Operator control device
AssigneeINVENTUS Engineering GmbH
InventorsPhilipp Doenz, Stefan Battlogg
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Abstract
An operator control device has an actuation unit on a console unit. The actuation unit movable between an idle position and one or more actuation positions. The actuation unit is fixable in the idle position by a retaining device. In order to leave the idle position, it is necessary to overcome a retaining force provided by the retaining device. The retaining device has a coupling device with a coupling element that is magnetically couplable to the actuation unit and to the console unit in order to magnetically fix the actuation unit in at least the idle position.
Claims18
An operator control device, comprising:
- a console unit;
- an actuation unit movably disposed on said console unit between at least one idle position and at least one actuation position;
- a retaining device configured for fixing said actuation unit in the idle position, said retaining device providing a retaining force which must be overcome in order to leave the idle position;
- said retaining device having a coupling device with at least one coupling element magnetically couplable to said actuation unit and to said console unit in order to magnetically fix said actuation unit in the idle position;
- said retaining device being configured to fix said actuation unit in the at least one actuation position with a retaining force which must be overcome in order to leave the at least one actuation position.
An operator control device, comprising:
- a console unit;
- an actuation unit movably disposed on said console unit between at least one idle position and at least one actuation position;
- a retaining device configured for fixing said actuation unit in the idle position, said retaining device providing a retaining force which must be overcome in order to leave the idle position;
- said retaining device having a coupling device with at least one coupling element magnetically couplable to said actuation unit and to said console unit in order to magnetically fix said actuation unit in the idle position;
- wherein a coupling section of said actuation unit is moved toward a coupling section of said console unit by a movement of said actuation unit in a pulling direction when said actuation unit is pulled.
An operator control device, comprising:
- a console unit;
- an actuation unit movably disposed on said console unit between at east one idle position and at least one actuation position;
- a retaining device configured for fixing said actuation unit in the idle position, said retaining device providing a retaining force which must be overcome in order to leave the idle position;
- said retaining device having a coupling device with at least one coupling element magnetically couplable to said actuation unit and to said console unit in order to magnetically fix said actuation unit in the idle position;
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- at least one rheological damper device for damping or blocking a rotation of said actuation unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.