Patent ID: 6427553
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A control device, comprising a console, a control lever mounted on said console, at least one pivot device enabling said control lever to pivot relative to said console to change between a number of operating positions where the operating positions of the control lever around said at least one pivot device are intended to be transferred to a corresponding operating state of a device which is to be controlled, said operating positions comprising at least two different operating modes, including a first operating mode in which the position of said control lever can be changed by moving said control lever between a first plurality of operating positions, and a second operating mode in which the position of said control lever can be changed by moving said control lever between a second plurality of operating positions, and wherein said control lever, when in said first operating mode, lies along a reference plane across which said control lever can be swiveled between the operating positions in said first operating mode and when in said second operating mode can be elevated relative to said reference plane, and in said elevated state can be moved like a joystick between the operating positions in said second operating mode.