161 |
Dial shift lever device for vehicle |
US16510154 |
2019-07-12 |
US10865875B2 |
2020-12-15 |
Dong Won Kim; Yong Soo Kang |
A dial shift lever device for a vehicle may be provided that includes: a dial knob which is rotatable from a predetermined reference position by a user's operation for changing a shift stage; a button driving part which comprises a plurality of buttons disposed circumferentially in a receiving recess formed in a lower portion of the dial knob and generates a signal for selecting the shift stage as at least one of the plurality of buttons is pressed by rotation of the dial knob; and a guide assembly which is coupled to the lower portion of the dial knob and locks the rotation of the dial knob or releases the lock of the rotation of the dial knob. |
162 |
DIAL SHIFT LEVER DEVICE FOR VEHICLE |
US16510154 |
2019-07-12 |
US20200063857A1 |
2020-02-27 |
Dong Won Kim; Yong Soo Kang |
A dial shift lever device for a vehicle may be provided that includes: a dial knob which is rotatable from a predetermined reference position by a user's operation for changing a shift stage; a button driving part which comprises a plurality of buttons disposed circumferentially in a receiving recess formed in a lower portion of the dial knob and generates a signal for selecting the shift stage as at least one of the plurality of buttons is pressed by rotation of the dial knob; and a guide assembly which is coupled to the lower portion of the dial knob and locks the rotation of the dial knob or releases the lock of the rotation of the dial knob. |
163 |
Dynamically balanced multi-degrees-of-freedom hand controller |
US15964064 |
2018-04-26 |
US10520973B2 |
2019-12-31 |
Scott Edward Parazynski; Jeffrey William Bull; Nicholas Michael Degnan; Alina Mercedes Matson |
A controller including a first control member, a second control member that extends from a portion of the first control member, and a third control member that moves in conjunction with, and in opposition to, a degree of freedom of the second control member. The third control member is configured to be operated by one or more of the non-index fingers of the user's hand. A controller processor is operable to produce a rotational movement output signal in response to movement of the first control member, and a translational movement output signal in response to movement of the second control member relative to the first control member. In exemplary embodiments, the first control member may be gripped and moved using a single hand, and the second control member may be moved using the thumb of the single hand. The third control member is configured to be operated by one or more of the non-index fingers of the user's hand, thus permitting intuitive, single-handed control of multiple degrees of freedom, to and including, all six degrees of rotational and translational freedom without any inadvertent cross-coupling inputs. |
164 |
OPERATING APPARATUS FOR AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE |
US16398904 |
2019-04-30 |
US20190338957A1 |
2019-11-07 |
Carmelo Zarcone; Wolfgang Thimm; Lutz Ose |
An operating apparatus for an electrical device has a closed transparent control panel, lighting means underneath the control panel in order to shine through, a plurality of holding magnets underneath the control panel and a movable operating element being held magnetically on the front side of the control panel that can be moved with respect to the lighting means and the holding magnets. A plurality of counter-magnets are provided in the operating element for interacting with the holding magnets in order to guide the operating element as an operating movement and hold it on the control panel, wherein sensor means underneath the control panel detect a rotational position of the operating element. The operating element is transparent in a direction from the lighting means to the operating element, wherein, for this purpose, it has a plurality of transparent regions that are separated from one another without transmission between one another. |
165 |
Input device |
US15634769 |
2017-06-27 |
US10330195B2 |
2019-06-25 |
Seigo Yamanaka; David Tuset Danis; Narcis Pallares Mullet |
An input device is equipped with an operation member that is capable of performing an operation by a hand of an operator; a braking unit configured to brake a movement of the operation member; a speed determiner configured to determine a current speed of the operation member; and a controller configured to cause the braking unit to brake the movement of the operation member in response to the current speed of the operation member. |
166 |
COOKING DEVICE |
US16209202 |
2018-12-04 |
US20190170361A1 |
2019-06-06 |
Yeonsik HA; Cheong Hwan YU; Jeongdong LEE |
The present disclosure relates to a cooking device which allows a user to set a cooking temperature and a cooking time quickly and easily. The cooking device according to the present disclosure includes a new type of the control device configured to control cooking processes using the cooking device. The new type of control device, i.e., a knob module, includes a knob which operates in a push-and-turn manner and a knob ring which is coupled to the knob and operates in a click or hold manner, and a display unit formed integrally with the knob ring and capable of displaying a temperature, a heating power level, a time, or other information set according to an operation of the knob or the knob ring. According to the present disclosure, an amount of heat energy supplied through the cooking device and a cooking time of the food may be accurately and precisely adjusted. |
