Tissot
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Abstract
The invention relates to a touch-sensitive surface (3) activation device (1) for a motorized mechanism used to open and close an opening such as an electric windscreen wiper, comprising a touch-sensitive surface which controls the opening and/or closing of at least one opening. The device comprises means for detecting (9) the charge applied to the touch-sensitive control surface and means (11) for inhibiting control of the opening and/or closing when the applied charge is outside an acceptable predefined charge range.
Claims19
A touch-sensitive surface activation device of a motorized mechanism for opening and/or closing an opening element of a motor vehicle, the device comprising:
- a touch-sensitive surface comprising a matrix based sensor for controlling the opening and/or closure of at least one opening element, said touch sensitive surface comprising:
- means for measuring a load pressure value applied to said touch-sensitive control surface;
- and
- means for disabling the opening and/or closure control when the load pressure value is outside a predefined admissible load range with an upper limit and a lower limit.
A touch-sensitive surface activation device of a motorized mechanism for opening and/or closing an opening element of a motor vehicle, the device comprising:
- a touch-sensitive surface comprising a matrix based sensor for controlling the opening and/or closure of at least one opening element, said touch sensitive surface comprising:
- means for detecting a load pressure value applied to said touch-sensitive control surface:
- and
- means for disabling the opening and/or closure control when the load pressure value is outside a predefined admissible load range with an upper limit and a lower limit wherein:
- said touch-sensitive surface is mounted so that an applied load causes a predefined movement of said surface;
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- the means for detecting said applied load is placed beneath said touch-sensitive surface and comprises:
- an elastic means;
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- a switch, said elastic means and said switch operable for disabling the opening and/or closure control of the opening element such that, in response to a load greater than the upper limit of said admissible range being applied, said touch-sensitive surface deforms said elastic means and causes the actuation of said switch.
A touch-sensitive surface for controlling at least one opening element, said touch sensitive surface comprising:
- a matrix based sensor for controlling the opening and/or closure of at least one opening element
- means for measuring a load pressure value applied to said touch-sensitive surface;
- and
- means for disabling an opening and/or closure control when the load pressure value is outside a predefined admissible load range with an upper limit and a lower limit.
A touch-sensitive surface for controlling at least one opening element, said touch sensitive surface comprising:
- a matrix based sensor for controlling the opening and/or closure of at least one opening element
- means for detecting a load pressure value applied to said touch-sensitive surface;
- and
- means for disabling an opening and/or closure control when the load pressure value is outside a predefined admissible load range with an upper limit and a lower limit wherein said touch-sensitive surface is adapted to be mounted such that an applied load causes a predefined movement of said surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.