KR20180015391A - Multi Switch Assembly for controlling Audio, Video and Navigation System of Vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a multi switch assembly for the AVN system of a vehicle. The multi switch assembly includes an upper body part having a first mounting part and a second mounting part having an upper surface opened in a square; a lower body coupled to the lower surface of the upper body to form an inner space; a control part provided on the first mounting part and having a rotation knob rotatably arranged and a plurality of button parts disposed on both sides of the rotation knob to be pressed; a touch pad which is provided in a second installation part, detects the touch input of a user, perform a downward push function in one center position and pushes an eccentrically downward push function in the four positions of an edge part spaced apart in a direction of 90 degrees with respect to the one center position. It is possible to improve user convenience.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a multi-

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a multi-switch assembly for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a multi-switch assembly for an A / V system of a vehicle which can easily be operated by a user, .

Generally, in addition to an essential functional operation portion necessary for traveling, the functional operation portion for user's convenience is scattered around the vehicle. For example, the interior of the vehicle may include an audio & video function unit for providing a desired image and sound source by a user, and a navigation function unit for providing a map image or image to a vehicle driving destination, AVN system ", hereinafter abbreviated as" AVN system "), and a display unit for outputting related images is provided in the center front of the driver's seat and passenger's seat.

In recent years, the entire screen of the display unit has been made of a touch panel, so that the user can operate a desired selection item by simply touching with a finger. Further, a plurality of physical switch buttons are provided at the lower end of the display unit, An AVN system interlock switch assembly is provided so that the AVN system can be physically operated in parallel with the touch operation of the panel

However, in the case of the AVN system interlocking switch assembly of the vehicle according to the related art, since the user is somewhat spaced apart from the driver or the user aboard the passenger seat, the user must directly lean his / , Which leads to a problem of obstructing the driving visual field.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-switch assembly for an A / V system of a vehicle.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for operating the apparatus,

The problems of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to accomplish the above object, according to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a multi-switch assembly comprising: an upper body having a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion opened in a square on an upper surface thereof; A lower body coupled to a lower surface of the upper body to form an inner space; A control knob provided on the first mounting portion, the control knob including a rotary knob rotatably disposed, and a plurality of button portions disposed on both sides of the rotary knob to be pushed; The second mounting portion detects the touch input of the user, pushes the touch panel from one position to the lower position, and pushes the touch panel downward at four positions at 90 degrees apart from the center of the first touch panel. Possibly including a battered touchpad.

In addition, the touch pad includes a first input unit disposed at the center of the touch pad and recognizing the touch operation and the push operation as an execution command when the touch operation and the push operation are simultaneously input; A second input unit provided on the upper side of the touch pad and recognizing the touch operation when the touch operation is input; And a third input unit provided on the lower side of the touch pad for recognizing the menu operation or returning to the previous menu when the touch operation is inputted.

Further, the first input unit recognizes a handwriting input by the user.

In addition, the second input unit sets a menu or a radio frequency or the like through a touch operation by a user.

The printed circuit board assembly further includes a printed circuit board assembly horizontally disposed in the inner space and having a tact switch and an LED on an upper surface thereof. The touch pad includes a holder portion provided between the upper body portion and the lower body portion, The tact switch is contacted via a pusher that penetrates.

Further, the pusher includes: a support plate portion for supporting a center of the lower surface of the upper body portion; A contact rod extending directly below the tact switch at the bottom center of the support plate; And a plurality of guide rods extending downward from a bottom surface of the support plate portion.

In addition, a spring member is provided between the holder and the touch pad to provide an elastic force for restoring the touch pad, which is eccentrically downwardly pushed at four places of the rim, to the original position.

In addition, a plurality of hinges are provided at the lower portion of the touch pad to enable the push-down operation and the eccentric push operation of the touch pad with contact with or disengagement from the holder portion.

When the touch pad is directly pushed down, the hinge portion is released from contact with the holder portion, and only the hinge portion located on the eccentric side when the multi-push knob is operated eccentrically is operated to push the holder portion The contact is released.

In addition, when the touch pad is directly pushed down or the eccentric push operation is performed and the external force is removed, the hinge portion is held in contact with the holder portion of the plurality of hinge portions.

