Equipment control apparatus for vehicle
US10145466B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 7, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2003/008
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An equipment control apparatus for a vehicle has: a motor for vibrating that imparts, via a shift knob that contacts a vehicle occupant, vibrations as a stimulus that the vehicle occupant can feel by a somatic sensation; an electrostatic capacity sensor that detects electrostatic capacity as a state of contact of the vehicle occupant with the shift knob; and a control section that controls driving of the motor for vibrating so as to impart, to the vehicle occupant, vibrations of a strength that is determined in advance in accordance with the electrostatic capacity detected by the electrostatic capacity sensor.
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