Patent ID: 9372498
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: G05G,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A rotary/push operating device for a human-machine interface, in particular for a vehicle component, such as an air conditioning system, comprising a rotary/push operating element which is adapted to be rotated in a rotary movement about a guide shaft and to be axially moved along the guide shaft, a roller bearing unit having an outer bearing ring, an inner bearing ring and rolling bodies arranged, wherein one of the bearing rings is connected in a rotationally fixed manner and an axially fixed manner with the rotary/push operating element and is rotated and depressed therewith, a rotation sensor for sensing the rotary movement of the rotary/push operating element, a pressure sensor responding to an axial movement of the rotary/push operating element from a starting position into a depressed position along the guide shaft, and a return element for automatically moving back the rotary/push operating element from the depressed position into the starting position, wherein the return element directly or indirectly acts upon the roller bearing unit, and wherein the other one of the bearing rings is guided with the rotary/push operating element in an axially movable manner along the guide shaft and is secured against rotation at the latter.