167 |
SHIFT CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE |
US15890173 |
2018-02-06 |
US20190162295A1 |
2019-05-30 |
Vinay Babu; Han Gil Park |
A shift control device configured for a vehicle may include a base housing including an open top surface, at least one printed circuit board (PCB) electrically connected to a transmission control unit (TCU) in an internal space, and mounted inside the vehicle; a first actuating portion selectively assembled with an upper portion of the base housing, and including an actuating lever; and a second actuating portion assembled with the upper portion of the base housing, and including an actuating dial, wherein the first actuating portion and the second actuating portion are selectively assembled with the base housing according to selection of a user. |
168 |
ELECTRIC LEVER DEVICE |
US16308708 |
2017-06-08 |
US20190146544A1 |
2019-05-16 |
Hiroaki SHIMIZU; Yasuaki KIDA; Yousuke HIRATA |
An electric lever device includes: a casing including a base portion attached to a machine main body; a cam supported by a support shaft at the casing and configured to swing in a plane intersecting with a center axis of the support shaft; and an operating lever fixed to the cam and configured to be tilted integrally with the cam in the same plane, wherein: a tilt detecting switch configured to detect tilt of the operating lever is attached to the casing so as to be located higher than the base portion; and the cam includes a tilt detection engaging portion configured to move an acting portion of the tilt detecting switch when the operating lever is tilted from a neutral position. |
169 |
Operating device for a domestic appliance having a rotary ring and having a light strip |
US15503014 |
2015-08-12 |
US10162436B2 |
2018-12-25 |
Ulrich Goss; Christoph Ortmann; Robert Sachon |
An operating device for a domestic appliance includes an operating element having a rotary ring to set operating conditions of the domestic appliance according to a rotary movement, and an electronic display area enclosed by the rotary ring. An optical light strip in a form of a circumferential ring is arranged adjacent to and separate from the rotary ring to indicate visually a length of a rotary path travelled by the rotary ring in a rotary movement. |
170 |
TRIGGER POTENTIOMETER |
US15969730 |
2018-05-02 |
US20180323740A1 |
2018-11-08 |
Noah Erickson; Stephen Jones; Thomas Pitts; Jonathan Ziring |
An electric hand tool that includes an electric motor, an electrical position indicator for operation by a user, and a control unit for controlling power delivery from a power supply to an electric motor, based signals received from the electrical position indicator. The electrical position sensor may be coupled to a trigger operable by a user, and the electrical position sensor may be configured to detect the relative position of the trigger and to only operate in the middle of its possible range. The control unit may determine if the signals received from the electrical position indicator are out of a defined range. If the signals received from the electrical position indicator are out of a defined range, the control unit may register a fault, such as a fully open and/or fully short fault. |
171 |
Touch-sensitive control |
US14905243 |
2014-07-18 |
US10114402B2 |
2018-10-30 |
Wayne Farrar; Stephen Martin Wyatt; Robin Andrew Porter; Christopher Bloor |
The invention provides a rotary or touch-sensitive control comprising a first rotatable and/or touch-sensitive body comprising means for displaying information relating to a parameter controlled by the first body, and a second rotatable and/or touch-sensitive body formed around the first rotatable body comprising means for displaying information relating to a parameter controlled by the second rotatable body. |
172 |
SHIFT KNOB WITH SELECTABLE SWITCHES |
US15469876 |
2017-03-27 |
US20180274664A1 |
2018-09-27 |
Christopher L. Corkins |
A knob with internal switches can be installed on a gear shift to provide a driver with handy access to the switches while keeping a hand on the shifter. This can be very handy during four wheeling. A particular switch can be selected by rotating the lower section of the knob to the switch position for that switch. The selected switch can be activated or closed by pulling a spring loaded sliding piece up into the knob. A lockout position prevents the lower section from rotating while detents provide tactile guidance as to when the knob is in a switch position or the lockout position. |
173 |
STEERING COLUMN CONTROL MODULE |
US15921486 |
2018-03-14 |
US20180264996A1 |
2018-09-20 |
SUDHAKAR GUDIMALLA; MADAN MOHAN PADARTHI; VIVEK V. MOHILE; JEFFREY WIERSING; ROBERTO TOMASSI |
