Xavier Drouin

Patrice Laurent

Patrick Bonhoure

Jean Marc Tissot

Sheng Wang

Cédric Chartrain

Stephane Dalmayrac

Marc Meynet

The present invention relates to a tactile-surface control module comprising: a flexible protection layer (), at least one monostable switch () and a rigid mechanical supporting member () letting through the light from at least one light source and defining regions for backlighting the flexible protection layer (), characterized in that said supporting member () further includes at least one passage () for activating the monostable switch (), by deformation of the flexible protection layer (), and in that the module includes a sheet () made of incompressible material sandwiched between said rigid mechanical supporting member () and the flexible protection layer (), the sheet () defining at least one pivoting arm () comprising a hinge (), joined to said supporting member (), and a pivoting free end () having an actuating lug () placed facing a passage () in said supporting member () for actuating the monostable switch ().

Tactile-surface control module, in particular for a motor vehicle

The present invention relates to a control module that comprises at least one touch control surface () made of a sensor () sensitive to the pressure applied on the touch surface () and of a flexible protection layer () covering said sensor () and allowing a pressure to be locally transmitted to the sensor. The module further includes a rigid mechanical support () in which openings () are formed, allowing therethrough the light from at least one light source () and defining back-lighting regions of the touch surface (), and a plate () of an incompressible material and transparent to the light which is sandwiched between the mechanical support () and the sensor () and defines a continuous smooth surface at the touch surface (), wherein the sensor () and the flexible protection layer () are made so as to allow the light at least partially through the back-lighting regions.

Control module for an automotive vehicle using a touch sensor

The invention relates to an electric control device for an automobile, that comprises a touch-surface sensor using pressure-sensitive resistors and to be assembled with a holder () having a recessed or protruding three-dimensional surface, characterized in that the touch-surface () of the sensor is shaped so that, at the assembled state, a portion of at least the shaped touch-surfaces () meet each other while conforming to the shape of said three-dimensional surface () in order to define an essentially continuous touch-surface ().

Electric control device for an automobile

Flat graphic applique of a control for the interior of a vehicle

The invention relates to an touch-surface electric control device () comprising a touch-surface sensor (), a printed circuit board (), connection means () for the electric connection between the touch-surface sensor () and the printed circuit board (), the connections means () and the touch-surface () being flexible and including a connection tab (), the touch-surface sensor () and the printed circuit board () being provided on the opposite faces of a common substrate () provided between said sensor () and said board (), characterized in that a side face of the common substrate () includes a guiding protrusion () for the connection tab ().

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Annemasse, France

Xavier Drouin