IN-CAR OPERATION DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20150084886A1
• Filed: 04/12/2013
• Published: 03/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Calsonic Kansei Corporation
• Original Assignee: Calsonic Kansei Corporation
• Inventors: Kamiyama, Hideaki, Haginoya, Masaharu, Imai, Chihaya
• Granted Patent: US 9,684,392 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/126 Rotatable input devices for instruments
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/143 Touch sensitive instrument input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1438 Touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1446 Touch switches
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/145 Instrument input by combination of touch screen and hardware input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/774 on or in the centre console
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/828 Mounting or fastening exchangeable modules
• 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 35/50 Instruments characterised by their means of attachment to or integration in the vehicle B60K35/231 takes precedence
• 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: G06F 3/03548 Sliders, in which the moving part moves in a plane
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means

Abstract

Provided is an in-car operation display device which improves the operability of a display unit. The display unit is used for indications and operations for car-installed functions such as settings and instructions of the car-installed functions. An operating means (first switch plate SpL, second switch plate SpR) includes an operating-plate portion (6L, 6R) configured to be operated to move along a display screen 5a of a display unit 5. The operating-plate portion (6L, 6R) includes a protruding switch portion (touch-sensor protrusion 10-15).

Claims

1. An in-car operation display device comprising:

a display unit including a touch-panel-type display screen on which an image of a car-installed function is displayed;

an operating section configured to be operated such that a car state is varied based on the image of the car-installed function displayed on the display screen; and

a control circuit configured to perform a display control for the image of the car-installed function, and to control the car-installed function by an operation of the operating section,

wherein the operating section includes an operating-plate portion configured to be operated to move along the display screen of the display unit, and

the operating-plate portion includes a protruding switch portion.

2. The in-car operation display device according to claim 1, wherein

the operating-plate portion is transparent or semitransparent such that the image displayed on the display screen can be seen through the operating-plate portion.

3. The in-car operation display device according to claim 1, wherein

the display screen extends in an up-down direction and also in a right-left direction,

first and second guide portions are provided on lateral portions of the display screen and extend in the up-down direction,

the operating-plate portion is included in each of first and second switch plates,

the first and second switch plates are respectively attached to the first and second guide portions along right and left portions of the display screen such that the first and second switch plates are operated to move in the up-down direction, and

the control circuit is configured to control the display unit in accordance with positions of the first and second switch plates such that images of at least three car-installed functions are displayed on the display screen and have sizes depending on the positions of the first and second switch plates.