WO2018050263A1

WO2018050263A1 - Motor vehicle

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Publication number: WO2018050263A1
Application number: PCT/EP2017/000530
Authority: WO
Inventors: Jürgen HORVATH
Original assignee: Audi Ag
Priority date: 2016-09-19
Filing date: 2017-04-28
Publication date: 2018-03-22
Also published as: DE102016011307A1; DE102016011307B4

Abstract

The invention relates to a motor vehicle, comprising one or more doors (2) with in each case a door interior trim (4) and in each case a seat (3) adjacent to the respective door (2), said seat comprising an actuator system on the side of the seat, which can be operated by an operating device, the operating device being a touch screen (7) integrated into the door interior trim (4).

Description

motor vehicle

The invention relates to a motor vehicle comprising one or more doors with a door inner lining, and in each case a seat adjacent to the respective door, which has a seat-side actuator system which can be operated via an operating device.

Modern motor vehicles have very comfortable seats, which can be adjusted in a variety of ways via a seat-side actuator system, in which different actions can be carried out via the actuator system. By way of example, the actuation angle of the backrest, the longitudinal position of the seat, the height of the seat, the length of the seat, the side bolsters and shoulder rests, the head restraint height, a lumbar support or the softness of the seat and backrest surface can be adjusted Seat tempered, for example, heated or cooled, as well as a ventilation of the seat and backrest surface is possible. All these actions can be controlled or initiated via a suitable actuator. Optionally, different adjustment or Bedienmöglich- opportunities are assigned to the different seats in the vehicle. Thus, the front seats are usually adjustable to a greater extent than the rear seats, which are usually permanently installed in the manner of a rear seat.

In particular, for the control of electromechanical actuators, which serve primarily the seat adjustment (backrest inclination, seat height, etc.) are usually provided on the left side of the driver's seat respectively on the right side of the passenger seat in the area laterally of the seat corresponding manually operated adjustment. These are usually sliding, tilting or pushing switches, which can only be controlled via the corresponding actuators. These switches are, especially when the respective door is closed, not visible to the person sitting on the seat. On the one hand, the person first has to "search" the switches for operating by hand, that is to say, since, as a rule, a plurality of switches are provided, the quasi-blind switch that must be actuated to achieve the desired adjustment must also be searched for This is very cumbersome and often leads to incorrect operation.

In addition, it is known to provide a control facility for the respective seat actuator at a central, usually central dashboard or the center console arranged touch screen display. Both front seats are controlled via this central display, which means that the required seat must first be selected. Such a device is known for example from EP 2 174 837 A1. Cumbersome is on the one hand, the seat selection to be made, on the other hand, the display is due to its central, often slightly downwardly offset arrangement not in an easily accessible area, since on the one hand the view must first be turned to the display, on the other hand, the person must From time to time operate the display tilt slightly forward to be able to touch it.

The invention is based on the problem of specifying an improved vehicle on the other hand. To solve this problem, it is provided according to the invention in a motor vehicle of the type mentioned that the operating device is a touch screen integrated in the door interior trim.

In the motor vehicle according to the invention, a touchscreen is used to operate the seat-side actuator, to which a corresponding, intuitively understandable operation display is displayed, which enables the operation of the individual different actuators. This touchscreen is now installed according to the invention in the door inner lining of the respective door. That is, it is based on the operating logic at the Page, where previously also the mechanical adjustment switches were arranged, although of course in a completely different position. In addition, each seat is assigned a separate touch screen so that each seat can be operated individually and without prior selection.

The integration in the door inner lining, which is relatively large, also offers the possibility of being able to position the touch screen very easily via a simple operation and also from the field of view. Because the display or the touch screen can be positioned relatively far forward in the direction of travel, as there is sufficient free space, so that on the one hand the touch screen is very easily accessible and on the other hand also very clearly visible. By displaying the display also eliminates the variety of variants of the seat switch z. As regards color combinations and certain applications such. Chrominlays or the like are no longer needed to differentiate certain models (eg sports model or the like) from other models or to highlight certain models since the display displays can be configured accordingly.

