CONTROL AND DISPLAY MODULE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES

• US 20140085258A1
• Filed: 03/29/2012
• Published: 03/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques (Valeo SE)
• Original Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques (Valeo SE)
• Inventors: Beraud, Henry
• Granted Patent: US 9,658,721 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/174
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/143 Touch sensitive instrument input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1438 Touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1523 Matrix displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/816 Fastening of displays or touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/822 Adjustment of instruments during mounting
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/96 by assembling
• 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 35/50 Instruments characterised by their means of attachment to or integration in the vehicle B60K35/231 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 37/00 Dashboards as road-vehicle superstructure sub-units B62D25/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means

Abstract

The invention relates to a control and display module for motor vehicles, comprising: a display screen for displaying data; a capacitive touchpad for entering user commands, said touchpad at least partially overlapping the display screen; and a casing in which the display screen and the touchpad are housed, said casing comprising a front frame. The control and display module also comprises a retaining protective film having a thickness of between 0.5 and 1.2 mm, which is attached to the external edges of the front frame of the casing, the touchpad being secured at the rear of said film in a suspended manner.

Claims

1. A control and display module for motor vehicles comprising:

a display screen for displaying data;

a capacitive touchpad for input of commands by a user, said touchpad at least partly overlapping said display screen;

a casing in which said display screen and said touchpad are housed, said casing comprising a front frame; and

a retaining and protection film, the thickness of which is between 0.5 and 1.2 mm and which is fixed to the external edges of the front frame of the casing, the touchpad being secured, in a suspended manner, at the rear of said retaining and protection film.

2. The control and display module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the retaining and protection film comprises a layer of polycarbonate.

3. The control and display module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fixing of the retaining and protection film to the external edges of the front frame is effected by gluing.

4. The control and display module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fixing of the retaining and protection film to the external edges of the front frame is effected by overmolding.

5. The control and display module as claimed in claim 1, or wherein the fixing of the retaining and protection film to the external edges of the front frame is effected by injection molding.

6. The control and display module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fixing between the touchpad and the retaining and protection film is effected by gluing.

7. The control and display module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the retaining and protection film includes a local opaque tint for masking at least the internal rim of the casing from the user.

8. The control and display module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the retaining and protection film includes a polarizing film on its external face.

9. The control and display module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the retaining and protection film includes a non-scratch coating on its external face.

10. The control and display module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the touchpad is a capacitive pad.

11. The control and display module as claimed in claim 1, further comprising control buttons, the retaining and protection film also covering said control buttons.

12. The control and display module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the thickness of the retaining and protection film is 0.75 mm.