US5381080A
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Control device
Assignee: Aumovio Germany GmbH
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Filing: 1993-02-18
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Granted: 1995-01-10
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Expires: 2013-02-18
Abstract
Abstract A control device, particularly a rotary controller for manual entry of information into an electronic device, has a setting member the position of which can be changed under the effect of an actuating force. The setting member is connected with a generator for producing electric signals which characterize the position of the setting member. A drive element is connected with the setting member and, under the control of the electric signals, exerts a force on the setting member which acts in the same direction as or in the direction opposite to the actuating force, depending on the position of the setting member for haptic acknowledgement of the operation of the setting member.
Inventors
- 👤 Klaus Schnell
- 👤 Gunther Hahlganss
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:53
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H3/00; H01H3/22; B; B60; B60K; B60K35/00; B60K35/10; B60K35/20; B60K35/25; H01H19/00; H01H19/02; H01H19/10; H01H19/11; B60K2360/00; B60K2360/126; H01H2003/008; H01H19/005; H01H2019/006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A control device for manually inputting information into an electronic device, comprising a setting member the position of which can be varied under the action of an actuating force; a transducer connected to said setting member for the production of electrical signals which characterize a position of the setting member; and a drive element which is connected with the setting member and is operative in response to electrical signals, said drive element exerting a force on said setting member, the size and direction of said force being dependent on the position of the setting member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
A control device for manually inputting information into an electronic device, comprising a setting member the position of which can be varied under the action of an actuating force; a transducer connected to said setting member for the production of electrical signals which characterize a position of the setting member; and a drive element which is connected with the setting member and is operative in response to electrical signals, said drive element exerting a force on said setting member, the size and direction of said force being dependent on the position of the setting member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A control device according to claim 1, wherein, said transducer is an increment generator which produces pulses as a function of a path or angle of displacement of said setting member of the direction of said rotation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
A control device according to claim 2, further comprising a memory for storing a data table and being addressable for reading the data; wherein control signals for said drive element are provided in the table, and are stored in said memory as a function of memory address.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
A control device according to claim 3, further comprising a controlled device connected to the control device, wherein said memory has space for storage of different functions to be loaded into the memory under the control of said controlled device.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A control device according to claim 3, wherein the table contains several different functions one of which is selected via one or more binary digits of an address applied to said memory.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A control device according to claim 3, wherein a torque function of the drive element has substantially identical, periodically recurring sections.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A control device according to claim 6, wherein the torque function has a form which is variable within a section.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A control device according to claim 6, wherein there are extreme values of the torque function, the extreme values being variable.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A control device according to claim 1, further comprising a damping element operative which said drive element upon activation of said setting member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
56 words
A control device according to claim 1, further comprising a controlled device which has a display means for showing selection menus with selection points, a torque function of said drive element being adapted to be controlled as a function of the number and the position of the selection points of the menu on said display means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
A control device according to claim 10, wherein there are different values of the force of the drive element acting against the actuating force, the force of the drive element having a maximum value for a specific selection point.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
A control device according to claim 1, wherein the control device comprises a rotary controller with a push-button.
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