In-car operation display device

• US 9,684,392 B2
• Filed: 04/12/2013
• Issued: 06/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Calsonic Kansei Corporation
• Original Assignee: Calsonic Kansei Corporation
• Inventors: Kamiyama, Hideaki, Haginoya, Masaharu, Imai, Chihaya
• Primary Examiner(s): SHAH, PRIYANK J
• Application Number:
  US14/394,567
• Publication Number:
  US 20150084886A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,530 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/126 Rotatable input devices for instruments
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/143 Touch sensitive instrument input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1438 Touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1446 Touch switches
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/145 Instrument input by combination of touch screen and hardware input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/774 on or in the centre console
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/828 Mounting or fastening exchangeable modules
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/126 Rotatable input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/143 Touch sensitive input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/1438 Touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/1446 Touch switches
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/145 Input by combination of touch screen and hardware input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/774 on or in the centre console
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/828 Exchangeable modules
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/22 Display screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/50 Instruments characterised by their means of attachment to or integration in the vehicle B60K35/231 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/60 Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/81 for controlling displays
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03548 : Sliders, in which the moving part moves in a plane
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 : Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means

Abstract

Provided is an in-car operation display device which improves the operability of a display unit. The display unit is used for indications and operations for car-installed functions such as settings and instructions of the car-installed functions. An operating means (first switch plate SpL, second switch plate SpR) includes an operating-plate portion (6L, 6R) configured to be operated to move along a display screen 5a of a display unit 5. The operating-plate portion (6L, 6R) includes a protruding switch portion (touch-sensor protrusion 10-15).

Claims

1. An in-car operation display device, comprising:

a display unit including a touch-panel-type display screen on which an image of a car-installed function is displayed;

an operating section configured to be operated such that a car state is varied based on the image of the car-installed function displayed on the display screen; and

a control circuit configured to perform a display control for the image of the car-installed function, and to control the car-installed function by an operation of the operating section,

wherein

the operating section includes an operating-plate portion configured to be operated to move along the display screen of the display unit, and

the operating-plate portion includes a protruding switch portion,

the display screen extends in an up-down direction and also in a right-left direction,

first and second guide portions are provided on lateral portions of the display screen and extend in the up-down direction,

the operating-plate portion is included in each of first and second switch plates,

the first and second switch plates are respectively attached to the first and second guide portions along right and left portions of the display screen such that the first and second switch plates are operated to move in the up-down direction,

the control circuit is configured to control the display unit in accordance with positions of the first and second switch plates so as to partition the display screen into a plurality of display areas and adjust a size or a shape of each of the display areas to thereby display the image of the car-installed function adjusted in accordance with the size or the shape of each of the display areas on each of the display areas, and

the control circuit is further configured to partition the display screen at a position of an upper edge portion of at least the operating-plate portion as a boundary when the first and second switch plates are differently positioned.

2. The in-car operation display device according to claim 1, wherein the operating-plate portion is transparent or semitransparent such that the image displayed on the display screen is visible through the operating-plate portion.