Human/machine interface for automobile
First Claim
1. A human/machine interface for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a control board provided with at least one control and at least one indicator; and
a controller for managing operation and communications of the control board, via at least one associated connector, with a multiplexed network of the motor vehicle; and
a multifunction screen linked to the controller of the control board, wherein the controller manages operation and communications of the multifunction screen, via the associated connector, with the multiplexed network of the motor vehicle,wherein the multifunction screen, the controller, and the control board are all integrated into the human/machine interface,and wherein an internal cover and a protection surface or shield plate of the human/machine interface extend over all of a surface of the interface configured to face an engine compartment of the motor vehicle, wherein by virtue of the internal cover and the protection surface, all elements of the human/machine interface are incorporated into a single block for installation into the dashboard of the motor vehicle.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a human/machine interface (3) that includes a control board (30) provided with at least one control (31, 32, 33) and/or at least one indicator and with at least one controller (36) for managing the operation of the control board (30) and the communications thereof with a vehicle multiplex network via at least one associated connector (37), characterized in that said interface also includes a multifunction screen (41) connected to the controller (36) of the control board so that said controller (36) can also manage the operation of the multifunction screen (41) and the communications thereof with the vehicle multiplex network via said associated connector (37).
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12 Claims
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1. A human/machine interface for a motor vehicle comprising:
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a control board provided with at least one control and at least one indicator; and a controller for managing operation and communications of the control board, via at least one associated connector, with a multiplexed network of the motor vehicle; and a multifunction screen linked to the controller of the control board, wherein the controller manages operation and communications of the multifunction screen, via the associated connector, with the multiplexed network of the motor vehicle, wherein the multifunction screen, the controller, and the control board are all integrated into the human/machine interface, and wherein an internal cover and a protection surface or shield plate of the human/machine interface extend over all of a surface of the interface configured to face an engine compartment of the motor vehicle, wherein by virtue of the internal cover and the protection surface, all elements of the human/machine interface are incorporated into a single block for installation into the dashboard of the motor vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for assembling a human/machine interface for a motor vehicle, comprising:
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inserting the human/machine interface into a dashboard of the motor vehicle in a single block, wherein the human/machine interface comprises; a control board provided with at least one control and at least one indicator, a controller for managing operation and communications of the control board, via at least one associated connector, with a multiplexed network of the motor vehicle, a multifunction screen linked to the controller of the control board, wherein the multifunction screen, the controller, and the control board are all integrated into the human/machine interface, and wherein an internal cover and a protection surface or shield plate of the human/machine interface extend over all of a surface of the interface configured to face an engine compartment of the motor vehicle, wherein by virtue of the internal cover and the protection surface, all elements of the human/machine interface are incorporated into a single block for insertion into the dashboard of the motor vehicle.
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