Mannesmann Vdo Ag

Norbert May

Peter Brandt

Achim Reisinger

Gerd Cezanne

In a display unit for a motor vehicle, a display designed as an LCD is arranged in the same plane as a dial plate of a pointer-type instrument. For this purpose, the dial plate has a cutout into which the display is bonded. This makes the display and the dial plate particularly easy to read.

Display unit

In a control device ( ) having an actuator ( ) which can be activated manually, an arresting element ( ) is used to provide haptic feedback for a rotating sensation which is associated with the selected function. This rotating sensation, for example individual latching steps, is represented visually by means of display ( ) which is arranged on a rotary actuating element ( ) of the actuator ( ). As a result, the user is quickly provided with an overview of the avaliable, position of the actuator ( ) which it is possible to set.

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Babenhausen, Germany

Norbert May