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US 2009/0015244 A1Published application
Control element for a motor vehicle
AssigneePreh GmbH
InventorOliver Zegula
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Abstract
A control element is provided for a motor vehicle, particularly a rotary actuator, having at least one pivoted control knob, an extension formed on the control knob, and an electrical means to detect the rotary movement of the control knob, whereby the electrical means works together with the extension of the control knob, and whereby the electrical means is formed of at least two oppositely polarized magnets connected torsion-proof to the extension and by at least two sensors held stationary in the control element and detecting the magnetic field lines of the magnets.
Claims7
A control element for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- at least one pivoted control knob;
- an extension formed on the control knob;
- and
- an electrical device configured to detect a rotary movement of the control knob, the electrical device working together with the extension of the control knob,
- wherein the electrical device is formed of at least two oppositely polarized magnets connected torsion-proof to the extension and by at least two sensors held stationary in the control element and detecting the magnetic field lines of the magnets.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.