Patent ID: 11866909
Assignee: CATERPILLAR INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  G | IPC E  G

Claim 0:
1. A machine, comprising:
an implement;
a display device;
a first control component comprising:
a first portion comprising a first input device configured to control an operation of the display device, and
a second portion comprising a second input device, a third input device, a fourth input device, a fifth input device, a sixth input device, and a divider,
wherein a top of the first portion is below a top of the second portion,
wherein the first input device includes a plurality of input elements,
wherein a first input element of the plurality of input elements is provided between a second input element and a third input element of the plurality of input elements and provided between a fourth input element and a fifth input element of the plurality of input elements,
wherein the third input device and the fourth input device are located adjacent to a first lateral side of the second input device,
wherein the first input device is located adjacent to a second lateral side of the second input device that is opposite the first lateral side,
wherein the second input device is a vertically oriented scrolling input element located between the first input device and the third input device,
wherein the second input device and the sixth input device are located on a first side of the divider,
wherein the third input device, the fourth input device, and the fifth input device are located on a second side of the divider,
wherein the divider is between a portion of the vertically oriented scrolling input element and the third input device, and
wherein the divider is above the fourth input device and the fifth input device; and

a second control component,
wherein one of the first control component or the second control component is configured to control a first movement of the implement and/or the machine, and
wherein another one of the first control component or the second control component is configured to control a second movement of the implement and/or the machine.