IP Library Patent Application 13327817
Patent Application
App. No. 13/327,817

MOTOR VEHICLE

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Patent No.
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App. No.
13/327,817
Abstract

A motor vehicle includes, but is not limited to a manual transmission and at least one control unit that is configured to determine and indicate to a driver in a haptically perceptible manner a time for a fuel consumption-favorable gear change in that it induces vibration in a footrest.

Claims (18)

1 . A motor vehicle, comprising:

a driver assistance system;

a manual transmission;

a footrest; and

a control unit that is configured to display information for a driver in a haptically perceptible manner that induces vibration in the footrest.

2 . The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the driver assistance system is configured to determine a time for a fuel consumption-favorable gear change and further configured to display the time to the driver in the haptically perceptible manner in that induces the vibration in the footrest.

3 . The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the footrest is a plate-shaped footrest arranged in a footwell next to a clutch pedal that is assigned an actuator.

4 . The motor vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the actuator is configured to move the footrest in a direction running transversely to a main step-on direction.

5 . The motor vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the actuator is an electromagnet acting between a floor panel and the footrest.

6 . The motor vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the actuator is a piezo element.

7 . The motor vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the actuator comprises a mass that is configured to move via an electric motor.

8 . The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the vibrations are variable vibrations with respect to frequency.

9 . The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the vibrations are variable vibrations with respect to amplitude.

10 . The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the footrest is assigned a switch that is configured to switch the actuator on and off.

11 . The motor vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein the switch is a push-button switch that is configured to be pressed through actuation of the footrest.

12 . The motor vehicle according to claim 10 , further comprising:

an instrument panel; and

a display that is configured to switch a switching state of the switch , the display arranged in an instrument.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 28, 2012
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
Reel/Frame 028458/0184 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2012
From: BONARENS, FRANK
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 027793/0703 →