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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hubert Adamietz, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Guido Meier-Arendt, Langen, DE;
Assignee:
Mannesmann VDO AG, Frankfurt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200-4 ; 307 101 ;
Abstract
An operating device with a two-dimensional dialogue movement for selecting and calling functions and groups of functions, especially for use in motor vehicles. The dialogue can be moved in a first dimension by rotating a rotary switch that is in a first axial position. The dialogue can be moved in a second dimension by turning the rotary switch which is in a second axial position. The selected functions or groups of functions can be called by another switch. A device feeds back the selected functions or groups of functions optically, acoustically, and/or haptically.