DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING FUNCTIONS OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES OF A VEHICLE AND VEHICLE HAVING THE DEVICE

• US 20130050114A1
• Filed: 08/20/2012
• Published: 02/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: BACKMAN, Fredrik
• Application Number:
  US13/589,300
• Publication Number:
  US 20130050114A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/11 Instrument graphical user interfaces or menu aspects
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/143 Touch sensitive instrument input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/782 on the steering wheel
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/11 Graphical user interfaces or menu aspects
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/143 Touch sensitive input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/154 Combined instruments with analogue meters and additional displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/52 Control of displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/782 on the steering wheel
• 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 35/215 characterised by the combination of multiple visual outputs, e.g. combined instruments with analogue meters and additional displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/60 Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/81 for controlling displays

Abstract

A device is provide for controlling functions of electronic devices of a vehicle having a steering device, which includes, but is not limited to a front side and a back side. The front side is directed at an occupant who is seated on a driver'"'"'s seat of the vehicle, having a first input device which is designed for generating control signals, having a first display device, which is designed for the graphical representation of converted control signals in displays. The first input device is arranged on the back side of the steering device and the first display device is arranged on the front side of the steering device.

Claims

1. A device for controlling functions of electronic devices of a vehicle, comprising:

a steering device comprising a front side and a back side and the front side is directed at an occupant who is seated on a driver seat of the vehicle;

a first input device that is configured to generate control signals is arranged and on the back side of the steering device; and

a first display device that is configured to graphically display converted the control signals and arranged on the front side of the steering device.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the first input device and the first display device are arranged on the steering device located opposite and in terms of area overlap each other.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the first input device and the first display device are arranged on the steering device located opposite and arranged located opposite and congruently to each other.

4. The device according to claim 1,

wherein the steering device comprises a first steering wheel spoke,

wherein the first input device is arranged on the back side of the first steering wheel spoke and the first display device is arranged on the front side of the first steering wheel spoke.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the first input device is configured for operation with a finger.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein the first input device comprises a touch-sensitive sensor surface and is further configured as a touch field.

7. The device according to claim 1, wherein the first display device is a liquid crystal display.

8. The device according to claim 1, wherein the first input device and the first display device are configure to form a user interface that has an appearance of a first touch screen operable on the back side.

9. The device according to claim 1, wherein the first display device and a second display device are designed as symbols.

10. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a second input device and a second display device,

wherein the second input device is arranged on the back side of the steering device and the second display device is arranged on the front side of the steering device.

11. The device according to claim 10, wherein the second input device and the second display device are configured to form a second user interface having an appearance of a second touch screen operable on the back side.

12. The device according to claim 11, wherein the second user interface has a substantially similar construction to a first user interface.

13. The device according to claim 9, further comprising a third display device that is configured to display the symbols in a selection menu,

wherein the displays of the third display device can be highlighted and selected via the first or second input device.

14. The device according to claim 13, wherein the third display device is arranged in a dashboard of the vehicle.

15. The device according to claim 14, wherein the third display device is designed as a liquid crystal display.