The spring member is fixed to the upper surface of the knob holder, and is provided with four leaf springs corresponding to the rim portions, and both ends of the plate spring are bent to support the upper surface of the holder portion.

The details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to the vehicle multi-switch assembly of the vehicle of the present invention, there is one or more of the following effects.

First, since the touch pad is provided so as to be able to perform the push-down operation and the eccentric push operation, it is possible to improve the sensibility of the product by giving the user a sense of operation.

Secondly, since the touch pad is provided so as to be able to perform a direct downward push operation and an eccentric push operation, it is possible to provide a sense of operation to the user, thereby preventing malfunction of the touch input.

Third, the touch pad can be pushed rightward and eccentric pushed, and a single touch pad can be inputted with various commands by distinguishing the areas according to the input method, thereby improving convenience for the user.

Fourth, a variety of commands such as a rotary knob, a plurality of buttons, and a touch pad can be input to one switch assembly, thereby improving convenience for the user.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an installation of a multi-switch assembly of an AV system of the vehicle according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of the multi-switch assembly of the vehicle according to the present invention.
3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in Fig.
4 is a perspective view showing the spring member in the configuration of FIG. 2. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a state in which the upper body part and the holder part of the structure of FIG. 2 are coupled.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and the manner of achieving them, will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. To fully disclose the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings for explaining a multi-switch assembly of an AV system of the vehicle according to embodiments of the present invention.

The preferred vehicle A / V system interlocking multi-switch assembly may be modified by one of ordinary skill in the art, and in this embodiment is an A / V system interlocking multi-switch assembly of a vehicle.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an installation of a multi-switch assembly of an AV system of the vehicle according to the present invention.

1, a preferred embodiment of an interlocking multi-switch assembly 100 according to the present invention includes an operator's seat (not shown) (Not shown) provided between the driver's seat (see reference numeral D ') and the assistant seat (reference seat' A ').

In particular, the AVN system interlocking multi-switch assembly 100 according to the present invention is preferably provided at a position between the center console and the shift lever 210 disposed in front of the center console. Between the center console and the shift lever 210 is a position where the driver (D) and the passenger (A) can reach each other even if they do not bend their left or right hands or change their operation and attitude. It is the most appropriate location that does not disturb your view.

That is, the main feature of the AVN system interlocking multi-switch assembly 100 according to the present invention is that the driver is placed at a position where accessibility is sufficiently easy even with the sense of the hand without disturbing the driving posture and the driving visibility. The driver on the driver's seat (D) seriously hurts his driving stability as soon as he disturbs the driver's view compared to other passengers (D) and rear passengers (not shown).

A built-in type display unit 200 may be disposed below the center of the instrument panel 22 horizontally disposed horizontally in front of the driver's seat D and the passenger's seat A. However, the display unit 200 is not necessarily a built-in type, as shown in FIG. 1, but may be a pop-up type or an exterior type that protrudes outwardly.

The display unit 200 displays various images and moving images for selecting and operating an AVN system collectively referred to as an audio system, a video system, and a navigation system.

In particular, a preferred embodiment of the AVN system interlocking multi-switch assembly 100 according to the present invention includes a display unit 200 including a touch panel, a sound source and an image, a volume control of a selected sound source and an image, The display unit 200 can be operated separately from the display unit 200 without touching the display unit 200 directly.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of the multi-switch assembly of the vehicle according to the present invention, Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of Fig. 2, FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a state where the upper body part and the holder part of the structure of FIG. 2 are coupled.

Referring to FIGS. 2 to 5, the multi-switch assembly of the vehicle according to the present invention includes a first mounting portion 111 and a second mounting portion 112, An upper body part 110; A lower body part 120 coupled to a lower surface of the upper body part 110 to form an inner space; A rotary knob 141 provided on the first mounting portion 111 and rotatably disposed on the first mounting portion 111 and a plurality of button portions 142 disposed on both sides of the rotary knob 141, 140; It is possible to detect the touch input of the user and to push it from one place to the downward position and to eccentrically move at four places of the edge portion spaced apart in the direction of 90 degrees from the center of the first place And a touch pad 150 that is pushably pushed downward.

