Input device of touch panel type for vehicle
US8411054B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K2217/960775
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention features an input device for a touch panel type for a vehicle, wherein, by replacing the conventional switch of a tact type into a touch panel using an electric field sensor, it is able to change an analog input method according to an operation of the conventional switch of the tact type into a digital input method according to electric signals, and also, by a touch panel of a button-integrated type that senses a change of an electric field, it is able to improve utilization of the inner space in the vehicle, and for unifies the panel.
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