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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Matus Banyay, Frechen, DE;
Martin Scheck, Pulheim, DE;
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/24 (2006.01); B60K 37/06 (2006.01); H03K 17/955 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/24 (2013.01); B60K 37/06 (2013.01); H03K 17/955 (2013.01); G01D 2205/20 (2021.05);
Abstract
A rotary controller for a vehicle apparatus such as an infotainment system has at least two operating elements which are arranged at a spacing from one another in a direction of extent of an axis of rotation of the rotary controller. The rotary controller has a receptacle on which the operating elements are mounted along with a plurality of contact-sensitive sensor elements. Each sensor element associated with a respective operating element to detect a rotational movement about the axis of rotation when a user manually contacts the respective operating element.