HANDLE SWITCH DEVICE
First Claim
1. A handle switch device provided at a position adjacent to a grip part at an end portion of a handle and provided with a control device for controlling an operation of a predetermined vehicle-mounted device by an operation of a passenger,wherein the control device comprises a touch pad having an operation surface that is touched by the passenger upon the operation, a touch sensor configured to detect a touch of the passenger to the operation surface and a computing device configured to perform an operation determination on the basis of an output of the touch sensor,wherein the operation surface is formed as a continuous surface that can be touched by the passenger through a drag operation, andwherein the touch sensor is configured to detect the touch to the operation surface at least by the drag operation.
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Abstract
There is provided a handle switch device provided at a position adjacent to a grip part at an end portion of a handle and provided with a control device for controlling an operation of a predetermined vehicle-mounted device by an operation of a passenger. The control device includes a touch pad having an operation surface that the passenger touches upon the operation, a touch sensor for detecting a touch of the passenger to the operation surface and a computing device for performing an operation determination based on an output of the touch sensor. The operation surface is formed as a continuous surface that can be touched by the passenger through a drag operation. The touch sensor can detect the touch to the operation surface at least by the drag operation.
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1. A handle switch device provided at a position adjacent to a grip part at an end portion of a handle and provided with a control device for controlling an operation of a predetermined vehicle-mounted device by an operation of a passenger,
wherein the control device comprises a touch pad having an operation surface that is touched by the passenger upon the operation, a touch sensor configured to detect a touch of the passenger to the operation surface and a computing device configured to perform an operation determination on the basis of an output of the touch sensor, wherein the operation surface is formed as a continuous surface that can be touched by the passenger through a drag operation, and wherein the touch sensor is configured to detect the touch to the operation surface at least by the drag operation.
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