Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110187499 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE - In a method for operating a motor vehicle ( | 08-04-2011 |
20120023440 | MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a motor vehicle having an operator control element for the operator control of a function of the motor vehicle, wherein the operator control element comprises an upwardly directed surface having a touchpad for the operator control of at least a first function of the motor vehicle, and wherein the operator control element can be displaced in one direction essentially parallel to the upwardly directed surface for the purpose of operator control of at least a second function of the motor vehicle. | 01-26-2012 |
20140327653 | ACTUATING DEVICE HAVING A TOUCH-SENSITIVE SURFACE WHICH CAN BE MANUALLY OPERATED - An operating apparatus has a manually operable touch-sensitive surface with an associated actuator system for providing a haptic feedback signal on the basis of a touch, which represents triggering operation, on the surface. The actuator system can be used to provide a haptic feedback signal upon release of the pressure on the surface. The feedback signal is provided on the basis of a sensed change in the contact area of the finger pushing the surface. | 11-06-2014 |
20150020630 | OPERATING ELEMENT, PARTICULARLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An operating element, particularly for a motor vehicle, has a rotary actuator rotatable about a first axis and pivotable about at least one second axis, the rotary actuator being arranged on a rotary actuator support. The rotary actuator support is acted on by a rocker lever with a pretensioning force opposing a pivoting movement of the rotary actuator, and the rotary actuator can only be pivoted about the second axis after overcoming the pretensioning force. | 01-22-2015 |
20150084854 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN OPERATING DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - An operating device of a motor vehicle has at least one display unit for displaying changeable information. Gaze detection is used to check whether the operator's gaze is directed at the at least one display unit. An input command in a first group of input commands is not executed if the operator's gaze is not directed at the at least one display unit for a certain time period during the input command. For a second group of input commands, the input command is executed irrespective of gaze detection. | 03-26-2015 |
20150205321 | CONTROL UNIT FOR A FUNCTIONAL DEVICE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A control unit controls a functional device of a motor vehicle. The control unit has a rotary adjuster that is mounted in a rotatable manner on a holding element. The rotary adjuster has at least one encoding element, a detecting device for detecting an absolute angle of rotation between the rotary adjuster and the holding element with reference to an encoding of the at least one encoding element and a latching device and the rotary adjuster is provided with a plurality of latching positions along a direction of rotation by the latching device. The detecting device is embodied so as with reference to the encoding of the at least one encoding element to detect the respective latching position and the absolute angle of rotation between at least two of the latching positions. | 07-23-2015 |
20150258895 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FUNCTIONAL DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method controls a functional device of a motor vehicle by a control device. The control device has a rotary actuator which is rotationally mounted on a retaining element. The rotary actuator has at least one coding element. With the method an absolute rotational angle is detected between the rotary actuator and the retaining element based on a coding of the at least one coding element. A plurality of latch positions are defined for the rotary actuator in the rotational direction thereof. The respective latch position and the absolute rotational angle between two of the latch positions are detected, based on the coding of the at least one coding element. The functional device is controlled in accordance with the detected absolute rotational angle if the rotary actuator is between two of the latch positions. | 09-17-2015 |
20150283904 | MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method controls a climate control system in a motor vehicle. The method involves displaying climate control information on a primary display, determining that a hand is approaching a manual control element for the climate control system, and displaying climate control information on a secondary display while the hand is approaching the manual control element, before the hand touches the manual control element, the secondary display being a multi-use changeable display that, at different times, displays information for different systems of the motor vehicle. The method may therefore provide the information to the occupant of the vehicle when it is needed, before the climate control system is adjusted. | 10-08-2015 |
20150283974 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A SEAT BELT SYSTEM IN A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE - A method operates a seat belt system in a motor vehicle. The method uses a 3-D imaging system to determine when a tongue of the seat belt system is approaching a buckle of the seat belt system. A buckle presenter extends the buckle from a seat of the motor vehicle, toward an occupant of the motor vehicle when the 3-D imaging system determines that the tongue is approaching the buckle. | 10-08-2015 |
20150285377 | MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TRANSMISSION IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method controls a transmission in a motor vehicle. The method involves displaying transmission information on a primary display, determining when a hand is approaching a gear selector, and initiating a display of, and then displaying, gear selection information on a secondary display when the hand is approaching the gear selector, before the hand touches the gear selector, the secondary display being a multi-use changeable display that, at different times, displays information for different systems of the motor vehicle. The method may therefore provide the information to the driver when it is needed, before the gear is shifted. | 10-08-2015 |