Manual control unit for a vehicle
First Claim
1. A manual control unit comprising a handle body having at least one manually operable control element integrated therewith, the handle body comprising a housing having a spherically bulged central section for ergonomically supporting an inner surface of a hand provided between two lateral guide humps which protrude upwardly from an upper surface of the handle body for preventing the inner surface of the hand from slipping laterally from the central section, the central section forming an upper apex surface of the handle body and the at least one manually operable control element being positioned on the housing such that when the inner surface of the hand is supported on the upper apex surface of the handle body, the at least one control element can be operated by one finger of the hand.
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Abstract
A manual control unit having a handle body in which is integrated at least one manually operable control element.
The handle body has a housing with a spherically bulged central section for ergonomically supporting an inner surface of a hand, the central section forming an upper apex surface of the handle body, and in that the at least one control element is arranged at a distance from the apex surface in such a way that, when the inner surface of a hand is being supported, the control element can be operated by one finger of the hand.
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- 1. A manual control unit comprising a handle body having at least one manually operable control element integrated therewith, the handle body comprising a housing having a spherically bulged central section for ergonomically supporting an inner surface of a hand provided between two lateral guide humps which protrude upwardly from an upper surface of the handle body for preventing the inner surface of the hand from slipping laterally from the central section, the central section forming an upper apex surface of the handle body and the at least one manually operable control element being positioned on the housing such that when the inner surface of the hand is supported on the upper apex surface of the handle body, the at least one control element can be operated by one finger of the hand.
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