VEHICLE SHIFTER INTERFACE USING PROXIMITY SENSING

• Main Authors: Mark MCCARTHY, James Stewart RANKIN II, Pietro BUTTOLO, Stuart C. SALTER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: 28.08.2018
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; BLASTING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GEARING; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

A shifter interface is provided that includes a user interface panel. The shifter interface also includes a plurality of proximity sensors arranged to provide proximity switches on the panel, wherein the proximity switches form fixed input keys that are selectable by a user to enter an operating mode of the vehicle. The shifter interface further includes a controller processing signals generated by the proximity sensors to detect activation of one or more of the proximity sensors. Se proporciona una interfaz de palanca de cambios que incluye un panel de interfaz del usuario. La interfaz de palanca de cambios también incluye múltiples sensores de proximidad ubicados para proporcionar conmutadores de proximidad en el panel, donde los conmutadores de proximidad forman teclas de entrada fijas que pueden ser seleccionadas por un usuario para ingresar un modo operativo del vehículo. La interfaz de palanca de cambios incluye además un controlador que procesa las señales generadas por los sensores de proximidad para detectar la activación de uno o más de los sensores de proximidad.