Patent ID: 9704659
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: B60K,H01H,H03K

Claim:
1. A device for operating multiple functions, the device comprising: a base having side bearings and pins; an operating element having rotational axle end sections mounted in guide slots of the side bearings, respectively, to pivotably be mounted to the base about an axis of rotation to thereby be movable between at least two positions, wherein at least one of the positions is assigned to a switching function; wherein the operating element is further mounted to the base on a centered bearing between the side bearings of the base, and the operating element is supported on the pins of the base; and wherein the operating element futher includes a force sensor disposed between the operating element and one of the pins of the base, the force sensor detects pressure forces pressing the operating element toward the base as the pressure forces cause the force sensor to press more against the one of the pins, the force sensor detects tensile forces pulling the operating element away from the base as the tensile forces cause the force sensor to press less against the one of the pins.