Patent ID: 8717153

Claim:
A haptic scroll wheel switch for a vehicle, comprising: a haptic wheel holder installed within an interior of the vehicle; a haptic wheel rotatably installed in the haptic wheel holder and configured to have a bevel gear unit formed on its one side; a motor installed in the haptic wheel holder and configured to have a driving shaft and an encoder slit installed on its both ends, the driving shaft and the encoder slit being rotated and driven while operating in conjunction with the motor; a pinion gear fixed to the driving shaft of the motor and geared with a bevel gear of the haptic wheel so that the pinion gear is operated in conjunction with the bevel gear; and a printed circuit board configured to have a sensor for detecting a rotation of the encoder slit, wherein the haptic wheel further comprises a wheel body installed within the haptic wheel to support the haptic wheel and configured to have the bevel gear unit formed in its one face; a scroll wheel formed to have a scroll pin configured to penetrate the wheel body and rotatably coupled to the haptic wheel holder; bearings installed between the wheel body and the haptic wheel holder; wherein the bearings comprise first and second bearings respectively installed on both sides of the wheel body, the first bearing supports the wheel body so that the wheel body does not deviate from a right position, and the second bearing supports the scroll wheel penetrating the wheel body.