Preferably, the touch screen is adjacent to a door opening handle, which is provided on the door inner panel in a conventional manner, built. This door opening handle is often located in one, seen in the vehicle longitudinal direction, middle or front, upper portion of the door inner panel, so he is set relatively far up and can be achieved very well. Adjacent to this door handle is given sufficient free space that allow integration of the touch screen. In known vehicles, this surface is usually covered with a decorative trim, a covering covering made of plastic or leather or the like. An integration of the touch screen in this area is therefore readily possible. The touchscreen is integrated according to a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention substantially flush with the inside door trim. On the one hand, it blends harmoniously into the design of the lining; on the other hand, it stands neither back nor forth, so there are no edges that can complicate the operation.

In a development of the invention, the touchscreen, which is preferably integrated flush with the surface, may have the curved shape of the adjacent sections of the door inner lining that follows the arched shape. In the upper part of the door inner lining is this, since it extends to the adjacent window, usually curved. This curvature extends, albeit to a lesser extent, to some extent into the downwardly running cladding area. The touch screen is now, according to the geometry of the door paneling, also correspondingly arched, so adapts to the cladding form, which, combined with its preferably flush-mounted arrangement ensures a quasi-uniform cladding surface without conspicuous edges and the like.

In order to make this possible, it is preferred to use a correspondingly flexible display, which can be brought into the desired shape, as the touchscreen, preferably an OLED display. Its shape can be quadrangular, but it can also have another four- or polygonal shape with angles not equal to 90 °, that is, such a display can also be used as a design element, on the one hand by its geometry, on the other hand, of course also due to the fact that on the display corresponding representations are reproduced. It is thus possible, for example, to display appropriate information when entering the vehicle via the touchscreen display or to reproduce a specific color design or the like. This means that the display can at least temporarily also be used as a display device for displaying information other than that required to actuate the seat actuator. Even a use of the display as an exterior mirror replacement is basically conceivable, that is, that camera information is displayed when not exactly a seat displacement activity is given. If the touchscreen is used exclusively to display information for the seat operation, it is possible that the touchscreen displays information only when touched or when a pending touch is detected, ie when the person's hand is approximately detected by a sensor as being closer to the touchscreen. The display is therefore dark, as long as no operation is pending.

It is also expedient if via the touch screen a haptic feedback upon detection of the operator input is gebbar, and / or if an acoustic signal upon detection of an operator input is given by a sounder. About this, the person who wants to make the seat adjustment learns immediately whether the operator input has been detected or not. This feedback can be haptic, that is, the touch screen display briefly generates a local vibration signal, which is detected by the finger touching the display. Additionally or alternatively, this can also be reported via a sound signal, for example a short beep or the like. According to an expedient development, it is also conceivable to be able to display information relating to the current operation of an actuator previously operated via the touchscreen on the touchscreen. This information can be different. If, for example, a lordosis system is installed, ie a massage system that is installed in the backrest, a timer function can be displayed on the touchscreen, ie information as to how long the selected massage program is still running. If a seat heating or a seat ventilation is activated, then, for example, a remaining running time of the heating or ventilation can be displayed, information about the heating or ventilation intensity can be displayed or the like.

In addition, it is conceivable to be able to operate a closing device of the door via the touchscreen by displaying a corresponding operating option on the touchscreen. Usually locks one Motor vehicle doors automatically when starting. Via the touch screen display, it is now possible to cancel this lock if necessary or the like. Another advantage of using such a touch screen or displays is that it can be easily updated by a software update. For example, if new heating or ventilation functions or appropriate control curves are given, they can be easily imported as part of an update. Also new massage functions and the like can be easily added via an update.

In addition, the software-based control of the actuator system also offers the possibility of adapting the display to the corresponding country in which the car is operated both with regard to the selected image representation and in particular the voice information. Quasi arbitrary languages can thus be programmed, whereby the customer chooses the desired language in which the representation should take place.

Further advantages and details of the invention will become apparent from the embodiment described below and from the drawing. Showing:

1 is a schematic representation in the form of a partial view of a motor vehicle according to the invention, showing a front seat and the adjacent door,

Fig. 2 is a partial view of a motor vehicle according to the invention

Representation of a rear seat with adjacent door, Fig. 3 is a schematic representation of an operator display on the at the

Interior door panel provided touch screen for operating the seat actuator, Fig. 4 is a representation after selecting a menu item from the

Representation of FIG. 3, and

5 is a schematic diagram of another possible display display.

