Arrangement of operator control elements

US6904995B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Daimlerchrysler AG · US

Inventors

• Emil Dinkel · Coburg, DE
• Bernd Schmidt · Kirchberg, CH
• Juergen Schrader · Holzgerlingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 31, 2001
• Grant date: Jun 14, 2005
• Expiry date: Jul 31, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60Q1/1476
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An arrangement of operator controls in a vehicle which are arranged in a plurality of operator control arrays in such a way that only one of these operator control arrays is active in an actuation position and it is easily possible to change over between the groups. The operator control arrays are accommodated on a rotatable carrier element in the armrest of a vehicle seat.