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Control knob having integrated functionality

US7579559B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Preh GmbH · DE

Inventors

Harald Schelbert · Bad Königshofen im Grabfeld, DE
Andreas Kramlich · Schweinfurt, DE
Martin Jeitner · Nidderau, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 22, 2008
Grant date	Aug 25, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 22, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01H2003/008
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A control knob for use in a motor vehicle is provided, having a hub for attachment of the control knob to a shaft, a torsion-proof part, a rotatable part, a rotation angle sensor, means for generating rotary haptics, and an electronic system by means of which the components, located in the control knob, can be controlled and the signals of the sensors can be evaluated and via which the control knob can be connected to the on-board electronics of the motor vehicle.

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