Operating device for menu-controlled functions of a vehicle
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1. An operating device for menu-controlled functions of a vehicle which are symbolically displayed on a screen, comprising:
- an actuator which selects said menu-controlled functions, said actuator being movable at least linearly over an operating surface which spatially corresponds to a surface of the screen into a position corresponding to a symbol position of a selected menu-controlled function on the screen surface wherein each of said menu-controlled functions on the screen corresponds to a unique position within the operating surface;
mechanical stops arranged as part of the operating device to limit said movement of the actuator over the operating surface; and
wherein the actuator provides haptic feedback when the selected menu-controlled function is changed via movement of the actuator.
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Abstract
In an operating device for menu-controlled functions of a motor vehicle that can be shown symbolically on a screen and selected by an actuator, the actuator is movable between mechanical stops into a position that corresponds to the position of the symbol of the selectable function on the surface of the screen and which provides haptic feedback to the actuator when the selectable function is changed by moving the actuator.
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1. An operating device for menu-controlled functions of a vehicle which are symbolically displayed on a screen, comprising:
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an actuator which selects said menu-controlled functions, said actuator being movable at least linearly over an operating surface which spatially corresponds to a surface of the screen into a position corresponding to a symbol position of a selected menu-controlled function on the screen surface wherein each of said menu-controlled functions on the screen corresponds to a unique position within the operating surface; mechanical stops arranged as part of the operating device to limit said movement of the actuator over the operating surface; and wherein the actuator provides haptic feedback when the selected menu-controlled function is changed via movement of the actuator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An operating device for menu-controlled functions of a vehicle which are symbolically displayed on a screen, comprising:
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an actuator which selects said menu-controlled functions, said actuator being movable at least linearly over an operating surface which spatially corresponds to a surface of the screen into a position corresponding to a symbol position of a selected menu-controlled function on the screen surface; mechanical stops arranged as part of the operating device to limit said movement of the actuator over the operating surface; wherein the actuator provides haptic feedback when the selected menu-controlled function is changed via movement of the actuator; and wherein the haptic feedback provides an increasing force opposite a direction of movement when the actuator is moved from one position corresponding to one function field symbolically displayed on the screen toward an imaginary boundary of another position corresponding to an adjoining function field symbolically displayed on the screen. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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