OPERATING DEVICE FOR OPERATING A MACHINE TOOL
First Claim
1. An operating device for operating a machine tool, said operating device comprising a touch-sensitive contact area and constructed to generate in response to a contact by an element upon the contact area over a length an output signal in correspondence to the length for controlling a movement of a machine element in a direction of an axis of the machine tool.
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Abstract
An operating device for operating a machine tool has a touch-sensitive contact area and is constructed to generate in response to a contact by an element upon the contact area over a length an output signal in correspondence to the length for controlling a movement of a machine element in a direction of an axis of the machine tool. The operating device is insensitive to particles of dirt, liquids and/or gases which surround the operating device.
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- 1. An operating device for operating a machine tool, said operating device comprising a touch-sensitive contact area and constructed to generate in response to a contact by an element upon the contact area over a length an output signal in correspondence to the length for controlling a movement of a machine element in a direction of an axis of the machine tool.
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12. A machine tool, comprising an operating device having a touch-sensitive contact area and constructed to generate in response to a contact by an element upon the contact area over a length an output signal in correspondence to the length for controlling a movement of a machine element in a direction of an axis of the machine tool.
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