Vehicle input device

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A vehicle input device comprising:
an entry key that includes a wireless transmitter, for wirelessly transmitting a lock control signal for unlocking or locking a door of a vehicle, and a case that has an outer periphery formed in a disc-like shape to be accommodated in a circular recess formed in a housing fixed inside the vehicle, at least a part of a bottom surface of the case being made of a ferromagnetic material; an electromagnetic solenoid that is attached to be rotatable about a center axis of the circular recess along an inner bottom surface of the circular recess, and is attracted to the bottom surface of the case accommodated in the circular recess to position the entry key to the circular recess so as to be rotatable about the center axis; input detecting means for, if the entry key positioned by the electromagnetic solenoid rotates about the center axis, detecting the rotation of the entry key from rotation of the electromagnetic solenoid that is attracted to the bottom surface of the case of the entry key and rotates integrally with the entry key; and a controller for outputting a control signal for controlling an operation of a controlled apparatus installed in the vehicle on the basis of a detected signal detected by the input detecting means.