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Valeo Securite Habitacle

Valeo Comfort and Driving Assistance

U-shin Italia S.p.a.

Valeo S.p.a.

U-shin France Sas

Anthony Aubry

Jean-Marc Tissot

Marco Savant

Nour-Eddine El-Ouardi

Stéphane Vanhelle

Stéphane Dalmayrac

Fabio Pestarino

Fiorenzo Savant

Stephane Etter

Alain De Pommery

Said Wanir

Franck Thivilier

The invention relates to a control interface for a motor vehicle, said interface including: a capacitive touch panel () including at least one locating capacitive sensor () defining a detecting surface and configured to locate a finger of a user on this detecting surface of the capacitive touch panel (), and a display module () comprising a display screen (). The capacitive touch panel () furthermore includes at least one contactless sensor () forming a distance meter configured to measure contactlessly a measurement value proportional to the distance between the contactless sensor () forming the distance meter and a metal element () borne by the display module (), and the capacitive touch panel () is listened to the display screen () by way of a transparent elastic optical adhesive layer () allowing a relative movement between said capacitive touch panel () and the display screen () when a user presses on the capacitive touch panel ().

Control interface for a motor vehicle

The invention relates to a haptic-feedback tactile interface module, including: a tactile surface capable of detecting at least one characteristic of a pressure exerted by a user; at least one haptic-feedback actuator configured to transmit haptic feedback to the tactile surface; and a processing and control unit connected to the tactile surface and to said at least one actuator. The processing and control unit is configured so as to activate the haptic-feedback actuator in a first time window (T) so as to induce at least one mechanical wave propagating over the tactile surface, capable of being perceived as haptic feedback, and in a second time window (T) so as to generate at least one mechanical pulse (---) which is phase-shifted relative to the mechanical wave in order to dampen said mechanical wave.

Tactile interface module and method for generating haptic feedback

The invention relates to a man/machine interface () that can be used to control at least two functions of a motor vehicle, said man/machine interface comprising: a capacitive touch pad () including at least two control areas (), each control area being configured to receive a command for at least one function; a haptic feedback device () configured to supply feedback to the user of the man/machine interface as acknowledgement of the command; and a control device () configured to receive a signal from the touch pad that is representative of a command from the user on the touch pad and to accept the command when the level of the signal received is greater than or equal to a threshold value. The invention is characterised in that the control device is configured to include different threshold values for at least two control areas of the touch pad.

Control device for controlling at least two functions of a motor vehicle

The invention relates to an actuator () which comprises: a frame () intended for being in contact with the tactile interface via a contact wall () so as to transmit haptic feedback to the tactile surface; a stator () connected to the frame (); a movable core () connected via at least one resilient element to the frame () and intended for being moved by the stator () so as to generate the haptic feedback; an electromagnet () and at least one permanent magnet (), one of which is supported by the stator and the other by the movable core (). The actuator () also comprises a shock absorber () arranged between the movable core () and the contact wall (), and said resilient element is sized so that, when the electromagnet is not powered, the movable core () applies a bearing force towards the contact wall () and, when the electromagnet is powered according to a predetermined polarisation, the movable core () moves away from the contact wall ().

Actuator of a tactile interface module, tactile interface module and method for generating haptic feedback

The invention relates to a haptic feedback device () for a motor vehicle, comprising: a mobile part () including a touch-sensitive surface () and at least one vibratory actuator () for vibrating the touch-sensitive surface (); and a stationary part () intended to be secured to the motor vehicle, characterized in that it comprises at least one asymmetric damping member () disposed at least partially between the mobile part () and the stationary pan (), said asymmetric damping member () being configured such that the vibration generated by the vibratory actuator () is dampened more in one direction than the other.

Haptic feedback device for a motor vehicle

The invention relates to an actuator for a tactile interface module () with haptic feedback, to be connected to a tactile surface () that can detect pressure by a user and can generate haptic feedback according to a detected pressure, and comprising: a frame (); a mobile core () cooperating with the frame (), to be movably driven between end positions in order to generate the haptic feedback; electromagnetic actuating means () for movably driving the mobile core (); fixing elements () for connecting the actuator to the tactile surface (); and elastic means () defining an idle position of the mobile core () in the absence of the actuating means () driving the core, characterized in that the elastic means () are arranged around the fixing elements ().

Actuator for a tactile interface module with haptic feedback

Touch control module () with haptic feedback destined to be mounted on a control panel () of a motor vehicle via at least two fixing lugs () and fixation means wherein the fixation means comprise screws () fastened to the control panel () perpendicular to the outer surface () of the control panel () for holding the touch control module () characterized in that silent blocks () are disposed between the fixing lugs () and the fixation means in that the fixation means comprise:&#x2014;spacers () for pre-loading longitudinally the silent blocks () and,&#x2014;retention means () for holding the spacers () in position on the screws ().

Touch control module

The invention relates to a device () for controlling a group of actuators () of a sensitive command surface with haptic feedback of a motor vehicle apparatus, said group of actuators including at least one first actuator and one second actuator, said control device comprising an electronic card () and a switching means () connected to the electronic card. The reception of touch information (S) by the electronic card leads to the selection of the first actuator by the switching means.

Control of actuators on a sensitive command surface with haptic feedback

The present invention relates to a control device () with haptic feedback; comprising a sensitive control surface () on which an actuator () is fixed, said control surface () being connected to a support () in the area of at least two connection zones (), each connection zone () comprising at least one damper () placed between the control surface () and the support (), said connection zones () defining a proximal suspension of said control surface () with respect to said support () in the area of a connection zone () near the actuator () and a distal suspension of said control surface () with respect to the support () in the area of a connection zone () distant from the actuator, the stiffness of the proximal suspension being less than the stillness of the distal suspension.

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Creteil, France

Anthony Aubry