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Abstract
The present invention relates to a haptic module and a vehicle control apparatus using the haptic module, wherein the haptic module includes a touch module receiving a touch input signal, a base member provided at a lower portion of the touch module and having a plurality of through holes, And a haptic element that is inserted into the through hole of the haptic device and generates a haptic signal by the touch input. The haptic device includes a body that is folded a plurality of times so that both ends are adjacent to each other, And a pressure sensor which is provided at a position spaced apart from the coil and senses a pressure due to a touch applied to the body. When the magnitude of the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor is greater than a preset magnitude, So that at least one end of the body is elastically deformed.
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The present invention relates to a haptic module and an apparatus for controlling various functions of a vehicle provided in the vehicle using the haptic module.
The video display device is installed inside the vehicle and outputs to the display unit the input of various functions from the driver in the vehicle, thereby enabling the user to know that the user's input has been performed.
However, a control device conventionally used in the form of a dial has recently been used as a capacitive touch pad. The touch pad can be input only by the user's touch but it can not be confirmed whether or not the touch pad is touched.
For example, in the case of a mechanical dome switch, when the user presses the dome, the central portion instantaneously sinks at a specific load, causing a "clicking" sound or vibration, Able to know.
Therefore, even if a control command is inputted by a touch, it is necessary to implement such a mechanical key feeling.
The present invention is directed to solving the above-mentioned problems and other problems. Another object of the present invention is to provide a haptic module for notifying a user of a touch input of a user and a vehicle control apparatus using the haptic module.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a touch module including: a touch module receiving a touch input signal; a base member provided at a lower portion of the touch module and including a plurality of through holes; And a haptic element that is inserted into the haptic element and generates a haptic signal by the touch input, wherein the haptic element includes a body that is folded a plurality of times so as to be adjacent to both ends, a coil that is formed to surround a part of the body, And a pressure sensor disposed at a position spaced apart from the coil and sensing a pressure of a touch applied to the body. When the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor is greater than a preset magnitude, power is supplied to the coil The haptic module is characterized in that at least one end of the body is elastically deformed.
According to one aspect of the present invention, the body includes: a first portion formed horizontally on the upper side; a second portion extending downward from the first portion; and a second portion extending horizontally from the second portion, And a fourth portion extending from the third portion toward the first portion, wherein both ends of the first portion and the fourth portion are spaced apart from each other by an air gap, Can be formed.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the first portion may be formed to pass through a point intersecting an extension line of the fourth portion.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the pressure sensor may be a strain gauge, a piezoelectric sensor, or a force sensitive ink or resistive sensor.
According to an aspect of the present invention, when the pressure sensor is a strain gauge, the strain gauge may be disposed in the first portion or the second portion.
According to an aspect of the present invention, when the pressure sensor is a piezoelectric sensor or an ink sensor, the pressure sensor may be disposed in the first portion.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the through holes may be formed in the upper, lower, left, right, and middle portions of the base member.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display device including a haptic module for generating a haptic signal by a touch input, and a display unit for outputting time information corresponding to a control operation of the haptic module, And a haptic signal is generated when the haptic module is touched to display time information.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the haptic module may be formed on a portion of a steering wheel of the vehicle, a gear box upper end surface, or an upper end surface of a console box.
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a haptic module including: a body that is folded a plurality of times so as to be spaced apart so as to be adjacent to each other; a coil formed to surround a part of the body; And a pressure sensor that senses a pressure by a touch applied to the coil, and when the magnitude of the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor is larger than a predetermined magnitude, power is supplied to the coil so that at least one end of the body is elastically deformed have.
Effects of the mobile terminal and the control method according to the present invention will be described as follows.
According to at least one of the embodiments of the present invention, there is an advantage that the user can be notified that the control command is inputted by the touch of the user in a tap or vibration mode.
According to at least one of the embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to warn the user when the control limit is exceeded while controlling the electronic device in the vehicle while driving.
In addition, according to at least one embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the malfunction of the touch by allowing the touch module to operate only when a predetermined pressure abnormality is detected.
Further scope of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description. It should be understood, however, that the detailed description and specific examples, such as the preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art.
1 is a block diagram for explaining a vehicle control device related to the present invention.
2 is a perspective view of a haptic module associated with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 2. FIG.
4A and 4B are perspective views of a haptic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5A and 5B are views for explaining a modification of the haptic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6A to 6F schematically illustrate a haptic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7A and 7B are diagrams illustrating an example of a display unit that displays a control command of a user to be executed in the vehicle control device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
8A and 8B illustrate the use of a haptic module in connection with an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a specific function is performed based on a pattern input for a predetermined haptic module in the vehicle control apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar elements are denoted by the same or similar reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the embodiments disclosed herein may be blurred. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. , ≪ / RTI > equivalents, and alternatives.
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In addition to the operations related to the application program, the
At least some of the components may operate in cooperation with one another to implement the operation, control, or control method of the
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a
2 and 3, the
The haptic signal includes all the signals due to the tactile sense, but the description will be limited to the one-time vibration or the two-time or more vibration type signals. In this case, the one-time vibration mode is a method in which the haptic device is elastically deformed once and returned to the original position, and the two or more vibration modes means that the haptic device repeats elastic deformation many times in a short time. That is, the one vibration mode means that the haptic device is elastically deformed once at the time of touch, and the two or more vibration modes means a general vibration mode.
