Patent ID: 6421046
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: B60K,G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
Control panel, with a screen (3) and a number of control elements (4) arranged on the latter for controlling the function of work units which are connected to the control panel, information related to the function which has been selected for the work units via the control elements being displayed on the screen, characterized in that a first group (5) of control elements can be moved relative to the screen (3) between a first position essentially over the screen and a second position alongside the screen, in that in the first position the screen (3) is divided up into separate fields (9, 10) with different display information, in that in the second position the whole screen forms a single field (11) with predetermined display information, and in that it is possible to switch between these field divisions by moving the first group (5) of control elements between the first and second position, and vice versa.