Patent ID: 9346356
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: B60K

Claim Text:
1. An operation input device for a display unit of a vehicle arranged on a right side or a left side of a driver seat of a compartment of the vehicle, the operation input device comprising: a first operation unit for executing an operation of an in-vehicle device on the vehicle; a second operation unit for executing a negative operation of the in-vehicle device so that the operation of the in-vehicle device executed by the first operation unit is cancelled, a display controller; and a body, wherein the operation input device is a remote control device for remotely controlling the in-vehicle device, wherein an operation direction of the second operation unit has a directional component, wherein the directional component of the operation direction of the second operation unit is opposite to an extending direction of an arm of a user, who sits down on a driver seat, wherein the user extends the arm along the extending direction in order to touch the operation input device, wherein the operation direction of the second operation unit is opposite to an operation direction of the first operation unit, wherein the display unit is disposed in the compartment of the vehicle, wherein the display unit displays an operation image, wherein the negative operation of the in-vehicle device is executed when a user selects the operation image, wherein the operation image is selected when the user operates the second operation unit, wherein the display controller controls the display unit to display an arrow image accompanied with the operation image, wherein the arrow image shows the operation direction of the second operation unit, and is directed to the operation image, wherein the body includes an upper surface, a right side surface, a left side surface and a front side surface, wherein the first operation unit is an operation knob; wherein the operation knob is slidably disposed on the upper surface of the body, wherein the second operation unit is disposed on the right or left side surface opposite to the driver seat, or on the front side surface, wherein the first operation unit is spaced apart from the second operation unit; and wherein the first operation unit is disposed at a position different from the second operation unit.