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Rotary/push button controller

  • US 9,557,761 B2
  • Filed: 02/20/2015
  • Issued: 01/31/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2014
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A rotary/push button controller, comprising:

  • an outer ring being movable, radially at a rotation angle about a rotation axis, and axially along the rotation axis, the outer rings being integrally formed with a centrally disposed shaft, the shaft includes a connection to an electric switch in response to the axial movement of the shaft;

    an intermediate space between an inner wall of the outer ring and the shaft;

    an inner ring being disposed in the intermediate space between the inner wall of the outer ring and the shaft coaxially in relation to the shaft and to the outer ring;

    a roller bearing having at least two rows of roller bodies, which are situated between the inner wall of the outer ring and the outer wall of the inner ring,a photoelectric element to electrically register a rotation of the outer ring;

    wherein the outer ring includes an integrated geometry with a plurality of light-sensitive sensors,the plurality of light sensors being configured to interact with the photoelectric element, the plurality of light-sensitive sensors each being defined by one of a plurality of teeth that extend in a direction parallel to the rotation axis, and the plurality of teeth having a plurality gaps in between each two of the plurality of teeth,the photoelectric element is u-shaped, with vertical walls of the photo-electric element defining an opening, andthe plurality of teeth being rotated between the opening.

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