Device for detecting a mechanical actuation of an input element by using digital technology, and method for processing and converting the digital input signal into commands for controlling a load

Abstract

The aim of the invention is to develop a device for detecting and processing input pulses induced by a mechanical actuation of an input element, which is spring-suspended inside a plane and which can be actuated out of this plane both in a vertical direction as well as in a direction that is diagonal to the vertical at a specified angle, by transmission to a switching element that detects the actuating position. To this end, the inventive device is provided with a switch element (18, 15), which converts the series of motions, to which the input element (11) is subjected, into electrical digital signals, and with control electronics (16, 17). Said control electronics operate on the basis of a pattern recognition and convert the electrical signals, which are provided by the switch element (18, 15), into commands for subsequent loads. The switch element (18, 15) comprises a multitude of contact pairs of the contact matrix (15), whereby these contact pairs can be closed according to the position of the input element (11) based on an arbitrarily made selection.

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