Abstract: A computer-implemented method and an associated device for managing multitouch presses on a touch surface are provided. The method includes at least steps of: during an interaction with a touch surface, computing at least parameters regarding the number, persistence and size of press points produced by conductive pads, the conductive pads being integrated into an interaction device worn by at least one user interacting with the touch surface, one of the faces of the conductive pads coming into interaction with the touch surface; identifying, from among a plurality of predefined interaction combinations, an interaction combination corresponding to the press points, based on the computed parameters, a predefined interaction combination being a configuration of multiple conductive pads that is associated with one or more actions; and carrying out the actions linked to the determined interaction combination.

Abstract: A display devices intended to be mounted on an instrument panel are provided. These display devices comprise a front face on which is mounted a touch surface and a bearing face, the front face and the bearing face having rectangular forms of the same dimensions, the touch surface being surrounded by a rigid frame. The frame comprises, on its perimeter, a flange situated in the extension of the front face, the section of this flange in a plane at right angles to the front face being rectangular, the flange topping the front face by a height equal to or greater than 3 millimeters, its depth being equal to or greater than 3 millimeters and the distance separating the internal wall of this flange from the bearing face being equal to or greater than 10 millimeters. This flange can comprise either points of reference or notches.

Abstract: A display devices intended to be mounted on an instrument panel are provided. These display devices comprise a front face on which is mounted a touch surface and a bearing face, the front face and the bearing face having rectangular forms of the same dimensions, the touch surface being surrounded by a rigid frame. The frame comprises, on its perimeter, a flange situated in the extension of the front face, the section of this flange in a plane at right angles to the front face being rectangular, the flange topping the front face by a height equal to or greater than 3 millimeters, its depth being equal to or greater than 3 millimeters and the distance separating the internal wall of this flange from the bearing face being equal to or greater than 10 millimeters. This flange can comprise either points of reference or notches.

Abstract: A device for adjusting the braking force of a rolling ball or “trackball” comprises: a rotating ring in the form of a straight circular hollow cylinder, the ring comprising a flexible annular seal, the outer periphery of the cylinder comprising: an inclined oblong; a plurality of identical notches; a fixed support comprising: a circular void; a fixed pin and an indexing finger arranged so that, the ring being mounted in the void of the support, the fixed pin is housed in the oblong of the ring and the indexing finger in one of the notches of the ring, the rotation of the ring causing the displacement of the pin in the oblong, the indexed notch to change and a translational motion of the ring parallel to the axis of revolution of the cylinder.

Abstract: Mechanical mounting devices for an electronic housing in a frame are provided, the electronic housing comprising a front face, a rear face, a bottom and two lateral faces, the frame comprising an opening. The electronic housing comprises, on each lateral face, a mechanical cam having a quarter-circle form, one of the two ends of the cam being terminated by a triangular point the end bearing the point being disposed close to the bottom, the second end being disposed along the front face. The bottom of the frame comprises a bottom abutment parallel to the front face. The opening of the frame comprises two guiding pins disposed on either side of the uprights of the opening and arranged such that each cam can be displaced in rotation on the pin which corresponds to it during the phase of mounting of the electronic housing in the frame.

Abstract: Mechanical mounting devices for an electronic housing in a frame are provided, the electronic housing comprising a front face, a rear face, a bottom and two lateral faces, the frame comprising an opening. The electronic housing comprises, on each lateral face, a mechanical cam having a quarter-circle form, one of the two ends of the cam being terminated by a triangular point the end bearing the point being disposed close to the bottom, the second end being disposed along the front face. The bottom of the frame comprises a bottom abutment parallel to the front face. The opening of the frame comprises two guiding pins disposed on either side of the uprights of the opening and arranged such that each cam can be displaced in rotation on the pin which corresponds to it during the phase of mounting of the electronic housing in the frame.

