GB2519425A - Movable arm support for a motor vehicle - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
- B60N2/75—Arm-rests
- B60N2/79—Adaptations for additional use of the arm-rests
- B60N2/797—Adaptations for additional use of the arm-rests for use as electrical control means, e.g. switches
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
- B60N2/75—Arm-rests
- B60N2/78—Arm-rests post or panel mounted
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
- B60N2/75—Arm-rests
- B60N2/79—Adaptations for additional use of the arm-rests
- B60N2/793—Adaptations for additional use of the arm-rests for use as storage compartments
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R16/00—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for
- B60R16/02—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric constitutive elements
Abstract
The invention relates to a movable arm support for a motor vehicle, the movable arm support having a cover which is movable In relation to the motor vehicle. The cover includes an armrest surface 1.1 and an integrated input interface 4, in particular a touchpad and/or an optical gesture detection means for operating a vehicle communication means, an information means and/or an entertainment means (5 figure 2). The cover may be rotatable around a vehicle longitudinal and/or transverse axis, and/or is displaceable in a vehicle longitudinal, transverse and/or vertical direction. The interface may have a transmitting and/or receiving means 4.1 for wireless communication with a corresponding transmitting and/or receiving means on the vehicle communication means etc. Alternatively the communication may be via a cable which has a slip contact and/or a cable loop to compensate for a movement of the cover. The armrest surface may have an optic and/or haptic marking for actuating the touchpad arranged underneath the armrest surface.
Description
S Movable arm support for a motor vehicle
Description
The present invention relates to an am, support for a motor vehicle having a cover, which is movable in relation to the motor vehicle1 having an armrest surface, and also a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger automobile, having such an arm support.
Arm supports for motor vehicles are known from in-house practice, which have a cover having an armrest surface for resting an arm, this surface being movable in relation to the motor vehicle, in particular to adapt the position of the armrest surface to different body sizes and/or to close a storage compartment as desired.
On the other hand, an operating element canier, which can be grasped with one hand, having a single-finger operating element, which is attached to a central console such that it is actuatable like a joystick, is known from DE 10 2007 034 586 Al.
Such an operating element carrier is unsuitable for an above-mentioned movable arm support, however, since its protruding dimensions and its articulation obstruct a movement of the cover having the armrest surface.
One object of an embodiment of the present invention is to provide an improved motor vehicle.
This object is achieved by a movable arm support for a motor vehicle having the features of Claim 1. Claim 9 places under protection a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger automobile, having a corresponding arm support. Advantageous embodiments of the invention are the subject matter of the dependent claims.
According to one aspect of the present invention, a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger automobile, has at least one arm support having a cover having an armrest surface for resting or supporting a part of an arm on the vehicle interior or vehicle exterior, in particular for resting a forearm, of a front or rear vehicle occupant.
Correspondingly, the arm support can be arranged in one embodiment on a front or rear central console or door interior panel. In one embodiment, the armrest surface has a surface area of at least 100 cm2, in particular at least 200 cm2.
In one embodiment, the cover having the armrest surface is movable in relation to the motor vehicle, in particular to adapt the position of the armrest surface to different body sizes and/or operating situations and/or to close a storage compartment if desired. In a refinement, the cover is rotatable, preferably by at least 450, in relation to the motor vehicle, in particular in relation to a motor vehicle body or a reference fixed on a vehicle interior unit, in particular a housing of the arm support, in particular a central console. The cover can be rotatable or pivotable in particular about a vehicle longitudinal axis, in particular to close a storage compartment if desired. Additionally or alternatively, in one embodiment it can be rotatable or pivotable about a vehicle transverse axis, in particular to close a storage compartment if desired and/or to adjust its inclination and thus to adapt the position of the armrest surface to different body sizes and/or operating dimensions.
