Patent ID: 7741571
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A rotary/pushbutton controller, comprising: a holding cylinder having at least one of an input field and a display field at one of its ends; an operator control ring which is rotatably arranged about a rotational axis and rotatably mounted on said holding cylinder so that said holding cylinder is arranged coaxially within said operator control ring; a switch element, at least one of said operator control ring and the holding cylinder being axially moveable with respect to the rotational axis counter to a spring force from a neutral position into a switched position that activates said switch element; a rotary transmitter fixedly connected to said holding cylinder; and a rotary transmitter ring coaxially arranged on the operator control ring and arranged coaxially adjacent to said rotary transmitter such that said rotary transmitter senses a relative rotational position of said rotary transmitter ring with respect to said rotary transmitter; wherein said at least one of the input field and the display field is rotatably mounted for rotation about the rotational axis.