Patent · US Expired

Multifunctional operating device

US6769320B1 · kind B1 · utility

24Cited by

4References

20Claims

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Assignee

AUDI AG · DE

Inventors

Andreas Bollgohn · Ingolstadt, DE
Ricky Hudi · Kasing, DE
Wolfram Remlinger · Ingolstadt, DE
Jürgen Schröder · Ludwigshafen, DE
Werner Hamberger · Lenting, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 27, 2002
Grant date	Aug 3, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 9, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60K35/22
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to a multifunctional operating device (12), especially for mounting into a vehicle, with a rotary switch (16) for selecting functions that can be represented within a display field (40) and on a monitor unit (38). The multifunctional operating device (12) is provided with a combination of the rotary switch (16) and several press switches (18). The press switches (18) are arranged around the rotary switch (16) and are configured and/or arranged in such a way that said press switches are haptically distinguishable. The arrangement of display fields (42) on the monitor unit (38) corresponds at least schematically to the arrangement of the press switches (18), whereby the display fields are allocated to the press switches.

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