Patent ID: 11940833
Assignee: INVENTUS ENGINEERING GMBH
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  F | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An input apparatus, comprising:
an operator control device, a magnetorheological brake device, and a control device for controlling said brake device;
said operator control device including a support and an operator control lever pivotably held on said support about at least one pivot axis; and
at least one sensor for sensing a pivot angle of said operator control lever;
said brake device being configured to dampen a pivoting movement of said operator control lever about said pivot axis under control by said control device;
said control device being configured to control said brake device in dependence on a control command and to convert the control command into a haptic signal that is perceptible at said operator control lever to provide a user of the input apparatus with haptic feedback (force feedback) as a consequence of an input that is being performed or that has been performed; and
said operator control lever being held on said support device for pivoting about at least two pivot axes, and in each case at least one brake device being coupled to at least one pivot axle, and said control device being configured to separately dampen the pivoting about each of said pivot axes during a pivoting movement of said operator control lever.