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Touch control switches for vehicles
| Details |
Inventors: Anderson, Jr., James Burr;
Assignee: Cooper Automotive Products, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Primary Examiner: Elms; Richard T.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Fish & Richardson P.C.
A touch panel for controlling a vehicle function includes a panel installed in a vehicle and a thin film switch disposed on the surface of the panel. The thin film switch is configured to control a vehicle function. The touch panel also may have a thin film range switch disposed on the surface of the panel. The range switch is configured to vary a setting of the vehicle function. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A dome lamp for a vehicle, comprising: a base configured to mount on the ceiling of the vehicle and configured to accept a light source, a cover disposed over the base, and a thin film switch disposed across a portion of the cover.
2.
The dome lamp of claim 1, wherein the thin film switch comprises: an ON button configured to activate the light source, an OFF button configured to deactivate the light source, and a DOOR button configured to activate the light source when a door of the vehicle is opened.
3.
The dome lamp of claim 2, wherein the buttons of the thin film switch are backlit by LEDs.
4.
The dome lamp of claim 2, wherein the thin film switch further comprises a button for activating a map light.
5.
The dome lamp of claim 1, further comprising a thin film dimmer switch disposed across the cover, the dimmer switch being configured to vary an intensity setting of the light source.
6.
The dome lamp of claim 5, further comprising an LED bar graph configured to illuminate in response to the intensity setting of the light source.
7.
The dome lamp of claim 6, wherein the LED bar graph is positioned beneath the dimmer switch and configured to back light the dimmer switch in response to the intensity setting of the light source.
8.
The dome lamp of claim 1, further comprising: a dome light, a map light, a thin film dimmer switch disposed across the cover, the dimmer switch being configured to vary an intensity setting of the map light, and an LED bar graph configured to illuminate in response to the intensity setting of the map light.
9.
A touch panel for controlling a vehicle function, comprising: a panel installed in a vehicle; a thin film switch disposed on the surface of the panel, the thin film switch configured to control a vehicle function; and a thin film range switch disposed on the surface of the panel, the range switch configured to vary a setting of the vehicle function between more than two settings.
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The touch panel for controlling a vehicle function of claim 9, further comprising an LED bar graph positioned adjacent to the range switch, the bar graph configured to illuminate in response to the setting of the vehicle function
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