Integrated center stack switch bank for motor vehicle
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1. A switch bank for a motor vehicle, the switch bank comprising:
- a motor vehicle interior trim component; and
at least one non-movable dedicated switch located behind the interior trim component, wherein the switch is operable to actuate and de-actuate an electrically operated device of the motor vehicle, wherein the switch is a capacitive switch including two or more independent dielectric substances, a first one of the dielectric substances having a first electrode and a second one of the dielectric substances having a second electrode, the first and second electrodes having a three-dimensional separation therebetween, the first and second electrodes forming background capacitive sensors for detecting external disturbance by a stimulus, the second electrode having a greater coupling to the external disturbance than the first electrode, and wherein the switch is non-reconfigurable.
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Abstract
An interface is in the form of a switch bank for the center stack of a motor vehicle. The switch bank comprises a motor vehicle interior trim component and at least one non-movable switch located behind the interior trim component. The switch is operable to actuate and de-actuate an electrically operated device of the motor vehicle.
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19 Claims
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1. A switch bank for a motor vehicle, the switch bank comprising:
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a motor vehicle interior trim component; and at least one non-movable dedicated switch located behind the interior trim component, wherein the switch is operable to actuate and de-actuate an electrically operated device of the motor vehicle, wherein the switch is a capacitive switch including two or more independent dielectric substances, a first one of the dielectric substances having a first electrode and a second one of the dielectric substances having a second electrode, the first and second electrodes having a three-dimensional separation therebetween, the first and second electrodes forming background capacitive sensors for detecting external disturbance by a stimulus, the second electrode having a greater coupling to the external disturbance than the first electrode, and wherein the switch is non-reconfigurable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A switch bank for a motor vehicle, the switch bank comprising:
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a motor vehicle interior trim component; and at least one non-movable dedicated switch located behind the interior trim component, wherein the switch is operable to actuate and de-actuate an electrically operated device of the motor vehicle, wherein the switch is a capacitive switch including a first electrode and a second electrode spaced from and surrounding the first electrode so as to be oriented in the same plane, whereby the switch is adapted to generate an electric field that is subject to disturbance by a stimulus, the disturbance being detected by a control circuit, which generates a control signal that controls the operation of the electrically operated device, and wherein the switch is non-reconfigurable.
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18. A switch bank for a motor vehicle, the switch bank comprising:
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a motor vehicle interior trim component; and at least one non-movable dedicated switch located behind the interior trim component, wherein the switch is operable to actuate and de-actuate an electrically operated device of the motor vehicle, further comprising an audio driver assembly that is programmable to operate at different frequencies to produce audio or tactile sensations, and wherein the switch is non-reconfigurable. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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