Man-machine interface with smooth upper surface

• US 9,189,111 B2
• Filed: 03/30/2011
• Issued: 11/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques (Valeo SE)
• Original Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques (Valeo SE)
• Inventors: Autran, Frdric
• Primary Examiner(s): Dharia, Prabodh M
• Application Number:
  US13/638,164
• Publication Number:
  US 20130155008A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,693 Days
• Field of Search: 345/8, 345156-184, 345/501, 359/268, 359/601, 359/831, 359/834, 701/2, 701/3, 701/22, 701/33, 701/209, 349/12
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means

Abstract

A human-machine interface provided with a viewing device arranged facing a frame is disclosed. The top face of the viewing device is arranged substantially above the top face of the frame and the viewing device and the frame are covered by a smoothing film.

Claims

1. A human-machine interface comprising a viewing device arranged facing a frame, wherein:

a top face of the viewing device is arranged substantially above a top face of the frame and said device and said frame are covered by a smoothing film comprising a masking layer that covers the top face of the frame and only partly covers the top face of the viewing device, and

a space is delimited by the frame, the masking layer, and an adustment layer covering the viewing device to remove blurring.

2. The interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein the viewing device is covered with an adjustment layer for adjusting the position of the top face of said device in relation to the top face of the frame.

3. The interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein the frame is covered with a masking layer.

4. The interface as claimed in claim 3, wherein the masking layer also covers at least a part of the top face of the viewing device.

5. The interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein the smoothing film comprises a masking layer.

6. The interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein the distance between the top face of the viewing device and the top face of the frame does not exceed the thickness of the smoothing film.

7. The interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein the distance between the top face of the viewing device and the top face of the frame is greater than a positioning tolerance of said faces relative to one another.

8. The interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein an edge of the viewing device, covered with an adjustment layer, is substantially in contact with an edge of the frame.

9. The interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein the viewing device is a screen or a display.

10. The interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein the viewing device is a touch interaction device.

11. The interface as claimed in claim 10, wherein the touch interaction device comprises a touch sensor which is at least partially transparent arranged above a display.

12. The interface as claimed in claim 10, wherein, the touch interaction device having at least a part facing a bottom face of the frame, said part is fixed to said bottom face of said frame.

13. The interface as claimed in claim 10, wherein, the interaction device being incorporated in a case, the case comprises in a top part a shoulder to support the frame.