Abstract: The general field of the invention is that of the locking and extraction devices for an electrical connector in an electronic casing, said electronic casing comprising the electrical socket corresponding to said electrical connector, the connection and the extraction of the electrical connector being performed in a determined direction, parallel to the electrical contacts of the electrical connector. The connector according to the invention is mounted in a mechanical assembly comprising at least one shoulder. The electronic casing comprises a mechanical structure comprising at least one mobile gripping jaw arranged so as to grasp the shoulder of the connector and to impart thereon a translational movement in said determined direction, thus facilitating the connection or the extraction of said electrical connector in its electrical socket.

Abstract: A device for adjusting the braking force of a rolling ball or “trackball” comprises: a rotating ring in the form of a straight circular hollow cylinder, the ring comprising a flexible annular seal, the outer periphery of the cylinder comprising: an inclined oblong; a plurality of identical notches; a fixed support comprising: a circular void; a fixed pin and an indexing finger arranged so that, the ring being mounted in the void of the support, the fixed pin is housed in the oblong of the ring and the indexing finger in one of the notches of the ring, the rotation of the ring causing the displacement of the pin in the oblong, the indexed notch to change and a translational motion of the ring parallel to the axis of revolution of the cylinder.

Abstract: The general field of the invention is that of the display devices comprising a rectangular display screen, said display device compatible with an aeronautical standard for mechanical interfacing with an instrument panel, said standard being defined by fixing positions and fixing means at said positions. The display device according to the invention comprises: two identical removable mechanical bars of a length equal to the length of the screen, each bar being arranged under one of the long sides of the screen, each bar comprising: first fixing means at said defined fixing positions, said first fixing means arranged so as to fix said bar on the instrument panel; two fixing holes, each fixing hole arranged at one of the ends of said bar, second fixing means making it possible to fix the display device in the four fixing holes of the two bars.

Abstract: The general field of the invention is that of the locking and extraction devices for an electrical connector in an electronic casing, said electronic casing comprising the electrical socket corresponding to said electrical connector, the connection and the extraction of the electrical connector being performed in a determined direction, parallel to the electrical contacts of the electrical connector. The connector according to the invention is mounted in a mechanical assembly comprising at least one shoulder. The electronic casing comprises a mechanical structure comprising at least one mobile gripping jaw arranged so as to grasp the shoulder of the connector and to impart thereon a translational movement in said determined direction, thus facilitating the connection or the extraction of said electrical connector in its electrical socket.

Abstract: The general field of the invention is that of the display devices comprising a rectangular display screen, said display device compatible with an aeronautical standard for mechanical interfacing with an instrument panel, said standard being defined by fixing positions and fixing means at said positions. The display device according to the invention comprises: two identical removable mechanical bars of a length equal to the length of the screen, each bar being arranged under one of the long sides of the screen, each bar comprising: first fixing means at said defined fixing positions, said first fixing means arranged so as to fix said bar on the instrument panel; two fixing holes, each fixing hole arranged at one of the ends of said bar, second fixing means making it possible to fix the display device in the four fixing holes of the two bars.

Abstract: The general field of the invention is that of flat-screen display devices comprising a touch surface. Such a device comprises a conductive mechanical holder in which are housed: on the bottom of the holder, a display panel comprising, on its upper face, a transparent electrical shielding film of dimensions substantially identical to those of the matrix panel; and a touch panel of dimensions substantially identical to those of the display panel, said touch panel being located above said display panel, its lower face being placed just above the shielding film. The display device according to the invention comprises a flexible conductive film that forms the ground path between the electrical shielding film and the bottom of the conductive mechanical holder, the conductive film and the shielding film making contact on the periphery of the display panel.