1 shows a motor vehicle 1 according to the invention in the form of a partial view, which has two or four side doors in a manner known per se, wherein only one door 2, namely on the passenger side, is shown here. Adjacent to the door 2 is a seat 3, which can be operated or adjusted by means of a suitable seat-side actuator system comprising a plurality of actuators that can be controlled separately, ie, electromechanical actuators. This can be done on the one hand, a change in the seat geometry or the seating position. On the other hand, for example, a massage program, a seat heating, a seat ventilation and the like can be controlled. For all these functions corresponding actuators are installed, all of which are covered by the term "actuators".

The door 2 has a door inner lining 4, which in a conventional manner z. B. has a handle 5, which is provided in the front, middle region of the cladding surface, and a door opening handle 6, which is arranged in the region of the upper edge of the door inner panel 4.

Furthermore, according to the invention, a touch screen 7 is provided on the door inner lining 4, which serves to operate the seat-side actuator system. This touch screen 7 is preferably flush with the surface of the door inner lining 4 and the cladding area, where it is positioned, installed. He sits, seen in the direction of travel, in front of the door opening handle 6. Since in this area the door inner panel 4 is often slightly curved, and the touch screen 7 is correspondingly curved, so it adapts exactly to the geometry of the door inner panel 4 in this area, so that he blends harmoniously into the cladding, neither protruding nor receding, and flush with the surface, continuing the cladding geometry is inserted. Preferably, the touch screen 7 is an OLED display.

Obviously, the touch screen 7 is in a very well visible for the person sitting on the seat 3 and very easily accessible area, so that the touch screen 7 is accessible in a simple, intuitive way to operate the Sitzaktuatorik.

FIG. 2 shows a detail of the motor vehicle 1 according to the invention, wherein here a door 2 is shown in the rear region of the vehicle. Also, this rear door 2 is provided with a door inner lining 4, to which a door opening handle 6 is installed. Adjacent to the door 2 is also a seat 3, which also has a seat side integrated actuator. This actuator may differ from the functional scope of that of a front seat as shown in FIG. Thus, it may be possible, for example, that the rear seat 3 can not be moved forward or backward, or that it can not be adjusted in its length inclination. The range of functions may therefore be different from that for front seats, in particular if the seat 3 is not a separate seat, as shown here, but a seat which is part of a complete rear seat.

Again, a touch screen 7 is provided on the door inner panel 4, which makes it possible to operate the seat-side actuator. Here, too, the touchscreen 7 is preferably integrated flush with the surface and adapted to the shape of the respec tive geometry of the cladding surface, thus also slightly curved or the like. Again, it is preferably an OLED display.

3 shows a schematic representation of a display display on the touch screen 7, which allows the operation of the actuator. The touch screen 7 is, for example, if no operation should take place, not operated or dimmed. Only when he is touched with his finger or detected by an unspecified sensor, a pending touch, he is switched on. The person then sees, for example, the one shown in FIG. lent exemplarily shown pictogram-like representation of a seat 8, comprising a seat 9, a backrest 10, side walls 1 1 and a headrest 12 and a reclining massage system integrated 13. Furthermore, a seat heater 14 and a seat ventilation 15 is provided, however, shown as separate representations are.

Different actuator functions are now conceivable for the individual seat elements. The individual selectable functions are shown via the corresponding operating panels 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 to be touched in the form of the movement arrow representations, as far as the adjustment of the seat elements is concerned or the massage system. The seat heating 14 and the seat ventilation 15 are operated by directly touching the corresponding control panels.

To operate, the person only has to press on one of the control panels 16-22 or 23 relative to the seat heater or 24 relative to the seat ventilation in order to select the respective actuator function. By pressing the person receives, for example, a haptic feedback via the touch screen 7 or an acoustic feedback that signals that the operator input has been detected.

After pressing a corresponding control panel and thus selecting the appropriate function, the person enters a submenu, as shown for example in Fig. 4. It is assumed that the person wants to move the seat forward or backward, for which the control panel 17 has been pressed. This symbolizes the seat adjustment forwards and backwards. In the submenu shown in FIG. 4, on the one hand, the respective operating function is represented in clear text by a text display 25, here "back-to-back", so that the person immediately recognizes in which operating menu it is located.

Furthermore, two further control panels 26, 27 are displayed, namely on the one hand "before" and on the other hand "back". Depending on the desired direction of movement is now either one or the other panel 26, 27th to press. It is assumed that the seat is to be moved backwards, for which reason "back" is pressed in. The seat then moves back, whereby a haptic signal 28, as shown here by way of example, is given by pressing the control panel 27, so that the person also The reverse movement takes place, for example, until the finger is released again from the touch screen 7.

