Vehicle control panel

- ENHANCE Ltd
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Description

1. Vehicle control panel

1.1 : Perspective

1.2 : Front

1.3 : Right

1.4 : Top

1.5 : Bottom

1.6 : Back

1.7 : Left

Vehicle control panel with rotary knob and 4 shortcut buttons for activating different functions. The vehicle control panel is controlled by rotating the rotary knob or by activating the shortcut buttons. The vehicle control panel is designed to be integrated into the vehicle's central dashboard or other appropriate area.

Claims

The ornamental design for a vehicle control panel, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D534628 January 2, 2007 Chisenhall
D746747 January 5, 2016 Shapiro
D824827 August 7, 2018 Fujii
D852101 June 25, 2019 Ko
D862292 October 8, 2019 Kawakami
D897252 September 29, 2020 Fujikawa
D902816 November 24, 2020 Ernstsson
D931126 September 21, 2021 Jones, II
D931775 September 28, 2021 Minikey, Jr.
D934781 November 2, 2021 Satou
D999786 September 26, 2023 Kim
D1025861 May 7, 2024 Shimizu
20080135206 June 12, 2008 Alves
Foreign Patent Documents
201630253742.5 November 2016 CN
Other references
  • YouTube.com, Power Track—Can bus Keypad with Rotary Encoder, published Apr. 8, 2016 [retrieved Jul. 9, 2024]. Retrieved from the internet<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nezpbfgvTXg> (Year: 2016).
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  • Enhauto YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy-9B2SVyzl, published (by the inventor) Sep. 5, 2023. (“Using the S|3|X|Y| Knob while driving | Full Tesla Control”).
  • European Patent Application No. 23472005, filed Jul. 27, 2023.
  • Aug. 11, 2023 YouTube enhauto (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlf-5uG0QY0>)—The S3XY Knob Introduction—S|3|X|Y Knob—The Smartest Rotary Controller For Your Tesla.
Patent History
Patent number: D1064972
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 13, 2023
Date of Patent: Mar 4, 2025
Assignee: ENHANCE Ltd (Sofia)
Inventor: Dimitar Stoimenov (Sofia)
Primary Examiner: Joseph Kukella
Assistant Examiner: Lavon M. Amerson
Application Number: 35/519,841
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Instrument Panel Or Element Thereof (D12/192)