Additionally or alternatively, the cover is displaceable in one embodiment in relation to the motor vehicle, in particular in relation to a motor vehicle body or a reference fixed on a vehicle interior unit, in particular a housing of the arm support, in particular a central console, preferably by at least 2 cm, in particular by at least 5 cm.
The cover can be displaceable in particular in a vehicle longitudinal and/or transverse direction, in particular to close a storage compartment if desired and/or to adapt its position to different body sizes and/or operating situations. Additionally or alternatively, in one embodiment it can be displaceable in a vehicle vertical direction, in particular to adjust its height and thus to close a storage compartment if desired and/or to adapt the position of the armrest surface to different body sizes and/or operating situations.
In particular, for this purpose the movable cover of the arm support, which has or defines the armrest surface, can be connected, so it is movable via a corresponding joint arrangement having one or multiple rotating and/or sliding joints or guides, to a housing of the arm support, in particular a central console.
According to one aspect of the present invention, an input interface ("human-machine interface" HMI) for operating a vehicle communication, information, and/or entertainment means is integrated in the cover, in particular its armrest surface.
A vehicle communication, information, and/or entertainment means can have in particular a telephone, a navigation system, an onboard computer, and/or one or multiple, in particular audio and/or visual, entertainment means, in particular a car radio andior music and/or video playback devices, in particular can be such a device.
The input interface can have or in particular be in one embodiment a touchpad, an optical gesture detection means, an input rotary knob, and/or an input ball.
A touchpad can be implemented in one embodiment as pressure-sensitive and/or touch-sensitive such that by applying a corresponding minimal pressure in a predefined region and/or covering a corresponding region, a command to operate the vehicle communication, information, and/or entertainment means, for example, to input a number or a name, select an onboard computer menu, input an onboard computer parameter, select a radio broadcaster, adjust a volume, or the like can be input. In one embodiment, the touchpad is implemented as a touchpad or touchscreen. It can be configured in particular for simultaneous actuation using two or more fingers. For this purpose, it can be configured in one embodiment for the purpose of detecting a simultaneous application of a minimal pressure in various regions and/or simultaneous covering of various regions. In this way, in one embodiment, multi-finger gestures can also be used for input in particular, for example, drawing apart or rotating two fingers in relation to one another.
An optical gesture detection means can have, in one embodiment, an optical recording means, in particular a camera, and an image processing unit, which is configured for the purpose of identifying different gestures of a hand detected by the recording means and assigning corresponding input commands.
An input rotary knob and/or an input ball can be configured in one embodiment for the purpose of detecting input commands by twisting around one axis (input rotary knob) or two or three axes (input ball). In one refinement, an input command, in particular a selection or confirmation command, can be detected or input by displacing, in particular pressing down, the input rotary knob or input ball.
The invention will be explained in greater detail hereafter in particular on the basis of an input interface in the form of a touch pad, the explanations also apply in a corresponding manner for other input interfaces, in particular having an optical gesture detection means, an input rotary knob, andlor an input ball.
By way of the integration of an input interface, in particular a touchpad, in the movable cover, in particular its armrest surface, in one embodiment, interference of an operating element with a movement of the cover can be reduced, preferably avoided.
In one embodiment, the cover, in particular its armrest surface, has an uppermost cover layer facing toward the vehicle interior or the occupant. This can be in particular a cover of an interior panel of the motor vehicle, a lacquering, or the like.
In one embodiment, the input interface, in particular the touchpad or its pressure-sensitive and/or touch-sensitive region, is arranged above the cover layer. In other words, the input interface, in particular the touchpad, can protrude from the cover, in particular its armrest surface, preferably by at most 5 cm, in particular by at most 2 cm. In this way, the operation and/or installation/removal can be improved in one embodiment.
In particular, in one embodiment, the movable cover can have a corresponding recess for this purpose, in which a modular input interface, in particular a modular touchpad, is arranged detachably or permanently, in particular in a friction-locked, formfitting, or integrally-joined manner, in particular screwed, latched, clamped, or glued on.
