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AssigneePELLENC (Societe Anonyme)
InventorsRoger PELLENC, Philippe GILBERT, Bernard LOPEZ
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A control device for a piece of powered equipment having an electronic sensor and an electronic control board for controlling the equipment depending on a control signal from the sensor. The electronic sensor is a contactless optical sensor, provided in an interface area of the control device, configured to measure a distance separating at least one target, located in the interface area, and the optical sensor, the electronic board being configured to establish a first control of a main function of the powered equipment, when a signal from the optical sensor is established for a measured distance within a first range of distances, and to establish a control for at least one additional function of the powered equipment, different from the main function, when a signal from the optical sensor is established for a measured distance greater than the first range of distances.
Control device for a piece of powered equipment, comprising at least a sensor, and an electronic board for controlling the equipment based on at least one signal from the sensor, characterized in that
Control method for powered equipment, equipped with a control interface with an optical sensor, capable of measuring the distance of at least one target, comprising the establishment of a first control of a main function for the powered equipment, whenever the target is far from the sensor by a distance comprised within a first range of distances, and comprising the establishment of a control for at least one additional function of the powered equipment, different from the main function, whenever the target is far from the sensor by a distance greater than the first range of distances.
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