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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2002
Borys Joseph Melnyk, Allen Park, MI (US);
Paul Allen Berneis, Dexter, MI (US);
Jeff Matson, White Lake, MI (US);
Oded M. Flascher, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Borys Joseph Melnyk, Allen Park, MI (US);
Paul Allen Berneis, Dexter, MI (US);
Jeff Matson, White Lake, MI (US);
Oded M. Flascher, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A control device for controlling a plurality of user appliances is disclosed. The device is ergonomically designed to enforce hand placement and eliminate the problem of finding the correct switch to manipulate. Additionally, the controls on the device have software-defined functions, enabling the functions of a plurality of equipment to be managed from a single device. The device has a hand positioning portion having a first set of user actuatable switches for changing an operation of at least one of the plurality of user appliances. The hand positioning portion is configured to align a user's hand with the first set of user actuatable switches. Additionally, the device has a switch pad portion in juxtaposition with the hand positioning portion having a second set of user actuatable switches for changing an operation of at least one of another of the plurality of user appliances.