PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15759910
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2019-02
Patent Classification: ["345", "173000"]

Abstract:
The operating unit for a vehicle is provided with a housing with a front face and an operating element which is arranged on the front face of the housing and has an operating surface. The operating element is mounted in a spring-elastic manner. Furthermore, at least one sensor is provided for detecting an actuation movement of the operating element. The operating unit additionally has at least one actuator for the feedback movement of the operating element in the case of an actuation movement of the operating element detected by the sensor as well as an analysis and control unit which is connected to the at least one sensor and to the actuator. The actuator is designed as an armature-type electromagnet with a first stator which has a first excitation coil, and an armature as a drive element. Furthermore, the armature is provided with a measuring coil to which a measuring voltage is applied when the magnetic flux generated by the first excitation coil flows through the armature. The first excitation coil and the measuring coil are connected to the analysis and control unit, and with the analysis and control unit it is possible to apply open-loop and/or closed-loop control to the force with which the armature of the actuator can move towards the first stator and/or the deflection movement of the armature out of its rest position and the return movement of the armature back into its rest position are adapted to be controlled and/or regulated.

Claim (Index 3):
An operating unit for a vehicle component, in particular an infotainment system for operating various vehicle components, having\n a housing having a front face, an operating element arranged on said front face of said housing, which comprises an operating surface, wherein said operating element is spring-elastically mounted, at least one sensor for detecting an actuation movement of said operating element, at least one actuator for a feedback movement of said operating element in the case of an actuation movement of said operating element detected by said sensor, and an analysis and control unit which is connected to said at least one sensor and said actuator, wherein said actuator is configured as an armature-type electromagnet having a first stator comprising a first excitation coil, and an armature as a drive element, said armature is provided with a measuring coil to which a measuring voltage is applied when a magnetic flux generated by said first excitation coil flows through said armature, and said first excitation coil and said measuring coil are connected to said analysis and control unit, wherein by means of said analysis and control unit the force is adapted to be controlled and/or regulated with the aid of which said armature of said actuator is adapted to be moved towards said first stator and/or with the aid of which the deflection movement of said armature out of its rest position as well as the return movement of said armature into its rest position are adapted to be controlled and/or regulated.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 3.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.88764
- Patent Class: 345.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['15759926', '16072764', '16315695', '13879756', '15329145']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6507481329913625
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5108290899107482
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6367562286833011
- Mean Citation Score: 237.468896
- Max Citation Score: 315.55304
- Similarity Product: 270.26343901711465

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 0
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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