OPERATION INPUT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE

• US 20120123636A1
• Filed: 11/09/2011
• Published: 05/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Original Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Inventors: Hisatsugu, Shinsuke
• Granted Patent: US 9,346,356 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/36
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/774 on or in the centre console
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• 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

Abstract

An operation input device for a vehicle includes: a first operation unit for executing an operation of an in-vehicle device on the vehicle; and a second operation unit for executing a negative operation of the in-vehicle device so that the operation of the in-vehicle device is cancelled. An operation direction of the second operation unit has a directional component. The directional component of the operation direction of the second operation unit is opposite to an extending direction of an arm of a user, who sits down on a predetermined seat. The user extends the arm along with the extending direction in order to touch the operation input device.

Claims

1. An operation input device for a vehicle arranged at a predetermined position of a compartment of the vehicle, the operation input device comprising:

a first operation unit for executing an operation of an in-vehicle device on the vehicle; and

a second operation unit for executing a negative operation of the in-vehicle device so that the operation of the in-vehicle device is cancelled,

wherein an operation direction of the second operation unit has a directional component,

wherein the directional component of the operation direction of the second operation unit is opposite to an extending direction of an arm of a user, who sits down on a predetermined seat, and

wherein the user extends the arm along with the extending direction in order to touch the operation input device.

2. The operation input device according to claim 1,

wherein the operation direction of the second operation unit is different from an operation direction of the first operation unit.

3. The operation input device according to claim 1,

wherein the operation input device is a remote control device arranged on a right side or a left side of the predetermined seat, and

wherein the remote control device remotely controls the in-vehicle device.

4. The operation input device according to claim 3,

wherein the directional component of the operation direction of the second operation unit directs to a rear side of the vehicle.

5. The operation input device according to claim 3,

wherein the directional component of the operation direction of the second operation unit directs to the predetermined seat in a right-left direction of the vehicle.

6. The operation input device according to claim 3,

wherein the directional component of the operation direction of the second operation unit directs to an up side of the vehicle.

7. The operation input device according to claim 3, further comprising:

a body, on which the first operation unit and the second operation unit are arranged,

wherein the second operation unit is disposed on a surface of the body, which does not face the predetermined seat.

8. The operation input device according to claim 1,

wherein the first operation unit and the second operation unit are disposed on a panel, which faces the compartment and is disposed at a position diagonally to a front of the predetermined seat.

9. The operation input device according to claim 8,

wherein the directional component of the operation direction of the second operation unit directs to the predetermined seat.

10. The operation input device according to claim 8,

wherein the panel is slant so that a lower part of the panel protrudes to the compartment toward the driver seat more than an upper part of the panel, and

wherein the directional component of the operation direction of the second operation unit directs to the lower part of the panel.

11. The operation input device according to claim 1,

wherein the predetermined seat is a driver seat, and

wherein the second operation unit is disposed on a backside of a steering wheel, which faces a bottom of the compartment.

12. The operation input device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a display controller,

wherein a display unit is disposed in the compartment,

wherein the display unit displays an operation image,

wherein the negative operation of the in-vehicle device is executed when an user selects the operation image,

wherein the display controller controls the display unit to display an arrow image accompanied with the operation image, and

wherein the arrow shows the operation direction of the second operation unit.