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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2002
Eckehard Jeppe, Hofgeismar, DE;
Georg Eggenhaus, Saerbeck, DE;
Peter Hieronymus, Schlosse Holte, DE;
Eckehard Jeppe, Hofgeismar, DE;
Georg Eggenhaus, Saerbeck, DE;
Peter Hieronymus, Schlosse Holte, DE;
CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH, Harsewinkel, DE;
Abstract
A control apparatus for an agricultural machine operatively arranged in an operator's cab proximate an operator having a multi-functional handle. The multi-functional handle has a gripping portion with a plurality of control elements. The control elements are operatively arranged such that the operator can reach the control elements with one or two fingers while holding the gripping portion. A selection/transfer element is used to select control elements to perform a first and a second control function. A display unit is used to display the function symbols of the selected function.