Patent · US Expired

Operating unit, especially for operating a multimedia system in a motor vehicle

US7450108B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9References

12Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Andreas Clabunde · Regensburg, DE
Helmut Dörre · Koblenzer Straße, DE
Hans Kinzler · Regensburg, DE
Nhu Nguyen Thien · Regensburg, DE
Oliver Pichl · Geiselhöring, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 26, 2002
Grant date	Nov 11, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 15, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG05G2009/04781
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to an operating unit, especially for operating a multimedia system in a motor vehicle, comprising an operating element that can be rotated about an axis (z), that can be moved along said axis of rotation (z) and that can be locked in a position (0, 1) on said axis (z). The operating element can also be moved on an plane (x, y) that is orthogonal relative to said axis (z) in order to control the movement of a cursor that can be shown on a display in any given direction.

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