Car-mounted input device
First Claim
1. A car-mounted input device comprising:
- a display device;
a manual operating section;
a pivotably mounted control shaft connected with said manual operating section, the control shaft operable in a plurality of operating directions to select a car mounted electrical device;
an actuator to apply an external force in the operating direction to said control shaft, wherein, when said manual operating section is operated in a direction outside a predetermined allowable range of movement, external force preset in accordance with an amount of operation of said manual operating section is applied by said actuator to said control shaft;
a position sensor to output a position signal in accordance with the operating direction and the amount of operation of the manual operating section;
said position sensor being electrically connected to said display device such that said display device displays the type of car mounted electrical display device that has been selected and details for operating the selected car mounted electrical device.
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Abstract
A ROM provided in a computer stores tables showing the relationships between the direction and amount of operation of a manual operating section, and external force to be applied from electric motors. A CPU determines the direction and amount of external force to be applied to the manual operating section based on positional information output from encoders and the tables, and drives the electric motors via a motor driver. The operator can feel the resistance produced thereby at the manual operating section. Therefore, it is possible to finely operate the manual operating section, and to thereby control the functions of car-mounted electrical devices. By applying external force to the manual operating section when the manual operating section is operated to the moving limit, the operator can sense the moving limit of the manual operating section, and can select a car-mounted electrical device.
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31 Claims
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1. A car-mounted input device comprising:
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a display device;
a manual operating section;
a pivotably mounted control shaft connected with said manual operating section, the control shaft operable in a plurality of operating directions to select a car mounted electrical device;
an actuator to apply an external force in the operating direction to said control shaft, wherein, when said manual operating section is operated in a direction outside a predetermined allowable range of movement, external force preset in accordance with an amount of operation of said manual operating section is applied by said actuator to said control shaft;
a position sensor to output a position signal in accordance with the operating direction and the amount of operation of the manual operating section;
said position sensor being electrically connected to said display device such that said display device displays the type of car mounted electrical display device that has been selected and details for operating the selected car mounted electrical device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A car-mounted input device comprising:
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a display device;
a manual operating section;
a control shaft connected with said manual operating section, the control shaft operable in a plurality of operating directions to select a car mounted electrical device;
an actuator to apply an external force to said control shaft, wherein, when said manual operating section is operated in a direction outside a predetermined allowable range of movement, external force preset in accordance with the direction and amount of operation of said manual operating section is applied by said actuator to said control shaft; and
a position sensor to output a position signal in accordance with the operating direction and amount of operation of the manual operating section;
said position sensor being electrically connected to said display device such that said display device displays the type of car mounted electrical device that has been selected and details for operating the selected car mounted electrical device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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