A control panel designed to be placed in a vertical plane, the control panel comprising the layered assembly of a flat base, of an elastomer sheet mounted against the base, the sheet being provided with openings and optionally with domes, and of a decorative fascia. The control panel is in addition provided with a means for protection against liquids made in one piece with the sheet, the protection means comprising elements projecting from the main surface of the sheet, the said elements being so arranged that when the control panel is in the substantially vertical plane and the liquid penetrates between the sheet and the decorative fascia, the liquid is guided along a determined course and re-emerges from the panel having avoided critical zones leading in particular to detectors.

A display system for a vehicle is disclosed. The display system comprises a display device disposed in a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The display device comprises a screen. The display system further comprises a first imager configured to capture a first image data corresponding to a rearward directed field of view from the vehicle and a second imager configured to capture a second image data corresponding to a field of view of a passenger compartment of the vehicle. A controller of the display system is configured to display the first image data on a first portion of the screen and selectively display the second image data on a second portion of the screen in response to a detection of a display prompt.

The technology involves an in-vehicle communication system with a console that is positioned within the cabin of the vehicle, for instance between the front seats so that passengers in the second row can view and access it. The console is configured to provide contextual information to passengers. The console includes a monitor assembly that has a display screen and a notification region. The notification region includes one or more displayable icons and at least one receptacle for a communication device of a passenger. The notification region has a first section comprising an outer cover layer with a first series of masking, diffuser and illuminating layers to selectively illuminate the one or more displayable icons. The notification region has a second section comprising the outer cover layer with a second series of masking, diffuser and illuminating layers to selectively illuminate the at least one receptacle for the communication device.

A control panel comprising a proximal wall, a pair of opposing sidewalls attached at a proximal edge thereof to and extending distally from the proximal wall, a distal wall attached to a distal edge of the pair of opposing sidewalls, and a panel wall attached to an upper portion of and carried by at least one of the proximal wall, one of the opposing sidewalls, and the distal wall. The panel wall comprises at least one aperture formed therein configured to receive a control device.

A user interface apparatus for a vehicle including a touch screen; a gesture input unit configured to detect a gesture of a user; and a processor configured to in response to the gesture detected by the gesture input unit being applied from a driver seat of the vehicle, display a preset first screen on the touch screen corresponding to driver operations of the vehicle, and in response to the gesture detected by the gesture input unit being applied from a front passenger seat of the vehicle, display a preset third screen on the touch screen corresponding to passenger operations of the vehicle excluding vehicle driving operations.

A vehicle instrument panel module is provided herein. The module includes a display portion including a display. A transition portion is disposed along a bottom section of the display portion. A register portion is disposed below the transition portion and has one or more airflow registers therein. The display portion, the transition portion, and the register portion each have at least one component that is integrally formed with the remaining portions of the module. A first electrical connector housing is formed with the module and configured to mate with a second electrical connector disposed within the vehicle.

A hybrid vehicle comprising: a pair of drive wheels; an internal combustion heat engine; an electrically controlled transmission; a control unit of the heat engine; a control unit of the transmission; a passenger compartment having a driver's seat provided with a plurality of controls that can be operated by the driver and comprise a steering wheel, an accelerator pedal, a brake pedal and transmission control means; and an electronic control unit of the transmission control means that is physically installed in the passenger compartment close to the transmission control means, fulfils the function of acquiring the current position of the transmission control means and also fulfils the function of vehicle management unit by receiving the orders given by the driver and by providing the control unit of the heat engine and the control unit of the transmission with the corresponding objectives to meet the driver's needs.

An input device configured for enhancing the image formed on the vehicle may include a body; a light emitter provided on an upper side of the body; a light receiver provided at the upper side of the body to be spaced from the light emitter and configured to receive light irradiated from the light emitter to operate; a dial knob supported by the body and rotatable around a rotation axis of the dial knob in a response to a user's manipulation; a protruding portion protruding from a bottom portion of the dial knob between the light emitter and the light receiver to selectively transmit the light irradiated from the light emitter toward the light receiver according to a rotation of the dial knob; a motor connected to the dial knob and configured to rotate the dial knob; and a controller configured to control the motor based on whether the light receiver is operated.

An electromagnetic wave shielding structure of a console installed in a passenger compartment of a vehicle has an electrical instrument installed in the console from which electromagnetic waves are radiated, a transmission including a metal member that receives the electromagnetic waves and transmits the electromagnetic waves to the passenger compartment and separated by a distance from the electrical instrument, and a shielding member located between the electrical instrument and the transmission to function as a shield against the electromagnetic waves radiated from the electrical instrument. The transmission is located in a shield region defined such that an electromagnetic wave radiating portion provided at the electrical instrument from which the electromagnetic waves are radiated is connected to a circumferential edge of the shielding member via a straight line, and the line is continuously moved along the circumferential edge of the shielding member around the electromagnetic wave radiating portion.

A device for the operation of a digitizer includes a data input, an evaluation unit, and a data output. The evaluation unit is configured, in connection with the data input, to ascertain an approach by an input medium toward the digitizer without contact with the digitizer via an optical sensor. The evaluation unit is configured to transition the digitizer, in connection with the data output and in response to the data input, from a sleep mode to an operating mode.