IP Library Granted Patent US 10,960,763
Granted Patent B2
US 10,960,763 · App. 16/594,152 · Granted Mar 30, 2021

Display and operating device for a vehicle component

Inventor: Frank Vogt (Lippstadt, DE)
Assignee: BEHR-HELLA THERMOCONTROL GMBH
B60K37/06B60K35/00F16H59/02F16H63/42B60K2370/11B60K2370/122B60K2370/126B60K2370/131B60K2370/145B60K2370/1442B60K2370/157B60K2370/158B60K2370/774F16H59/0217
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,960,763
App. No.
16/594,152
Granted
Mar 30, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a display and operating device ( 10 ) for at least one vehicle component, in particular a radio, a CD and/or DVD player or similar audio and/or video player, a navigation device, an infotainment device, a heating, ventilating or aid condition control unit, or a human-machine interface, which is provided with a mechanical control element ( 18 ) for setting an operational parameter of at least one first vehicle component and a touch screen ( 12 ) for outputting information, and control keys ( 14 ) and/or other operational parameters for the first vehicle component and/or at least one second vehicle component. The touch screen ( 12 ) comprises a recess ( 16 ) and the mechanical operating element ( 18 ) is arranged in the recess ( 16 ) of the touch screen ( 12 ).

Claims (28)

1. A display and operating device for at least one vehicle component which is a radio, a CD and/or DVD player or similar audio and/or video player, a navigation device, an infotainment device, a heating, ventilating and/or air conditioning control unit or a human-machine interface, having

a rotary operating element for setting an operational parameter of a first vehicle component, and

a touch screen for outputting information, for displaying control keys and/or for inputting further operational parameters for said first vehicle component and/or for a second vehicle component, wherein

said touch screen comprises a recess,

said rotary operating element is arranged in said recess of said touch screen, and

the touch screen is configured to simultaneously display the control keys or simultaneously input the operational parameters for the first vehicle component and the second vehicle component that are different from each other.

2. The display and operating device according to claim 1 , wherein the touch screen annularly extends around the recess.

3. The display and operating device according to claim 1 , wherein the recess of the touch screen is configured as an edge recess.

4. The display and operating device according to claim 2 , wherein the recess of the touch screen is configured as an edge recess, and

the touch screen comprises a closed surface.

5. The display and operating device according to claim 1 , wherein the touch screen is designed for outputting a mechanical, acoustical or optical feedback upon a tactile input.

6. The display and operating device according to claim 2 , wherein the touch screen is designed for outputting a mechanical, acoustical or optical feedback upon a tactile input.

7. The display and operating device according to claim 3 , wherein the touch screen is designed for outputting a mechanical, acoustical or optical feedback upon a tactile input.

8. The display and operating device according to claim 1 , wherein the touch screen comprises a closed surface.

9. The display and operating device according to claim 3 , wherein the touch screen comprises a closed surface.

10. A center console for a vehicle having the display and operating device according to claim 1 .

11. The center console according to claim 10 , wherein the touch screen annularly extends around the recess.

12. The center console according to claim 10 , wherein the recess of the touch screen is configured as an edge recess.

13. The center console according to claim 10 , wherein the touch screen is designed for outputting a mechanical, acoustical or optical feedback upon a tactile input.

14. The center console according to claim 10 , wherein the touch screen comprises a closed surface.

15. A vehicle having the display and operating device according to claim 1 .

16. The vehicle according to claim 15 , wherein the touch screen annularly extends around the recess.

17. A vehicle having the center console according to claim 10 .

18. The vehicle according to claim 17 , wherein the touch screen annularly extends around the recess.

19. The vehicle according to claim 17 , wherein the recess of the touch screen is configured as an edge recess.

20. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first vehicle component is one of an audio device, a navigation device, or a climate control device, and

the second vehicle component is one of the audio device, the navigation device, or the climate control device, and is different from the first vehicle component.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ASSIGNEE ADDRESS Recorded Nov 22, 2021
From: BEHR-HELLA THERMOCONTROL GMBH
To: BEHR-HELLA THERMOCONTROL GMBH
Reel/Frame 058753/0299 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2019
From: VOGT, FRANK
To: BEHR-HELLA THERMOCONTROL GMBH
Reel/Frame 050636/0184 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2015 208 467.1 · May 7, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15568401
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