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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Norbert May, Babenhausen, DE;
Assignee:
Mannesmann VDO AG, Frankfurt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 1/04 ;
Abstract
In a control device ( ) having an actuator ( ) which can be activated manually, an arresting element ( ) is used to provide haptic feedback for a rotating sensation which is associated with the selected function. This rotating sensation, for example individual latching steps, is represented visually by means of display ( ) which is arranged on a rotary actuating element ( ) of the actuator ( ). As a result, the user is quickly provided with an overview of the avaliable, position of the actuator ( ) which it is possible to set.