Operating element
First Claim
1. An operating element comprising:
- a first control element rotatable about a first axis; and
a second control element rotationally symmetrical about an axis of rotational symmetry and rotatable about a second axis that does not coincide with the first axis, wherein the second control element partially encloses the first control element, and the first axis is independent of a position of the second control element;
wherein the first control element is mounted on a first axle, and the second control element is mounted on a second axle.
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Abstract
An operating element having a first control element that is rotatable about a first axis, and having at least one second control element that is rotatable about a second axis and that does not coincide with the first axis. The operating element may include apparatuses, arrangements or structures to influence the torque required to rotate at least one of the control elements. An operating device having an operating element has a controller to influence the torque required to rotate at least one of the control elements as a function of the context. The operating element and the operating device permit a good haptic feedback and/or user guidance in adjusting a parameter or in scrolling through a menu, so that visual contact with the operating element or a pointer moved with the operating element in a menu is not necessary.
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15 Claims
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1. An operating element comprising:
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a first control element rotatable about a first axis; and
a second control element rotationally symmetrical about an axis of rotational symmetry and rotatable about a second axis that does not coincide with the first axis, wherein the second control element partially encloses the first control element, and the first axis is independent of a position of the second control element;
wherein the first control element is mounted on a first axle, and the second control element is mounted on a second axle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An operating element comprising:
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a first control element rotatable about a first axis; and
a second control element rotationally symmetrical about an axis of rotational symmetry and rotatable about a second axis that does not coincide with the first axis, wherein the second control element partially encloses the first control element, and the first axis is independent of a position of the second control element;
wherein the operating element is characterized by an essentially spherical shape, the first control element is essentially spherical, the second control element is essentially hemispherical, and the first control element is surrounded at least in part.
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