The upper body 110 is coupled with the lower body 120 to form an overall appearance of the AVN system interlocking multi-switch assembly 100 according to the present invention, And the internal space S is formed so that the operation unit 140 and the touch pad 150 are installed.

The upper body 110 may have a different shape depending on the specification and the type of the body, but the upper body 110 may have a shape in which the length between the front end and the rear end is longer than the length between the left end and the right end, A first mounting portion 111 and a second mounting portion 112 having a rectangular shape are formed so that the upper surface of the first mounting portion 112 communicates with the inner space S.

It is preferable that the first installation part 111 and the second installation part 112 are formed in a square shape and that the sizes of the first installation part 111 and the second installation part 112 are different from each other.

The upper body 110 may include a light guide 113 extending downward and passing through the holder 130. The light guide 113 can guide light to the touch pad 150 by converging the light emitted from the LED 162 of the printed circuit board assembly 160, which will be described later.

The light guide 113 may correspond to a plurality of markers A, B, C, D, and E displayed on a touch pad 150, which will be described later. The light guide 113 may be made of a transparent material or may be in communication with the internal space S so that the light of the LED 162 located below may converge.

The lower body part 120 may be coupled to a lower surface of the upper body part 110 to form an internal space. The lower body part 120 is formed to have a size corresponding to the upper body part 110.

The printed circuit board assembly 160 may include a tact switch 161 and an LED 162 disposed on the upper surface of the lower body 120 in a horizontal direction. Details will be described later.

2 and 3, the holder 130 is provided with a manipulation part 140 including a rotation knob 141 and a plurality of button parts 142 to be described later, and a light guide 113 And is configured to shield the inner space S and the outer space between the upper body 110 and the lower body 120 in the horizontal direction.

The operation unit 140 includes a rotation knob 141 disposed on the first installation unit 111 and rotatably arranged and a plurality of button units 142 disposed on both sides of the rotation knob 141 142 may be provided.

The rotation knob 141 is provided in a circular shape at the center of the first installation part 111 and rotates clockwise or counterclockwise around the rotation knob 141 by the user, A detailed menu of the AVN system can be operated as a selection item. For example, the rotation knob 141 can be set to be capable of reducing the volume of sound in detail by not only increasing the volume output through the audio system in a clockwise rotation operation but also rotating counterclockwise have.

However, the rotation of the rotary knob 141 is not limited to the volume control. In the case of clockwise rotation, the rotation knob 141 may be moved downward among the plurality of selected items, , And in the case of counterclockwise rotation, it can be set to be selected while moving upward among a plurality of selection items.

The plurality of button portions 142 may be disposed on both sides of the rotation knob 141 so as to be pressed. According to the present embodiment, it is preferable that two rotary knobs 141 are provided on both sides of the rotary knob 141 in the vertical direction. The plurality of button units 142 can select a submenu of the AVN system output through the display unit 200 as a push operation.

Hereinafter, the details related to the detailed operation setting of the display unit 200 associated with the operation mechanism of the rotary knob 141 and the plurality of button units 142 are distant from the main points of the present invention, A detailed description thereof will be omitted.

A preferred embodiment of the AV switch system interlocking multi-switch assembly 100 of the vehicle according to the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, is arranged horizontally in the internal space, And may further include a printed circuit board assembly 160 having a plurality of LEDs 162.

Although not illustrated, the tact switch 161 is located at the upper side of the contact circuit printed on the upper surface of the printed circuit board 163, and when pressed down by the user's operation of the touch pad 150, Circuit, and when the push force (external force) of the user pushing the touch pad 150 is removed, the switch is released by the self-elasticity and the contact with the contact circuit is released.

The touch pad 150 is provided on the second mounting portion 112 and senses the touch input of the user. The touch pad 150 can push the touch pad 150 from one place to the right and below, Can be arranged to be pushably downwardly eccentrically at four places on the region.

The touch pad 150 is disposed at the center of the touch pad 150 and includes a first input unit 151 for recognizing a touch operation and a push operation as an execution command, A second input unit 152 for recognizing the touch operation as a region selection when the touch operation is input, a third input unit 152 provided below the touch pad 150 for recognizing the menu operation or returning to the previous menu when the touch operation is input, (Not shown).

