EP 1431996 A3 20060809 - Input device for electric equipment
Title (en)
Input device for electric equipment
Title (de)
Eingabevorrichtung für ein elektrisches Gerät
Title (fr)
Dispositif d'entrée pour un appareil électrique
Publication
Application
Priority
DE 10260243 A 20021220
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1431996A2] An input device (EV) has a panel (FMS) with multiple switch elements (S1,S2). Designed to trigger a switch process over a specific switch element, a triggering device (ALE) moves across the panel and emits a haptic signal recognized by a user as a switch element is brushed over. An Independent claim is also included for an electric appliance like a clock, a mobile telephone or a personal digital assistant with an input device for controlling it.
IPC 8 full level
H01H 13/70 (2006.01); H01H 13/72 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H01H 13/72 (2013.01); H01H 2025/004 (2013.01); H01H 2221/014 (2013.01); H01H 2239/03 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [XY] US 4007364 A 19770208 - OJIMA SHIN, et al
- [XY] US 5956016 A 19990921 - KUENZNER HERMANN [DE], et al
- [X] EP 0891893 A2 19990120 - BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG [DE]
- [X] US 5383735 A 19950124 - SMILEY GREGORY W [US]
- [X] DE 19757231 A1 19990701 - AUDI AG [DE]
- [X] US 3584162 A 19710608 - KRAKINOWSKI MORRIS
- [XY] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2002, no. 11 6 November 2002 (2002-11-06)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 03104687 A 20031215