Abstract: The general field of the invention is that of illumination devices compatible with the use of night vision goggles comprising a light intensifier. The device according to the invention comprises a carpet of three types of light-emitting diodes called green diodes, blue diodes and red diodes emitting in three different spectral bands centered respectively on a first wavelength situated in the green, a second wavelength situated in the blue and a third wavelength situated in the red. The device comprises an optical plate disposed above the carpet of diodes, the zones situated above certain of the red diodes comprising an interferential filter whose optical transmission has a cutoff wavelength situated in the red in the vicinity of 630 nanometers, the height of the interferential filter above the diode and the shape of the filter being chosen so as to filter in part the light emitted by the red diode so as to be compatible with the use of night vision goggles.

Abstract: The general field of the invention is that of illumination devices compatible with the use of night vision goggles comprising a light intensifier. The device according to the invention comprises a carpet of three types of light-emitting diodes called green diodes, blue diodes and red diodes emitting in three different spectral bands centred respectively on a first wavelength situated in the green, a second wavelength situated in the blue and a third wavelength situated in the red. The device comprises an optical plate disposed above the carpet of diodes, the zones situated above certain of the red diodes comprising an interferential filter whose optical transmission has a cutoff wavelength situated in the red in the vicinity of 630 nanometres, the height of the interferential filter above the diode and the shape of the filter being chosen so as to filter in part the light emitted by the red diode so as to be compatible with the use of night vision goggles.

Abstract: A protective casing (12) for an electronic appliance (10) is of the type which has a shell (18) in which there is produced an opening (20) closed off by a body (22) made from transparent material with a general flat shape, of the type in which at least one internal peripheral annular fixing area (30) of the transparent body (22) is fixed to a facing area (32) of the periphery of the opening (20) with the interposing of a first decorative cladding (38) between the peripheral fixing area (30) of the transparent body (22), where the peripheral fixing area (30) is inclined with respect to the overall plane of the transparent body (22).

Abstract: The invention proposes a protective casing (12) for an electronic appliance (10) of the type which has a shell (18) in which there is produced an opening (20) closed off by a body (22) made from transparent material with a general flat shape, of the type in which at least one internal peripheral annular fixing area (30) of the transparent body (22) is fixed to a facing area (32) of the periphery of the opening (20) by fixing and/or positioning means (34) with the interposing of a first decorative cladding (38) between the peripheral fixing area (30) of the transparent body (22) and the fixing and/or position means (34), characterized in that the peripheral fixing area (30) is inclined with respect to the overall plane of the transparent body (22).

Abstract: The invention proposes a protective casing (12) for an electronic appliance (10) of the type which has a shell (18) in which there is produced an opening (20) closed off by a body (22) made from transparent material with a general flat shape, of the type in which at least one internal peripheral annular fixing area (30) of the transparent body (22) is fixed to a facing area (32) of the periphery of the opening (20) by fixing and/or positioning means (34) with the interposing of a first decorative cladding (38) between the peripheral fixing area (30) of the transparent body (22) and the fixing and/or position means (34), characterized in that the peripheral fixing area (30) is inclined with respect to the overall plane of the transparent body (22). The invention also proposes a method and tool for manufacturing such a casing.

Abstract: The invention proposes a protective casing (12) for an electronic appliance (10) of the type which has a shell (18) in which there is produced an opening (20) closed off by a body (22) made from transparent material with a general flat shape, of the type in which at least one internal peripheral annular fixing area (30) of the transparent body (22) is fixed to a facing area (32) of the periphery of the opening (20) by fixing and/or positioning means (34) with the interposing of a first decorative cladding (38) between the peripheral fixing area (30) of the transparent body (22) and the fixing and/or position means (34), characterized in that the peripheral fixing area (30) is inclined with respect to the overall plane of the transparent body (22).

Abstract: An antenna for installation in a radio communication device, namely a transmitter and/or receiver, has a substantially cylindrical exterior surface and includes at one end a light source which is a light-emitting diode encapsulated in a housing and electrical connection elements including rings disposed around the cylindrical surface, a light diffusing part at the other end, and an elongated light guide therebetween. The rings are in electrical contact with respective lighting contacts of the communication device when the antenna is installed in the communication device.