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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2007
Josep Jacas Miret, S. Pere de Ribes, ES;
Alberto Garcia Briz, Valls, ES;
Josep Jacas Miret, S. Pere de Ribes, ES;
Alberto Garcia Briz, Valls, ES;
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A control knob assembly includes a housing and a knob mounted for rotary motion on the housing about a pivot axis. A cursor is mounted on the knob and spaced from the pivot axis. The cursor moves in a circular path as the knob is rotated. The assembly further includes a plurality of sensors spaced in a linear arrangement along a linear axis. Each of the sensors generates a signal upon detection of the presence of the cursor when the cursor is adjacent the sensor as the cursor moves along its circular path. The signal is representative of an angular position of the knob relative to the housing.