Patents Assigned to GToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
  • Publication number: 20090066474
    Abstract: A vehicle input device includes an operating part arranged within a passenger compartment and a signal processing part that processes signals input through the operating part. The device includes a movable support mechanism that supports the operating part to move between a distant position away from an operator and a nearby position close to the operator, a motor for generating a drive force to displace the operating part, a control part for controlling the motor, and an operation intention detector for detecting an operator's intention to operate the operating part. The control part controls the motor to displace the operating part into the nearby position if the operator's operation intention is detected by the operation intention detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: GToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kawachi, Hirotake Sano