Input Device for a Vehicle

• US 20070057924A1
• Filed: 07/25/2006
• Published: 03/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Original Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Inventors: Prados, Michael, Lathrop, Brian, Lai, Jackie
• Application Number:
  US11/459,826
• Publication Number:
  US 20070057924A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/143 Touch sensitive instrument input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1438 Touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/143 Touch sensitive input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/1438 Touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/1533 Flexible displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/67 Foldable or movable displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/22 Display screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/223 Flexible displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/53 Movable instruments, e.g. slidable
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means

Abstract

An input device, especially for a vehicle, includes a display for optical display of information, a touchscreen arranged above the display to input commands by touching an operating surface of the touchscreen, an actuator to move the touchscreen in at least one direction, essentially parallel to the operating surface, and a control to drive the actuator, so that the touchscreen is moved in a first time interval with a first movement function and in a second time interval connected to the first time interval with a second movement function different from the first movement function.

Claims

1. An input device comprising:

a display for optical display of information;

a touchscreen arranged above the display for input of commands by touching an operating surface of the touchscreen;

an actuator to move the touchscreen in at least one direction, essentially parallel to the operating surface; and

a control to drive the actuator, so that the touchscreen, in a first time interval, is moved with a first movement function and, in a second time interval following the first time interval, is moved with a second movement function, different from the first movement function.

2. An input device according to claim 1, wherein the first movement function has a fraction corresponding to a step response of an at least second-order delay element.

3. An input device according to claim 1, wherein the second movement function has a fraction and a periodic fraction corresponding to a step response of an at least second-order delay element.

4. An input device according to claim 3, wherein the periodic fraction has a frequency between 30 Hz and 70 Hz.

5. An input device according to claim 3, wherein the fraction corresponding to a step response of an at least second-order delay order and the periodic fraction are linked by addition.

6. An input device according to claim 1, wherein the second movement function has a fraction corresponding to a step response of an at least second-order delay element and a decreasing periodic fraction.

7. An input device according to claim 1, wherein the actuator can be driven by means of the control, so that the touchscreen is moved in a third time interval connected to the second time interval with a movement function different from the first and second movement functions.

8. An input device according to claim 7, wherein the third movement function has a decreasing periodic fraction.

9. An input device according to claim 8, wherein the periodic fraction has a frequency between 30 Hz and 70 Hz.

10. An input device according to claim 8, wherein the third movement function has a linearly diminishing fraction linked to the decreasing periodic fraction by addition.

11. An input device according to claim 7, wherein the third movement function has a linearly diminishing fraction.

12. An input device according to claim 1, wherein the maximum movement is at least 0.1 mm.

13. An input device according to claim 1, wherein the maximum movement is, at most, 1 mm.

14. An input device according to claim 1, wherein the maximum movement is, at most, 0.5 mm.

15. An input device according to claim 1, wherein the movement has essentially died out after 100 ms.

16. An input device according to claim 1, wherein the movement has essentially died out after 50 ms.

17. An input device according to claim 1, wherein the actuator is controllable by means of the control, so that the touchscreen is moved around the rest position of the touchscreen, so that the integral of the movement of the touchscreen in a first direction is at least 2.5 times the integral of the movement of the movement of the touchscreen in a second direction opposite the first direction.

18. An input device according to claim 17, wherein the actuator is controllable by a control, so that the touchscreen is moved around a rest position of the touchscreen, so that the integral of the movement of the touchscreen in a first direction is at least 4 times the integral of the movement of the touchscreen in a second direction opposite the first direction.

19. An input device according to claim 17, wherein the actuator can be driven by the control, so that the touchscreen is initially moved essentially in the second direction and then in the first direction.

20. An input device according to claim 18, wherein the movement in the first direction is at least 2 times the movement of the second direction.

21. An input device according to claim 20, wherein the actuator can be driven by the control, so that the touchscreen is initially moved around a rest position essentially in a first direction and then in second direction opposite the first direction, in which the movement in the first direction is, at most, 0.5 times the movement in the second direction.

