Vehicle input device
US9595147B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C2009/00769
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vehicle input device for reducing the number of input operation keys of input operation devices that are arranged in a vehicle to control an operation of a large number of controlled apparatuses arranged in the vehicle is provided. An entry key for unlocking or locking a vehicle door is positioned to be movable in a specific input operation direction with respect to a housing fixed inside the vehicle. When the entry key is moved in the input operation direction, the movement is detected, whereby the entry key itself is used as an input operation key for controlling the operation of the controlled apparatuses arranged in the vehicle.
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