In another embodiment, the input interface, in particular the touchpad and/or its pressure-sensitive and/or touch-sensitive region, is arranged below the cover layer. In other words, the input interface, in particular the touchpad, can be entirely or partially concealed or covered by the cover layer. In one embodiment, interference with a movement of the cover can be reduced, preferably avoided, by an input interface countersunk in the cover, in particular its armrest surface, in such a manner.
In particular, to improve the operation, the cover layer, at least in the region of the input interface, in particular the touchpad, can be implemented as transparent, in particular selectively, so that the input interface lying underneath is recognizable, in particular at least selectively, preferably at least one or more predefined regions thereof, by which commands can be input by the application of pressure thereto andlor covering or concealment.
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Additionally or alternatively, a cover layer which is opaque, in particular at least in the region of the input interlace, in particular of the touchpad, can have one or more optic and/or haptic markings for actuating the input interface arranged underneath the cover layer, in particular imprints, embossing, or the like. In this way, the operation can be S improved in each case in one embodiment.
In one embodiment, the vehicle communication, information, and/or entertainment means is operable by the input interface, in particular the touchpad in at least two different positions, in particular end positions, of the movable cover. In particular for this purpose, in one embodiment, a transmitting and/or receiving means on the side of the interlace, in particular the touchpad, can be configured or connectable or at least temporarily connected for wireless communication with a transmitting and/or receiving means on the side of the vehicle communication, information, and/or entertainment means.
In this way, in one embodiment a connection between input interlace, in particular touchpad, and vehicle communication, information, and/or entertainment means is not influenced or is only slightly influenced by a movement of the cover.
The transmitting and/or receiving means can be configured in particular for transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic waves having a wavelength of greater than 1 mm. In other words, the wireless connection can have, in particular can be, a radio connection. Additionally or alternatively, the transmitting and/or receiving means can be configured for transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic waves having a wavelength between 400 nm and 780 nm. In other words, the wireless connection can have, in particular can be, an optical connection by means of visible light. Additionally or alternatively, the transmitting and/or receiving means can be configured for transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic waves having a wavelength between 780 nm and 1 mm.
In other words, the wireless connection can have, in particular can be, an optical connection by means of infrared light. In this way, in one embodiment, a disturbance of the occupants and/or the surroundings can be reduced, in particular avoided.
In one embodiment, one or both transmitting and/or receiving means are configured, in particular aligned on one another, such that they can receive electromagnetic waves emitted from the other transmitting and/or receiving means in at least two different positions, in particular end positions, of the movable cover. In particular for this purpose, the transmitting and/or receiving means on the side of the interface, in particular the touchpad, can be arranged on an end side of the movable cover toward the vehicle front. Additionally or alternatively, the input interface, in particular the touchpad, can itself be arranged on an end side of the movable cover toward the vehicle front. Similarly, the input interface, in particular the touchpad, can itself be arranged on a top side of the movable cover toward the vehicle roof lining. In this way, in one embodiment, the input interface, in particular the touchpad, can advantageously be operated in each case with forearm resting on the armrest surface having hand hanging down or supported. In one embodiment, a top side of the movable cover defines the armrest surface, which continues in or also comprises, in one refinement, an end side, which is preferably inclined; of the movable cover, in particular toward the vehicle front side, wherein specifications such as "toward the vehicle roof lining", "toward the vehicle front side", and "inclined" can relate in particular to a closed cover.
