Device for operating multiple functions in a motor vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9672994
SERIAL NO

14881205

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A device for operating multiple functions includes an operating element and a base. The base has side bearings with guide slots, hinge joints with pivot pins, and an actuator. The operating element is mounted in the guide slots to pivotably be mounted to the side bearings about an axis of rotation to thereby be movable between positions. At least one of the positions is assigned to a switching function. The operating element is mounted to the base on a centered bearing between the side bearings. The operating element is supported on the pivot pins. Upon the operating element being actuated to trigger a switching function, the actuator produces a haptic feedback by generating an actuating force on the operating element which causes the pivot pins to pivot in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation thereby causing the operating element to axially displace along this same direction.

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LEOPOLD KOSTAL GMBH & CO KGAN DER BELLMEREI 10 LUEDENSCHEID 58513

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bleckmann, Michael Schwerte-Ergste, DE 14 29
Machatzke, Corinna Schalksmuehle, DE 3 19

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