Patent ID: 11951920
Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  E  H | IPC B  E

Claim 9:
10. An operation device for use in a vehicle, the vehicle having a front-rear direction and a cross direction, the operation device comprising:
a handle provided on an inner surface of a door of the vehicle, the handle extending in the front-rear direction to have a front end and a rear end, both the front and the rear end being connected to the door;
a first operation interface provided on an inner side surface of the handle for receiving an operation input entered by an occupant to operate at least one in-vehicle device;
a first sensor provided on an outer side surface of the handle for detecting a finger of the occupant;
a second sensor provided on a surface of the handle, the surface being different from the outer side surface, for detecting a finger of the occupant; and
a controller connected to the first operation interface, the first sensor, the second sensor, and the at least one in-vehicle device,
wherein the controller controls the at least one in-vehicle device based on a signal from the first operation interface when both the first sensor and the second sensor detect the occupant, and wherein the controller prohibits the at least one in-vehicle device from being controlled based on a signal from the first operation interface when at least one of the first sensor and the second sensor does not detect the occupant.