CONTROL ELEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE

• US 20150274015A1
• Filed: 10/17/2013
• Published: 10/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Audi AG (Volkswagen AG)
• Original Assignee: Audi AG (Volkswagen AG)
• Inventors: Wachinger, Michael, Schneider, Johann, Kuhne, Marcus
• Application Number:
  US14/436,796
• Publication Number:
  US 20150274015A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/11 Instrument graphical user interfaces or menu aspects
• 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 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: G06F 1/16 Constructional details or arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04103 Manufacturing, i.e. details related to manufacturing processes specially suited for touch sensitive devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04809 Textured surface identifying touch areas, e.g. overlay structure for a virtual keyboard
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

The invention relates to a control element (10) for a motor vehicle, with an operating surface (14) for entering user instructions for a component of the motor vehicle, which comprises at least one surface structure element (20, 22) which can be felt by a user, wherein the operating surface (14) is formed from glass and the at least one surface structure element (20, 22) forms a single piece with the operating surface (14).

Claims

1. Control element (10) for a motor vehicle, with an operating surface (14) for entering user instructions for a component of the motor vehicle, which comprises at least one surface structure element (20, 22) which can be felt by a user,

characterized in that

the operating surface (14) is formed from glass and the at least one surface structure element (20, 22) forms a single piece with the operating surface (14).

2. Control element (10) according to claim 1,

characterized in that

at least one surface structure element (20, 22) is formed by deep drawing of the operating surface (14) in the heated state.

3. Control element (10) according to claim 1 or 2,

characterized in that

the control element (10) is a touchscreen or touchpad.

4. Control element (10) according to claim 1 or 2,

characterized in that

the control element (10) is a pressure switch, a sliding switch, a control dial or the like.

5. Control element (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

characterized in that

the at least one surface structure element (20, 22) delimits and/or marks a partial operating surface (18) of the operating surface (14).

6. Control element (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 5,

characterized in that

at least one surface structure element (20, 22) is a design element.

7. Control element (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 6,

characterized in that

the operating surface (14) is arched in at least one spatial direction.

8. Method for producing a control element (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 7,

characterized in that

at least one surface structure element (20, 22) is formed by deep drawing of the operating surface (14) in the heated state.