Additionally or alternatively to a wireless connection, a transmitting and/or receiving means on the side of the interface, in particular the touchpad, and a transmitting and/or receiving means on the side of the vehicle communication, information, and/or entertainment means can be connectable or connected via a single-strand or multi-strand cable or line connection. In particular to compensate for a movement of the cover in relation to the motor vehicle and thus be able to operate the vehicle communication, information, and/or entertainment means in at least two different positions, in particular end positions, of the movable cover by the input interface, in particular the touchpad, the cable connection has a single-channel or multichannel slip contact in one embodiment. The slip contact can have in particular an acceptor, which contacts a rail, wherein the acceptor can be fixed on the armrest surface and the rail can be fixed on the vehicle, in particular can be fixed in relation to a motor vehicle body or a reference fixed on a vehicle interior unit, in particular a dashboard, or, vice versa, the rail can be fixed on the armrest surface and the acceptor can be fixed on the vehicle, in particular in relation to a motor vehicle body or a reference fixed on a vehicle interior unit, in particular a dashboard.
Additionally or alternatively, the cable connection can have a cable loop in one embodiment, which has at least enough slack that the armrest surface is movable into at least two different positions, in particular end positions.
In one embodiment, the transmitting and/or receiving means on the side of the interface, in particular the touchpad, and via this also the input interface, in particular the touchpad, can be supplied with operating power, in particular in a wireless manner, from the transmitting and/or receiving means on the side of the vehicle communication, information, and/or entertainment means. In this manner, in one embodiment a separate, wired power supply can be saved and wiring outlay can thus be reduced and/or the mobility of the armrest surface and/or the construction of the arm support, in particular a joint arrangement, can be simplified.
According to one aspect of the present invention, a vehicle communication, information, and/or entertainment means is accordingly operated by means of an input interface, in particular a touchpad and/or an optical gesture detection means, which is integrated in a cover, which is movable relative to a motor vehicle, of an arm support of the motor vehicle having an armrest surface, in particular is integrated in this armrest surface.
Further advantageous refinements of the present invention result from the dependent claims and the following description of preferred embodiments. For this purpose, in the figures, which are partially schematic: Figure 1 shows a part of a passenger automobile having an arm support according to one embodiment of the present invention in a perspective view without resting arm; and Figure 2 shows the part of the passenger automobile having the arm support of Figure 1 in a perspective view with resting arm.
Figure 1 shows, in a perspective view, a part of a passenger automobile having an arm support according to one embodiment of the present invention having a cover I having an armrest surface 1.1 for resting or supporting a forearm 2 on the vehicle interior side (see Figure 2) of a front vehicle occupant, which is arranged on a front central console 3.
The cover 1 having the armrest surface 1.1 is rotatable or pivotable by at least 9Q0 about a vehicle transverse axis (from top left to bottom right in the perspective view of Figure 1, perpendicular to the plane of the drawing of Figure 2), to close a storage compartment if desired and/or to adjust its inclination and thus to adapt its position to different body sizes and/or operating situations. For this purpose, the cover 1 is connected so it is movable via a corresponding joint arrangement having one or more rotary joints (not shown) to the central console 3.
A touchpad in the form of a touchpad 4 is integrated in the cover I for operating a vehicle entertainment means in the form of a car radio 5, in particular for selecting a radio broadcaster, adjusting a volume, and the like.
The cover I has an uppermost cover layer facing toward the vehicle interior or the occupants in the form of a cover of an interior panel of the motor vehicle, a lacquering, or the like, which defines the armrest surface and accordingly is also identified with 1.1 in the figures.
In the embodiment of Figures 1, 2, the touchpad 4 or its pressure-sensitive and/or touch-sensitive region is arranged above this cover layer, so that it protrudes out of the cover I. The car radio 5 is operable by the touchpad 4 both in the two end positions of the movable cover 1, of which one (folded closed) is shown in Figures 1, 2, and also in all intermediate positions. For this purpose, in one embodiment a transmitting and/or receiving means 4.1 on the touchpad side is configured or connectable or at least temporarily connected for wireless communication to a transmitting and/or receiving means 5.1 on the vehicle communication, information, and/or entertainment means side by means of radio, visible light, or infrared light.
