Patent ID: 8926107
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: B60K,H03K

Abstract:
1. A control panel for a motor vehicle, said control panel comprising: a cover that defines a detection zone of a tactile pressure forming a control button; a force sensor arranged between the cover and a support positioned behind the detection zone, said force sensor configured to detect actuation of the control button and produce an electrical control signal when a user applies a tactile pressure force to the detection zone; a spacer made of elastically compressible material mounted between the force sensor and the cover, wherein the spacer is configured to take up mechanical play between the force sensor and the cover, wherein the spacer is at least partially translucent; a main light source; and a light collector configured to inject light from the said main light source into the spacer so that the spacer emits a backlighting beam toward a zone to be illuminated of the detection zone, wherein the main light source is arranged on a printed circuit board positioned beside the support and the force sensor, wherein a portion of the collector extends through a through-hole defined by the support proximate to the main light source.