For example, if the person selected the seat heater 14 by pressing the control panel 23, the submenu would display the heading "seat heater" in clear text. B. level 1, level 2, level 2) and optionally also allow a heating time and the like.

If, for example, the massage device 13 is selected by actuating the control panel 22, which is here marked with the letter "M" for "massage", then the heading "Massage" would be displayed as the heading If a corresponding program and a corresponding duration of massage are selected, then the remainder of the duration of the massage program or the like can be displayed via the touchscreen 7 in a further submenu, that is, the touch Subsequently, the screen 7 is used as a display device for displaying specific information relating to the actuator system, which of course is conceivable with respect to all the functions that can be controlled by it.

If, for example, the control panel 20 were to be selected for adjustment of the headrest, this would also be displayed in the submenu with the heading "headrest." Then two control panels for "up" and "down" would be displayed. It is conceivable to display the adjustment movement of the headrest as an animation so that it is displayed as a pictogram and, for example, moves upwards or downwards. The- The movement representation, which thus visualizes the current seat adjustment movement, can of course be displayed for all possible seat adjustments, which are selected by way of example via the control panels 16-21 and optionally also 22.

Finally, FIG. 5 shows an alternative menu representation on the touchscreen 7, via which the person can select the desired function to be controlled. This is specified in the respective function in plain text, each indication being assigned a corresponding control panel 29-36. The head restraint can be adjusted via the control panel 29, the shoulder rest adjustment via the control panel 30, the backrest tilt via the control panel 31, the side bolsters via the control panel 32, the forward-backward adjustment via the control panel 33, the seat height via the control panel 34, Heating via the control panel 35 and the ventilation via the control panel 36 are selected. Of course, the respectively displayed language - this also applies to the embodiment of Figures 3 and 4 - individually selectable and adjustable.

The function is similar to the alternative described above. If, for example, the backrest inclination adjustment function is selected via the control panel 31, a submenu is again entered in which the text "Headrest inclination" is displayed in clear text. Again, after pressing such a control panel, for example, an animation may take place which animates the backrest adjustment for the duration of the adjustment operation.

In the same way, all other selectable operating functions are used to move over the other operating elements 29-36.

The exemplary embodiments or functional examples shown in the preceding figures are merely exemplary in nature. Of course, there are also other functions not mentioned in detail, as far as the corresponding actuators rik offers this scope, on the touch screen 7 selectable or controllable. Also, a smaller range of functions is conceivable depending on the equipment variant of the motor vehicle. Furthermore, the functionality of the front seats and rear seats may be different. Finally, the two menu representations shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 and 5 are pure exemplary embodiments, which by no means are restrictive. Of course, any other menu configurations are conceivable that allow the respective person the appropriate function selection.

Claims

P A T E N T A N S P R E C H E

Motor vehicle, comprising one or more doors (2), each having a door inner lining (4) and in each case one of the respective door (2) adjacent seat (3), which has a seat-side actuator, which is operable via an operating device,

characterized,

in that the operating device is a touch screen (7) integrated in the door inner lining (4).

Motor vehicle according to claim 1,

characterized,

in that the touch screen (7) is arranged adjacent to a door opening handle (6).

Motor vehicle according to claim 1 or 2,

characterized,

the touchscreen (7) is integrated substantially flush with the surface of the door (4).

Motor vehicle according to one of the preceding claims,

characterized,

the touch screen 7 has a curved shape which follows the curved shape of the adjacent part of the door inner lining (4).

Motor vehicle according to one of the preceding claims,

characterized,

that the touch screen (7) is an OLED display.

Motor vehicle according to one of the preceding claims,

characterized,

the touchscreen (7) only displays information when touched or when a pending touch is detected. Motor vehicle according to one of the preceding claims,

characterized,

a haptic feedback (28) can be given on the touchscreen (7) upon detection of an operator input, and / or an acoustic signal can be given via a sound generator upon detection of an operator input.

Motor vehicle according to one of the preceding claims,

characterized,

in that information relating to the current operation of an actuator previously operated via the touchscreen (7) can be reproduced on the touchscreen (7).

Motor vehicle according to one of the preceding claims,

characterized,

in that a closing device of the door (2) can be operated via the touchscreen (7).