| US 7,579,559 B2 | ||
| Control knob having integrated functionality | ||
| Harald Schelbert, Bad Koenigshofen (Germany); Andreas Kramlich, Schweinfurt (Germany); and Martin Jeitner, Ostheim (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to PREH GmbH, Bad Neustadt/Saale (Germany) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 22, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/18,156. | ||
| Application 12/018156 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2006/007045, filed on Jul. 18, 2006. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 102005033552 (DE), filed on Jul. 19, 2005; and application No. 102006018518 (DE), filed on Apr. 21, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0202906 A1, Aug. 28, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01H 9/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 200—4 [200/5 R; 200/61.54] | 9 Claims |
| 1. A control knob for use in a motor vehicle, the control knob comprising:
a hub for attaching the control knob to a shaft;
a torsion-proof part;
a rotatable part;
a rotation angle sensor;
device for generating rotary haptics; and
an electronic system via which the components located in the control knob are controlled and signals of the sensors are evaluated
and via which the control knob is connected to on-board electronics of the motor vehicle.
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