Patent ID: 9720500
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: B60K,B60R,G06F,G09G

Claim:
1. A haptic touch panel assembly for a vehicle, comprising: a support substrate adapted for rigid attachment within an interior of the vehicle; a haptic touch panel comprising a decorative side facing toward the interior of the vehicle, an opposite side facing toward the support substrate, and a user interface accessible at the decorative side of the panel that receives manual user input; at least one suspension component joining the support substrate with the opposite side of the haptic touch panel, wherein each suspension component permits at least two directions of movement of the haptic touch panel with respect to the support substrate; first and second actuators rigidly mounted to the haptic touch panel to move the haptic touch panel with respect to the support substrate in response to manual user input received by the user interface, wherein the first actuator moves the haptic touch panel in at least one direction when activated, and the second actuator moves the haptic touch panel in at least one direction different from the direction(s) of the first actuator when activated; a printed circuit board; a light source mounted to the printed circuit board; and a light guide located between the printed circuit board and the haptic touch panel and shaped to direct light from the light source to an area of the haptic touch panel that is at least partially transparent to visible light and to prevent light from the light source from reaching other areas of the haptic touch panel, wherein the printed circuit board and the light guide are rigidly mounted to the support substrate so that the haptic touch panel moves with respect to the printed circuit board and the light guide when one or more of the actuators are activated.