Operating element having two switching or control stages
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1. An operating element for a regulating and/or switching functionality having at least two switching or regulating stages, comprising:
- an actuating part which can be actuated manually and thereby moved out of a rest position; and
at least three permanent magnets, comprising;
a first movable permanent magnet, which is driven synchronously over a range of movement by the actuating part;
a second movable permanent magnet, which, in a first partial range of the range of movement of the first permanent magnet, is synchronously entrained by the first permanent magnet through magnetic force, and whose further movement is inhibited in at least one second partial range of the range of movement of the first permanent magnet by at least one stop; and
a third permanent magnet, which is stationary relative to the actuating part, for generating a magnetic return force on the at least first permanent magnet, wherein when the actuating part is in the rest position, unlike poles of the first permanent magnet, the second permanent magnet, and the third permanent magnet are positioned opposite one another, respectively.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an operating element (10) for a regulating and/or switching functionality having at least two switching or regulating stages, comprising:
- an actuating part (4) which can be actuated manually and thereby moved out of a rest position; at least three permanent magnets (1, 2, 3), comprising:
- a first movable permanent magnet (1), which is driven synchronously in its range of movement by the actuating part (4);
- a second movable permanent magnet (2), which, in a first partial range of the range of movement of the first permanent magnet (1), is synchronously entrained by it through magnetic force, and whose further movement is inhibited in at least one second partial range of the range of movement of the first permanent magnet (1) by at least one stop (5a);
- a third permanent magnet (3), which is stationary relative to the actuating part (4), for generating a magnetic return force on the at least first permanent magnet (1).
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10 Claims
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1. An operating element for a regulating and/or switching functionality having at least two switching or regulating stages, comprising:
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an actuating part which can be actuated manually and thereby moved out of a rest position; and at least three permanent magnets, comprising; a first movable permanent magnet, which is driven synchronously over a range of movement by the actuating part; a second movable permanent magnet, which, in a first partial range of the range of movement of the first permanent magnet, is synchronously entrained by the first permanent magnet through magnetic force, and whose further movement is inhibited in at least one second partial range of the range of movement of the first permanent magnet by at least one stop; and a third permanent magnet, which is stationary relative to the actuating part, for generating a magnetic return force on the at least first permanent magnet, wherein when the actuating part is in the rest position, unlike poles of the first permanent magnet, the second permanent magnet, and the third permanent magnet are positioned opposite one another, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An operating element for a regulating and/or switching functionality having at least two switching or regulating stages, comprising:
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an actuating part which can be actuated manually and thereby moved out of a rest position in at least two directions; and at least three permanent magnets, comprising; a first movable permanent magnet, which is driven synchronously over a range of movement by the actuating part; a second movable permanent magnet, which, in a first partial range of the range of movement of the first permanent magnet, is synchronously entrained by the first permanent magnet through magnetic force, and whose further movement is inhibited in at least one second partial range of the range of movement of the first permanent magnet by at least one stop; and a third permanent magnet, which is stationary relative to the actuating part, for generating a magnetic return force on the at least first permanent magnet.
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