Patent ID: 9229531
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: B60K,G06F

Claim Text:
1. A haptic control device comprising: a tactile transversal panel mounted movably relative to a fixed support, wherein the support includes a peripheral wall that surrounds the tactile panel and extends generally towards a front of the tactile panel in an axial direction at right-angles to a plane of the tactile panel, wherein the tactile panel defines a tactile zone at the front and includes a drive system configured to provide a switching signal triggered when the tactile zone is brushed so that the tactile panel is driven by the drive system in the plane of the tactile panel for performing movements relative to the support; a seal arranged on a periphery of the tactile panel in an annular space situated between the tactile panel and a peripheral wall of the support, wherein the seal includes an inner portion in tight contact with the tactile panel; an outer portion in tight contact with the peripheral wall of the support; and a connecting portion that extends between the inner portion and the outer portion, wherein the connecting portion is elastically deformable so as to absorb the relative displacements of the tactile panel relative to the peripheral wall of the support without removing the haptic effect produced by the movements of the tactile panel.