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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Trw Automotive Electronics & Components Gmbh, Radolfzell, DE;
Inventors:
Frank Koch, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Joachim Korherr, Orsingen, DE;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 37/06 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); H01H 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 37/06 (2013.01); B60Q 1/0082 (2013.01); G06F 3/0202 (2013.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); H03K 17/962 (2013.01); B60K 2350/1024 (2013.01); B60K 2350/2039 (2013.01); B60K 2350/928 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04809 (2013.01); H01H 2003/0293 (2013.01); H03K 2017/9602 (2013.01); H03K 2217/960755 (2013.01); H03K 2217/960785 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control device for a vehicle steering wheel () has a closed, touch-sensitive, preferably three-dimensionally shaped sensor surface (), at least two mechanical switching elements () which are arranged below the sensor surface () and can be actuated by deforming the sensor surface (), the touch-sensitive sensor surface () being designed to be so flexible that the mechanical switching elements () can be actuated separately, and a change-over switch () which can activate and/or deactivate the mechanical switching elements () and/or the touch-sensitive sensor surface ().