Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110301810 | VEHICULAR INPUT MANIPULATION APPARATUS - A vehicular input manipulation apparatus has a target parameter switchover manipulating device and a setup changeover manipulating device in order to change setup contents of several control parameters for drive control of an in-vehicle apparatus. The target parameter switchover manipulating device executes switchover to designate one of the control parameters as a change target control parameter. The setup changeover manipulating device changes a setup content relative to the change target control parameter. When a control mode of the in-vehicle apparatus is changed into a predetermined control mode, a control circuit automatically enforces switchover relative to the change target control parameter by automatically replacing the control parameter, which has been designated as the change target control parameter, with an enforcement change target control parameter, which is a predetermined control parameter associated with the predetermined control mode. | 12-08-2011 |
20120260761 | OPERATION INPUT DEVICE - An operation input device has an operation body that is provided with a handle portion and tilts about a rotation center point in a case where a user tilts an operation axis line of the handle portion, a tip end portion that is disposed at an end of the operation body and pushed in a direction to move apart from the handle portion in a direction of the operation axis line, a housing portion that houses therein the operation body and the tip end portion, and an abutment portion that is provided with an abutment surface. The tip end portion moves while abutting on the abutment surface during the tilting operation. The abutment surface is of a shape corresponding to a tilting direction of the operation body so as to guide the tip end portion during the tilting operation. | 10-18-2012 |
20120260762 | OPERATION INPUT DEVICE - An operation input device includes: an operation body having a handle portion, the operation body tilting when the user tilts the operation axis line of the handle portion, and the operation body turning when the user turns the handle portion around the rotation axis line; a stopping portion that abuts on and stops the operation body so as to limit a tilting range of the operation body; a first concavo-convex portion disposed on the operation body; and a second concavo-convex portion. The second concavo-convex portion is disposed at a position corresponding to the first concavo-convex portion of the operation body when the stopping portion stops a tilting motion of the operation body. The first concavo-convex portion and the second concavo-convex portion are engaged with each other so as to restrict a turning motion of the operation body. | 10-18-2012 |
20120286977 | OPERATION INPUT DEVICE - An operation input device includes: an operation body having a handle portion, and tilting when the user tilts the operation axis line of the handle portion; a tip end portion disposed at an end of the operation body in an operation axis line direction, and pushed in a direction to move apart from the handle portion along the operation axis line direction; an abutment portion having an abutment surface, the tip end portion moving and abutting on the abutment surface during a tilting operation of the operation body; and multiple first protrusion portions. During the tilting operation of the operation body, the tip end portion abuts on the abutment surface and moves along a movement path. The first protrusion portion is disposed on a side of the movement path so as to guide the tip end portion in the predetermined tilting direction. | 11-15-2012 |
20120286978 | OPERATION INPUT DEVICE - An operation input device includes: an operation body having a handle portion, tilting when a user tilts an operation axis line of the handle portion, and moving parallel to an operation axis line direction when the user depresses the handle portion; a tip end portion disposed at an end of the body, and pushed in a depressing direction along the operation axis line direction; an abutment portion having an abutment surface, wherein the tip end portion moves with abutting on the abutment surface during a tilting operation of the body, and abuts on the abutment surface and stands still during a depressing operation of the body; and an engaging portion disposed in the abutment portion. The engaging portion engages with a part of the body during the depressing operation of the body so that the engaging portion restricts a tilting motion of the body. | 11-15-2012 |
20120287033 | OPERATION INPUT DEVICE - An operation input device includes: an operation body having a handle portion, tilting around a rotation center point when a user tilts the operation axis line of the handle portion, and tilting in a predetermined number of tilting directions; multiple detection portions, the number of the detection portions being less than the predetermined number of tilting directions, each detection portion outputting a first output value when the operation body tilts in a direction corresponding to the detection portion and outputting a second output value when the operation body tilts in a direction not corresponding to the detection portion; and a determination device that determines a tilting direction of the operation body based on information on the number of first output values and information on a part of the detection portions that have outputted the first output values. | 11-15-2012 |