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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2022
Applicant:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Inventor:
Matthias Lindner, Graefelfing, DE;
Assignee:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2006.01); B60Q 3/70 (2017.01); G03B 21/20 (2006.01); B60Q 3/80 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2013.01); B60Q 3/70 (2017.02); G03B 21/208 (2013.01); B60Q 3/80 (2017.02); G06F 2203/04108 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control device for a motor vehicle, comprising a display element, a projection unit, and a capacitive proximity sensor. At least one control element can be projected onto a visible surface of the display element by the projection unit. Actuation of the control element can be detected by the capacitive proximity sensor.