Rotary control device with haptic feedback

摘要

The present invention relates to a rotary control device with haptic feedback to be mounted in a control panel (5) of a motor vehicle, said rotary control device (1) comprising: a rotary control member (2), an angular sensor (3a, 3b, 3c) representative of the angular position of said rotary control member (2) and the output of which is intended to be connected to a processing unit of said motor vehicle, a device for generating haptic feedback (4), which is coupled to said rotary control member (2) in order to apply vibration to said rotary control member (2), characterized in that said rotary control member (2) has a control surface (6) of a general planar shape, which is intended to be substantially flush with said control panel (5) and in that said device for generating haptic feedback (4) is intended to be controlled by said processing unit in order to select a predetermined vibration from a plurality of predefined vibrations in such a way that said generating device (4) applies the selected vibration to said rotary control member (2) in response to the output signal of said angular sensor (3a, 3b, 3c).

主权项

1. A rotary control device with haptic feedback intended to be mounted in a control panel of a motor vehicle, said rotary control device comprising:
a rotary control member that is configured to rotate about a rotation axis; an angular sensor representative of the angular position of said rotary control member and the output of which is intended to be linked to a processing unit of said motor vehicle; and a device for generating haptic feedback coupled to said rotary control member to apply a vibration to said rotary control member, wherein said rotary control member has a control surface of generally planar form intended to be substantially flush with said control panel, and wherein said device for generating haptic feedback is controlled by said processing unit to select a predetermined vibration from a plurality of predetermined vibrations, so that said generation device applies the selected vibration to said rotary control member in response to the output signal of said angular sensor, wherein the control surface extends by a section coaxial to the rotation axis, and wherein when the selected vibration is applied to the rotary control member, the selected vibration runs along the section toward a top of the section and then extends radially along the control surface.