Operation device

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2007-12-11

2007-12-11

Sherry, Michael (Department: 2836)

Electrical transmission or interconnection systems

Vehicle mounted systems

Automobile

Reexamination Certificate

active

10949804

ABSTRACT:
An operation device capable of securely identifying whether an operation is performed by a driver or by a passenger on a front passenger seat are provided. In the periphery of a multidirectional input portion and switch input portions of an operation switch unit provided on a console between a driver seat and a front passenger seat of a vehicle and at diagonal positions relative to the multidirectional input portion and the switch input portions, identifying sensors which detect an approach of a hand of an operator are respectively provided, and an operation control unit which identifies the operator by outputs from the identifying sensors and is provided.

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Machine translation of disclosed forign patent document JP 08-18449.

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