Multifunctional control for a work vehicle

A multifunction palm-on-top control grip for a work vehicle, the control grip comprising:

• a hand rest at a first side of the control grip;
• a control face at a second side of the control grip;
• and
• a pommel defining a raised projection between the hand rest and control face;
• wherein the hand rest has a convex surface extending from the first side of the control grip to a concave transition region which smoothly transitions between the hand rest and the pommel;
• wherein the pommel has a convex surface that smoothly transitions from the transition region to the control face, the transition region having a radius of curvature less than that of adjacent portions of the convex surfaces of the hand rest and the pommel;
• and
• wherein the control face defines a planar surface defining the second side of the control grip.

In a work vehicle having a cabin with an operator station including a seat mounted to a floor, a multifunction control comprising:

• a control lever mounted within the operator station;
• and
• a palm-on-top control grip mounted to the control lever and having a housing defining:
• a hand rest forming a contoured convex surface extending from a first side of the control grip;
• a control face forming a planar surface that mounts one or more control switches arranged to be manipulated by a thumb of the operator and which are operatively coupled to components of the work vehicle;
• and
• a pommel forming a raised projection between at least a portion of the hand rest and the control face that is configured to be acted against by a hand of an operator;
• wherein the control grip is mounted to the control lever such that the pommel projects in an upward direction away from the floor and the control face extends in an plane approximately normal to the floor.