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VEHICLE INTERIOR PANEL WITH THERMAL FEEDBACK

  • US 20190168612A1
  • Filed: 12/06/2017
  • Published: 06/06/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A panel for use in an interior of a vehicle, the panel comprising:

  • an outer surface that faces the interior of the vehicle when installed in the vehicle, the outer surface having an interaction area; and

    a heat transfer device in thermal communication with the interaction area, wherein the panel is configured to communicate information about a vehicle system to an occupant of the vehicle when the occupant touches the interaction area via a perceptible temperature differential between the interaction area and an adjacent area of the outer surface, the heat transfer device being operable to provide the temperature differential,wherein the panel is a touch panel configured to change an operating parameter of the vehicle system in response to the occupant touching the outer surface, wherein the heat transfer device operates to change the temperature of the interaction area to communicate the changed operating parameter.

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