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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2003
Applicants:
Michael Grill, Stuttgart, DE;
Mario Kustosch, Vaihingen/Enz, DE;
Inventors:
Michael Grill, Stuttgart, DE;
Mario Kustosch, Vaihingen/Enz, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and a device for signaling several items of information relevant for operating a motor vehicle are provided, which are registered by the driver of the vehicle in a particularly reliable manner, and which do not distract the driver from the traffic. To this end, different items of information are represented by unambiguous haptic signals, particularly having a maximum, at different positions of a control element of the vehicle, particularly an accelerator pedal.