Patent ID: 7834857
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: B60K,B60R,G06F

Abstract:
1. Input device comprising: a housing; an inner housing directly or indirectly coupled to the housing; a display for optical display of information, the display being arranged in the inner housing and coupled to the housing by one or more fastening elements extending through one or more openings in the inner housing; a touchscreen attached to the inner housing at a location above the display to input commands by touching an operating surface of the touchscreen; an electronic actuator arranged at least partly in the housing, the electronic actuator configured to move the touchscreen or housing in at least one direction parallel to the operating surface of the touchscreen according to received control signals; an electronic control arranged in the housing to generate the control signals to drive the actuator when the operating surface is touched in a region prescribed for haptic feedback; and an interface for output of information via a command entered by touching the operating surface of the touchscreen.