The
For example, the
Thus, when there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and then transmits the corresponding data to the
Meanwhile, the touch in the embodiment of the present invention may be independently or in combination, and may be a short (or tab) touch, a long touch, a multi touch ), Drag touch, flick touch, pinch-in touch, pinch-out touch, swipe touch, hovering, Touch, and the like can be sensed in various ways.
The
In addition, the
The
The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated in the
The
In an embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus for informing a user of a touch of a user is provided. As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of
On the other hand, the number of touches and the touch direction are not particularly limited. For example, the user may touch or press one point of the
When the user switches the screen displayed on the
At this time, the
When the touch sheet is formed on the surface of the outer
In FIG. 3, five touch points are displayed on the
When the touch points 315b and 315d located on the left or right side are touched, the screen displayed on the
In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when there is no menu to be executed by touching the touch point, the function notifies the user of the menu. For example, if the user continuously touches the touch point on the right side and there is no menu to be displayed any more, the
When the user touches one point or a plurality of points of the
Although the circular
Hereinafter, a principle of enabling the user to feel the tactile sense in the haptic module according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a
The
In this case, a structure for elastically deforming either end of the
When the magnitude of the external force sensed by the
4 and 5, the
Both ends of the
FIG. 5A shows a state before the elastic deformation in the haptic device according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5B shows the haptic device after the elastic deformation in the haptic device according to the embodiment. Referring to FIGS. 5A and 5B, in the initial state (first state), the
When the external force applied to the
The end portion of the
In this case, the power source may be a DC power source or an AC power source. If the direct current is supplied, the
Also, in one embodiment of the present invention, the adjacent
In an embodiment of the present invention, the
The piezoelectric sensor and the ink sensor do not need to sense the elastic deformation of the
6A to 6F schematically illustrate a
In this case, the
6D further includes an
6E and 6F illustrate that a
The ink sensor is a sensor that measures the magnitude of pressure using the property that the ink is provided between a pair of electrodes formed opposite to each other and the magnitude of the resistance changes according to the magnitude of the external force. The piezoelectric sensor is a sensor for generating a charge in a piezoelectric material to which a mechanical pressure is applied, generating a voltage in the piezoelectric material due to the charge, and measuring the touch pressure of the user by measuring the voltage.
However, the ink sensor and the piezoelectric sensor are not limited to the ink sensor and the piezoelectric sensor described above. The ink sensor and the piezoelectric sensor are self-evident to those skilled in the art, so that a detailed description thereof will be omitted.
6A to 6F, when the
7A and 7B are exemplary diagrams of
7A and 7B illustrate that two
When the
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On the other hand, the
When the
However, if at least a portion of the
Although FIG. 7B illustrates that at least a part of the
8A and 8B illustrate the use of
8A shows a case where a user applies a drag input to the
If the distance between the
When the user applies a drag input to the
When the distance between the
At this time, the size of the screen displayed on the
9 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a specific function is performed based on a pattern input to a predetermined
For example, when the user applies a predetermined touch and draw input to any one of the
Figure 9 shows this example. 9, when the touch input of the user moves from the
At this time, it is informed through the
Hereinafter, an in-vehicle control apparatus having a haptic module according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Referring to FIG. 1 again, the
When the
The
The present invention described above can be embodied as computer-readable codes on a medium on which a program is recorded. The computer readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer readable medium include a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state disk (SSD), a silicon disk drive (SDD), a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, , And may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet). Also, the computer may include a control unit 180 of the terminal. Accordingly, the above description should not be construed in a limiting sense in all respects and should be considered illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by rational interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the scope of equivalents of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.
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A base member provided at a lower portion of the touch module and having a plurality of through holes; And
And a haptic element inserted into the plurality of through holes to generate a haptic signal by the touch input,
In the haptic device,
A body folded a plurality of times so that both ends are adjacent to each other;
A coil formed to surround a part of the body; And
And a pressure sensor disposed at a position spaced apart from the coil and sensing a pressure due to a touch applied to the body,
Wherein when the magnitude of the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor is greater than a predetermined magnitude, power is supplied to the coil so that at least one end of the body is elastically deformed.
The body
A first portion horizontally formed on the upper side;
A second portion extending downward from the first portion;
A third portion extending horizontally from the second portion and formed to be parallel to the first portion; And
And a fourth portion extending from the third portion toward the first portion,
Wherein both ends of the first and fourth portions are spaced apart to form an air gap.
Wherein the first portion comprises:
Wherein the second portion is formed to pass through a point intersecting an extension line of the fourth portion.
Wherein the pressure sensor is a strain gauge, a piezoelectric sensor, or a force sensitive ink or resistive sensor.
Wherein the strain gauge is disposed in the first portion or the second portion when the pressure sensor is a strain gauge.
Wherein when the pressure sensor is a piezoelectric sensor or an ink sensor, the pressure sensor is disposed in the first portion.
And the through holes are formed in the upper, lower, left, right and middle portions of the base member.
And a display unit for outputting time information corresponding to a control operation of the haptic module,
And a haptic signal is generated when the haptic module is touched to display time information different from the time information displayed on the display unit,
The haptic module,
A body folded a plurality of times and spaced apart so that both ends are adjacent to each other;
A coil formed to surround a part of the body; And
And a pressure sensor disposed at a position spaced apart from the coil and sensing a pressure due to a touch applied to the body,
Wherein when the magnitude of the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor is greater than a preset magnitude, power is supplied to the coil to elastically deform at least one end of the body.
The haptic module,
Wherein a portion of the steering wheel of the vehicle, a gear box upper surface, or an upper surface of a console box is formed.
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