Patent ID: 8797153
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: B60K,G05G

Abstract:
1. A rotary control device with haptic feedback intended to be mounted in a control panel of a motor vehicle, said rotary control device comprising: a rotary control member that is configured to rotate about a rotation axis; an angular sensor representative of the angular position of said rotary control member and the output of which is intended to be linked to a processing unit of said motor vehicle; and a device for generating haptic feedback coupled to said rotary control member to apply a vibration to said rotary control member, wherein said rotary control member has a control surface of generally planar form intended to be substantially flush with said control panel, and wherein said device for generating haptic feedback is controlled by said processing unit to select a predetermined vibration from a plurality of predetermined vibrations, so that said generation device applies the selected vibration to said rotary control member in response to the output signal of said angular sensor, wherein the control surface extends by a section coaxial to the rotation axis, and wherein when the selected vibration is applied to the rotary control member, the selected vibration runs along the section toward a top of the section and then extends radially along the control surface.