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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2014
Applicants:
Volkswagen Ag, Wolfsburg, DE;
Audi Ag, Ingolstadt, DE;
Inventors:
James Leigh Toggweiler, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew Jolda, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Nathaniel Paffett-Lugassy, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jaime Camhi, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignees:
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Audi AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 37/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); B60K 37/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 37/02 (2013.01); B60K 37/06 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); B60K 2350/102 (2013.01); B60K 2350/104 (2013.01); B60K 2350/106 (2013.01); B60K 2350/1016 (2013.01); B60K 2350/1024 (2013.01); B60K 2350/1032 (2013.01); B60K 2350/945 (2013.01);
Abstract
A passenger vehicle includes a control panel that receives user inputs. The control panel includes a contact sensor and a face plate that extends over the contact sensor. The face plate has a plurality of control elements that interact with the contact sensor during use of the control panel.