A steering column control module includes a stalk assembly pivotably connected to a control module housing. A plurality of magnets is connected to and movable by the stalk assembly. A plurality of sensors senses the positions of the plurality of magnets and sends signals indicating the positions of the magnets. A controller receives the signals to control vehicle functions. |
174 |
Switching Device for an Agricultural Vehicle |
US15806450 |
2017-11-08 |
US20180129240A1 |
2018-05-10 |
Alexander Barzen; Jan Weigand; Dirk Stallmeier |
A switching device for use on an agricultural vehicle such as an agricultural tractor. The switching device has first and second switches, wherein the second switch is mounted on or carried by the first switch. The switches can be operated in different directions, to allow control of different variables by an operator. In a preferred aspect, the first and second switches are used to control related variables. As the second switch is provided on the first switch, accordingly an operator can easily interpret the control of the related variables, without having to look at the switching device. |
175 |
OPERATING DEVICE FOR A DOMESTIC APPLIANCE HAVING A ROTARY RING AND HAVING A LIGHT STRIP |
US15503014 |
2015-08-12 |
US20170235383A1 |
2017-08-17 |
Ulrich GOSS; Christoph ORTMANN; Robert SACHON |
An operating device for a domestic appliance includes an operating element having a rotary ring to set operating conditions of the domestic appliance according to a rotary movement, and an electronic display area enclosed by the rotary ring. An optical light strip in a form of a circumferential ring is arranged adjacent to and separate from the rotary ring to indicate visually a length of a rotary path travelled by the rotary ring in a rotary movement. |
176 |
Rotary dial apparatus, imaging apparatus-use body and imaging apparatus |
US14824136 |
2015-08-12 |
US09544478B2 |
2017-01-10 |
Hiroshi Yamaura; Koji Yasuda; Gaku Suzuki |
The rotary dial apparatus of the present disclosure includes: a housing; a dial being rotatably held relative to the housing; a magnet rotating in accordance with rotation of the dial; and a magnetic sensor disposed in the housing and detecting rotation of the magnet. The magnet and the magnetic sensor are disposed in different regions from each other with a wall being interposed between the magnet and the magnetic sensor. |
177 |
CONTROL DEVICE FOR A FUNCTIONAL DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE |
US14428531 |
2013-08-02 |
US20150234418A1 |
2015-08-20 |
Tahar Bouaziz |
An operator control device for a functional device of a motor vehicle, includes a rotary actuator which is rotatably mounted on a retaining element and which has at least one coding element. A detection device detects an absolute rotational angle between the rotary actuator and the retaining element on the basis of coding of the at least one coding element. A latching device provides a plurality of latching positions that are predefined for the rotary actuator along a rotational direction. The detection device is designed to detect the respective latching position and the absolute rotational angle between at least two of the latching positions on the basis of the coding of the at least one coding element. A sensor device detects touching of the rotary actuator. |
178 |
MULTIPLE DEGREES OF FREEDOM MOTION SYSTEM |
US12324070 |
2008-11-26 |
US20100126296A1 |
2010-05-27 |
Shorya Awtar |
A multiple degrees of freedom motion system comprising an arrangement of rigid stages, flexure constraint modules, actuators, and sensors. These components of the motion system are arranged and connected in a systematic fashion to provide a high degree of decoupling between the motion axes, suitable placement of ground-mounted actuators to actuate each motion axis, and suitable placement of sensors to allow end-point measurement along each motion axis. This arrangement of rigid stages, flexure constraint modules, actuators and sensors enables large motion range and high motion quality in the motion system, while using standard and commonly available components. |
179 |
Audio and tactile switch feedback for motor vehicle |
US10744182 |
2003-12-22 |
US20050134116A1 |
2005-06-23 |
David Hein; Robert Schmidt |
An interface comprises a switch supported in relation to a motor vehicle interior trim component. The switch is operable to actuate and de-actuate an electrically operated device of the motor vehicle. A sensory feedback component is operatively connected to the switch for producing a sensory feedback when the switch is operated. |
180 |
Inductive position sensing switching device |
US10141799 |
2002-05-08 |
US06852937B2 |
2005-02-08 |
Martin Zapf; Alexander Kugler; Gerhard Hahn |
A switching device, in particular a position sensing switching device, generates switching signals. The position sensing switching device comprises at least one switching unit and at least one activation unit, the switching unit reacting to a relative spacial displacement of the switching unit and the activation unit with respect to one another by outputting appropriate switching signals. The switching unit is embodied as an inductive switching unit and the activation unit is embodied as an inductive damping unit. The position sensing switching device according to the invention is preferably applied in gear-speed-changing units for automatic gearboxes. |