Display operation device and vehicle including the same
A display operation device includes a cover glass configured to cover a front surface of a display panel including a touch area, and a knob attached to a position corresponding to the touch area on a front surface of the cover glass. The knob includes a boundary portion along a circumference of the knob to demarcate a boundary with the display panel, and a flat touch portion inside the boundary portion. The display operation device can provide a user with appropriate operating feeling while facilitating the operation (or manipulation) of a display through the shape of the knob attached to the cover glass formed to cover the front surface of the display panel.
1 . A display operation device comprising:
a cover glass configured to cover a front surface of a display panel including a touch area; and
a knob on a front surface of the cover glass, wherein the knob is attached to a position corresponding to the touch area,
wherein the knob includes:
a boundary portion along a circumference of the knob to demarcate a boundary with the display panel; and
a flat touch portion inside the boundary portion,
wherein the flat touch portion includes:
a first touch portion at a center portion of the flat touch portion;
a second touch portion outside the first touch portion; and
a guide portion between the first touch portion and the second touch portion to demarcate a boundary between the first touch portion and the second touch portion, and
wherein the guide portion has a convex shape so as to protrude more than both of the first touch portion and the second touch portion, or the guide portion has a concave shape so as to be recessed more than both of the first touch portion and the second touch portion.
2 . The display operation device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the flat touch portion has a predetermined thickness to enable recognition of a user's contact in the touch area when the user touches the flat touch portion.
3 . The display operation device according to claim 2 , wherein:
the knob includes the same material as the cover glass.
4 . The display operation device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the boundary portion has a convex shape so as to protrude more than the flat touch portion, or the boundary portion has a concave shape so as to be recessed more than the flat touch portion.
5 . The display operation device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the knob includes a structure having a circular shape; and
the touch area is configured to recognize a contact action of a user who contacts a curved trajectory through the flat touch portion.
6 . The display operation device according to claim 5 , wherein:
the touch area is configured to recognize a number of times the user touches the flat touch portion and a duration of the user touching the flat touch portion.
7 . The display operation device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the knob includes a structure having a polygonal shape; and
the touch area is configured to recognize a contact of a user who touches a straight trajectory through the flat touch portion.
8 . A vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body;
a holder located at the vehicle body;
a display panel mounted on the holder and including a touch area; and
a display operation device located at a front surface of the display panel,
wherein the display operation device includes:
a cover glass covering the front surface of the display panel; and
a knob on a front surface of the cover glass, wherein the knob is attached to a position corresponding to the touch area,
wherein the knob includes:
a boundary portion along a circumference of the knob to demarcate a boundary with the display panel; and
a flat touch portion inside the boundary portion,
wherein the flat touch portion includes:
a first touch portion at a center portion of the flat touch portion;
a second touch portion outside the first touch portion; and
a guide portion between the first touch portion and the second touch portion to demarcate a boundary between the first touch portion and the second touch portion, and
wherein the guide portion has a convex shape so as to protrude more than both of the first touch portion and the second touch portion, or the guide portion has a concave shape so as to be recessed more than both of the first touch portion and the second touch portion.