Patent ID: 9557761
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: G05G,Y10T

Claim:
1. A rotary/push button controller, comprising: an outer ring being movable, radially at a rotation angle about a rotation axis, and axially along the rotation axis, the outer rings being integrally formed with a centrally disposed shaft, the shaft includes a connection to an electric switch in response to the axial movement of the shaft; an intermediate space between an inner wall of the outer ring and the shaft; an inner ring being disposed in the intermediate space between the inner wall of the outer ring and the shaft coaxially in relation to the shaft and to the outer ring; a roller bearing having at least two rows of roller bodies, which are situated between the inner wall of the outer ring and the outer wall of the inner ring, a photoelectric element to electrically register a rotation of the outer ring; wherein the outer ring includes an integrated geometry with a plurality of light-sensitive sensors, the plurality of light sensors being configured to interact with the photoelectric element, the plurality of light-sensitive sensors each being defined by one of a plurality of teeth that extend in a direction parallel to the rotation axis, and the plurality of teeth having a plurality gaps in between each two of the plurality of teeth, the photoelectric element is u-shaped, with vertical walls of the photo-electric element defining an opening, and the plurality of teeth being rotated between the opening.