For this purpose, the transmitting and/or receiving means 4.1 on the touchpad side, and also the touchpad 4 itself, are arranged on an inclined end side, facing toward the vehicle front, of the movable cover I. In another embodiment, the transmitting and/or receiving means 4.1 on the touchpad side and the transmitting and/or receiving means 5.1 on the vehicle communication, information, and/or entertainment means side are connected via a single-strand or multi-strand cable or line connection (not shown), which, to compensate for a movement of the cover I in relation to the central console 3, has a single-channel or multichannel slip contact or a cable loop, to be able to operate the car radio 5 both in the two end positions of the movable cover I and also in all intermediate positions by way of the touchpad4.
The transmitting and/or receiving means 4.1 on the touchpad side and, via this, also the touchpad 4, can be supplied with operating power from the transmitting and/or receiving means 5.1 on the vehicle communication, information, and/or entertainment means side.
Although exemplary embodiments were explained in the preceding description, it is to be noted that a variety of alterations are possible. In addition, it is to be noted that the exemplary embodiments are merely examples, which are not to restrict the scope of protection, the applications, and the construction in any manner. Rather, a person skilled in the art is provided with a guideline for the implementation of at least one exemplary embodiment by the preceding description, wherein diverse changes can be performed, in particular with regard to the function in arrangement of the described components, without leaving the scope of protection, as results from the claims and the combinations of features equivalent thereto. to
List of reference numerals I cover 1.1 armrest surface/cover layer 2 forearm 3 central console 4 touchpad 41 transmitting and/or receiving means on the touchpad side car radio (vehicle communication, information, and/or entertainment means) 5.1 transmitting and/or receiving means on the side of the vehicle communication, information, and/or entertainment means
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- Claims for Protection 1. An arm support for a motor vehicle, having a cover (1), which is movable in relation to the motor vehicle, having an armrest surface (1.1), in which an input interface, in particular a touchpad (4) and/or an optical gesture detection means, for operating a vehicle communication, information, and/or entertainment means (5), is integrated.
- 2. The arm support according to the preceding claim, wherein the cover (1) is displaceable in relation to the motor vehicle, in particular is rotatable around a vehicle longitudinal and/or transverse axis and/or is displaceable in particular in a vehicle longitudinal, transverse, and/or vertical direction.
- 3. The arm support according to one of the preceding claims, having a transmitting and/or receiving means (4.1) on the interface side, which is configured for wireless communication, in particular via electromagnetic waves having a wavelength of greater than 1 mm, electromagnetic waves having a wavelength between 400 nm and 780 nm, and/or electromagnetic waves having a wavelength between 780 nm and 1 mm, with a transmitting and/or receiving means (5.1) on the vehicle communication, information, and/or entertainment means side.
- 4. The arm support according to one of the preceding claims, having a transmitting and/or receiving means (4.1) on the interface side, a transmitting and/or receiving means (5.1) on the vehicle communication, information, and/or entertainment means side, and a cable connection between the transmitting and/or receiving means (4.1, 5.1) on the interface side and the vehicle communication, information, and/or entertainment means side, which has a slip contact and/or a cable loop to compensate for a movement of the cover in relation to the motor vehicle.
- 5. The arm support according to one of the two preceding claims, wherein the transmitting and/or receiving means (4.1) on the interface side can be supplied with operating power by the transmitting and/or receiving means (5.1) on the vehicle communication, information, and/or entertainment means side.
- 6. The arm support according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the input interface has a touchpad (4), which is arranged above or below a cover layer (1.1), which is in particular transparent or opaque, of the cover (1).
- 7. The arm support according to the preceding claim, wherein the cover layer (1.1) has an optic and/or haptic marking for actuating the touchpad (4) arranged underneath the cover layer.
- 8. The arm support according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the touchpad (4) is configured for simultaneous actuation using at least two fingers.
- 9. A motor vehicle, in particular a passenger automobile, having an arm support according to one of the preceding claims.
- 10. The motor vehicle according to the preceding claim, wherein the arm support is arranged on a central console (3) or a door interior panel.
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