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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2002
Charles W. Wampler, Ii, Birmingham, MI (US);
David R. Warn, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Donn W. Glander, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Donald J. Mcmillan, Troy, MI (US);
Charles W. Wampler, II, Birmingham, MI (US);
David R. Warn, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Donn W. Glander, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Donald J. McMillan, Troy, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A human vehicle interface for vehicle secondary controls includes a housing, an actuator grounded to the housing and having at least one degree of freedom, a follower coupled to the actuator and having a degree of freedom in the z direction, and a reaction plate having a first spatial relationship with the follower and defining a position path for the follower, wherein the actuator is responsive to the reaction plate at the first spatial relationship. The actuator includes a body and a control knob.