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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2022
Preh Gmbh, Bad Neustadt a.d. Saale, DE;
Arthur Klossek, Bad Neustadt a.d. Saale, DE;
Thomas Ofenhitzer, Salz, DE;
Thilo Schultheis, Bad Neustadt a.d. Saale, DE;
Andreas Hofmann, Würzburg, DE;
PREH GMBH, Bad Neustadt a.d. Saale, DE;
Abstract
An operating member includes: a support; an actuating part, which defines an actuating surface is mounted on the support by a mount to be movable relative to the support, by manual actuation against a resetting force, while carrying out an actuating movement from a rest position into a depressed position; a detector having at least one force sensor, wherein the detector is adapted to detect at least one position of the actuating part; wherein the mount includes a guidance mechanism having at least one pair of coupled levers, wherein the levers are each pivotably mounted on the support by a first pivot joint and on the actuating part—by a second pivot joint to cause a pivoting movement of the at least one pair of coupled levers by the actuating movement, wherein the guidance mechanism further includes at least one coupling rod.