Patent ID: 11966523
Assignee: INVENTUS ENGINEERING GMBH
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  A  B  F  H | IPC B  F  G  H

Claim 20:
21. An input apparatus for carrying out inputs in an input receiving unit to be coupled to the input apparatus, the input apparatus comprising:
an operating unit having a receptacle part and at least one operating element rotatably mounted to said receptacle part for movement by a finger to carry out an input;
said operating element having at least two actuating zones;
a controlled brake unit configured to adjust a movement resistance for a mobility of said operating element, the movement resistance for the mobility of said operating element being adjustable in dependence on the actuating zone from which said operating element is actuated and/or which actuating zone was previously activated; and
said operating element being a rocker with a rocker bearing between at least two actuating zones, said operating element being configured to be pressed to both sides of said rocker bearing for effecting an input and a specific input takes place depending on the pressed actuating zone.