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Electrical control device

US8263882B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 16, 2007
Grant dateSep 11, 2012
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Expiry dateJun 11, 2028

Classification

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

Abstract

The subject of the present invention is an electric control or control-by-wire device comprising a control lever (11) that can be moved in a pivoting movement in a plane perpendicular to the lever in a position of rest, and that can be moved in a translational movement in a direction parallel to the lever in a position of rest, a rotary control member (13) that can be moved in a rotational movement and in a pivoting movement in a plane perpendicular to the lever in a position of rest, and an electrical circuit (15) for converting the various movements of the lever (11) and the rotary member (13) into control signals. The device comprises a lever base (19) that can move over a predefined travel parallel to the lever in a position of rest and which keeps the control lever fixed in terms of rotation and comprises a universal joint connection supporting the rotary control member in such a way as to connect it pivotally to the control lever (11).

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