22. An input device, device, particularly for a vehicle, the input device comprising:

a display for optical display of information;

a touchscreen arranged above the display for input of commands by touching an operating surface of the touchscreen;

an actuator to move the touchscreen in at least one direction, essentially parallel to the operating surface; and

a control to drive the actuator, so that the touchscreen is moved with a periodic fraction with a frequency between 30 Hz and 70 Hz.

23. An input device according to claim 22, wherein the actuator can be driven by the control, so that the touchscreen is moved with a periodic fraction with a frequency between 40 Hz and 60 Hz.

24. An input device according to claim 22, wherein the maximum movement is at last 0.1 mm.

25. An input device according to claim 22, wherein the maximum movement is, at most, 1 mm.

26. An input device according to claim 22, wherein the movement has essentially died out after 300 ms.

27. An input device, particularly for a vehicle, the input device comprising:

a display for optical display of information;

a touchscreen arranged above the display for input of commands by touching an operating surface of the touchscreen;

an actuator to move the touchscreen in at least one direction, essentially parallel to the operating surface; and

a control to drive the actuator, so that the touchscreen is moved around a rest position of the touchscreen, so that the integral of the movement of the touchscreen in the first direction is at least 2.5 times the integral of the movement of the touchscreen in the second direction opposite the first direction.

28. An input device according to claim 27, wherein the actuator can be driven by the control, so that the touchscreen is moved around a rest position of the touchscreen, so that the integral of the movement of the touchscreen in the first direction is at least 4 times the integral of the movement of the touchscreen in the second direction opposite the first direction.

29. An input device according to claim 27, wherein the actuator can be driven by the control, so that the touchscreen is moved around a rest position of the touchscreen, so that the integral of the movement of the touchscreen in the first direction is at least 5 times the integral of the movement of the touchscreen in the second direction opposite the first direction.

30. An input device according to claim 27, wherein the actuator can be driven by the control, so that the touchscreen is initially moved essentially in the second direction and then in the first direction.

31. An input device according to claim 30, wherein the movement in the first direction is at least 2 times the movement in the second direction.

32. An input device according to claim 28, wherein the movement in the first direction is at least 2 times the movement in the second direction.

33. An input device according to claim 27, wherein the maximum movement is at least 0.1 mm.

34. An input device according to claim 27, wherein the maximum movement is, at most, 1 mm.

35. An input device according to claim 27, wherein the movement has essentially died out after 100 ms.

36. An input device according to claim 27, wherein the movement has essentially died out after 50 ms.

37. An input device according to claim 27, wherein the touchscreen is moved with a periodic fraction with a frequency between 40 Hz and 60 Hz.

38. An input device, particularly for a vehicle, the input device comprising:

a display for optical display of information;

a touchscreen arranged above the display for input of commands by touching an operating surface of the touchscreen;

an actuator to move the touchscreen in at least one direction, essentially parallel to the operating surface; and

a control to drive the actuator, so that the touchscreen is moved around a rest position of the touchscreen in a first direction by at least 50 μ

m and then in a second direction opposite the first direct, in which the movement in the second direction is at least 2 times the movement of the first direction.

39. An input device according to claim 38, wherein the maximum movement is at least 0.1 mm.

40. An input device according to claim 38, wherein the maximum movement is, at most, 1 mm.

41. An input device according to claim 38, wherein the movement has essentially died out after 100 ms.

42. An input device according to claim 38, wherein the movement has essentially died out after 50 ms.

43. An input device, particularly for a vehicle, the input device comprising:

a display for optical display of information;

a touchscreen arranged above the display for input of commands by touching an operating surface of the touchscreen;

an actuator to move the touchscreen in at least one direction, essentially parallel to the operating surface; and

a control to generate a haptic feedback by driving the actuator, so that the touchscreen is alternately moved according to a first movement mode or at least a second movement mode different from the first movement mode, in which the touchscreen, according to the first movement mode, is move with a periodic fraction with frequency of 30 Hz and 70 Hz, or around a rest position of the touchscreen, so that the integral of the movement of the touchscreen in a first direction is at least 2.5 times the integral of the movement of the touchscreen in a second direction opposite the first direction.

44. An input device according to claim 43, wherein the choice between the first movement mode and the second movement mode is dependent on the type of information displayed by the display, the position of touching of the touch surface or the type of touching of the touch surface.