Here, the first input unit 151 can sense the touch position regardless of the position of the user, and the user can recognize the handwriting (character type) input by the user of the first input unit 151. In addition, if the touch operation and the push operation are simultaneously input as described above, the same operation as the enter key of the computer can be recognized as an execution command of the corresponding menu.

According to the present embodiment, it is preferable that a predetermined area mark A is displayed at the corner of the first input unit 4 in order to distinguish the first input unit 151. In addition, a direction indicator B indicating the push direction of the touch pad 150 is preferably displayed on the outside of the first input unit 151. More specifically, it is preferable that a directional mark B indicating directions is displayed at four positions on the top, bottom, left, and right sides of the first input unit 151 with the first input unit 151 as a center.

The second input unit 152 can set a menu, a radio frequency, or the like through a touch operation by the user.

According to the present embodiment, the second input unit 152 is provided on the upper side of the first input unit 151 and is used as a shortcut key for inputting a radio frequency or storing a specific menu, . In addition, it is preferable that a numeric mark C is displayed at a predetermined interval so that the user can distinguish the second input unit 152.

The third input unit 153 is provided on the lower side of the first input unit 151. When the user inputs the touch operation as described above, the third input unit 153 can recognize the menu operation or return to the previous menu.

More specifically, a MENU button D is displayed on the left side of the third input unit 153 and a BACK button E is displayed on the right side of the third input unit 153 .

When the user touches the center of the touch pad 150 and pushes the touch pad 150 directly downward, the tact switch 161 provided in the upper surface of the printed circuit board assembly 160 is contacted. The tact switch 161 can be adopted as a switching method for executing various menus of the AVN system.

The touch pad 150 may contact the tact switch 161 via the pusher 170 passing through the holder 130 provided between the upper body 110 and the lower body 120. [

The pusher 170 includes a support plate portion 171 for supporting the bottom center of the upper body portion 110 and a contact rod 172 for directly extending the tactile switch 161 from the bottom center of the support plate portion 171, And a plurality of guide rods 173 extending downward from the bottom surface of the support plate portion 171.

The support plate portion 171 is provided to support a part of the center portion of the upper body portion 110 rather than the entire bottom surface of the upper body portion 110. When the user applies a pushing force directly below the touch pad 150, And to distribute the push force of the user so that the push force is transmitted to the pusher 161.

The contact rod 172 extends through the guide hole 131 penetrated through the holder 130 and penetrates through the guide hole 131 and extends from the center of the lower surface of the support plate 171 to the upper end of the tact switch 161 And serves to contact the tact switch 161 when the user applies a pushing force directly below the touch pad 150. [

The plurality of guide rods 173 are provided so that a plurality of guide rods 173 extend downward from the lower edge of the support plate portion 171 to prevent the contact rods 172 from eccentric to one side when pressing the tact switch 161 . The plurality of guide rods 173 may be provided at the center of the support plate portion 171 so as to be spaced apart from each other by 90 degrees.

A spring member 132 is provided between the holder 130 and the touch pad 150 to provide an elastic force for restoring the touch pad 150, which is eccentrically downwardly pushed down from four places of the edge, May be provided.

4, the middle portion of the spring member 132 elastically supports the lower surface of the holder portion 130, and has a V-shaped portion (not shown) so that both ends thereof support the upper surface of the upper body portion 110, respectively. And may be formed as a plate spring bent in a shape.

A plurality of hinge portions 114 are provided on the lower portion of the upper body 110 to enable the pushing operation and the eccentric pushing operation of the touch pad 150 in contact with or disengagement from the holder 130. [ .

5, the holder 130 corresponding to the position of the upper body part 110 where the hinge part 114 is formed is provided with a hinge pivot hole (not shown) communicating with the hinge part 114 so as to protrude into the lower internal space, (133) is formed.

Here, the lower end of the hinge portion 114 is formed in a hook shape having an engaging end (not shown) which is hooked upward, and the engaging end is formed in the shape of a hinge pivot hole 133 corresponding to the lower surface of the holder portion 130 So that the eccentric push operation of the touch pad 150 is enabled by an operation in which the touch pad 150 is engaged with the end portion or the contact is released.

The upper portion of the upper portion of the hinge rotation hole 133 is engaged with the hinge rotation hole 133 of the holder 130 at the upper portion of the touch pad 150. The hinge portion 114, An inclined surface 134 inclined in the outward direction is formed.

When the touch pad 150 is directly pushed down, the hinge portion 114 is released from contact with the holder 130 and the touch pad 150 is pushed by the eccentric push operation Only the hinge portion 114 positioned on the eccentric side is released from contact with the holder portion 130, thereby enabling eccentric operation.

When the user releases the finger from the upper surface of the touch pad 150 and the external force is removed after the user pushes the touch pad 150 downward or eccentrically pushes the finger, the hinge part 114 rotates the plurality of hinge parts 114, So that the entirety of the spring member 132 abuts against the holder 130 due to the elastic force of the spring member 132.

According to a preferred embodiment of the multi-switch assembly of the present invention, the touch pad is provided so as to be capable of a downward push operation and an eccentric push operation, It is possible to improve the sensibility quality and to prevent the malfunction of the touch input.

In addition, it is possible to perform a push-down operation and an eccentric push operation directly on the touch pad, and it is possible to input various commands by distinguishing one touch pad according to an input method, Buttons, and a touch pad, thereby making it possible to create an advantage that the convenience of the user can be improved.

The multi-switch assembly of the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to a multi-switch assembly as described above. However, the embodiments are not limited to the above embodiments and various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Or some of them may be selectively combined.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

<Detailed Description of Main Drawings>
100: Multi-switch assembly
110: upper body part 120: lower body part
130: holder part 140:
150: touch pad 160: printed circuit board assembly
170: pusher

Claims (11)

An upper body part having a first mounting part and a second mounting part opened in a square on an upper surface thereof;
A lower body coupled to a lower surface of the upper body to form an inner space;
A control knob provided on the first mounting portion and rotatably arranged; and a control portion having a plurality of button portions disposed on both sides of the rotation knob so as to be pushed;
The touch panel of claim 1, wherein the second mounting portion is provided at a lower portion of the first mounting portion, wherein the second mounting portion detects a touch input of the user and pushes the first mounting portion from the first mounting portion to the first mounting portion. Wherein the multi-switch assembly includes a push pad that is pushably pivoted by the push button.
The method according to claim 1,
The touch pad includes:
A first input unit provided at the center of the touch pad for recognizing a touch operation and a push operation simultaneously as an execution command;
A second input unit provided on the touch pad and recognizing a touch operation when the touch operation is input;
And a third input unit provided at a lower side of the touch pad and recognizing a menu operation or a return command to a previous menu when a touch operation is input.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the first input unit recognizes a handwriting input by a user.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the second input unit sets a menu or a radio frequency or the like through a touch operation by a user.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a printed circuit board assembly horizontally disposed in the inner space and having a tact switch and an LED on an upper surface thereof,
The touch pad includes:
A multi-switch assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the tact switch is in contact with a pusher that passes through a holder portion provided between the upper body portion and the lower body portion by a pushing operation.
6. The method of claim 5,
The pusher
A support plate portion for supporting a center of a lower surface of the upper body portion;
A contact rod extending from the bottom center of the support plate portion to the tact switch;
And a plurality of guide rods extending downward from a bottom surface of the support plate portion.
6. The method of claim 5,
And a spring member provided between the holder and the touch pad to provide an elastic force for restoring the touch pad, which is eccentrically downwardly pushed down from four positions of the rim, downward to an original position, Switch assembly.
8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein a plurality of hinges are provided at the lower portion of the touch pad to enable the push-down operation and the eccentric push operation of the touch pad when the touch pad is in contact with or disengaged from the holder.
8. The method of claim 7,
The hinge unit includes:
When the touch pad is directly pushed downward, all of the plurality of hinge parts are released from contact with the holder part,
Only the hinge portion located on the eccentric side when the multi-push knob is operated by the eccentric push is released from contact with the holder portion,
8. The method of claim 7,
The hinge unit includes:
Wherein the plurality of hinge parts are held in contact with the holder when the external force is removed after the touch pad is pushed down or eccentrically operated.
8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the spring member is fixed to the upper surface of the knob holder and is provided at four positions of the rim portion and has both ends bent to support the upper surface of the holder portion, Switch assembly.

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