Abstract:
A simple and reliable operative control unit is constituted by at least two mechanism-linked operative control devices of different types aiming to meet the demand for operating driving units of different types. The multiple operative control devices of different types constituting the operative control unit replace a central controller as well as relevant software and monitoring devices so as to reduce the cost and promote reliability.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (a) Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to an operative control unit constituted directly by integrally operated multiple operative control devices of different types for individually driving different driving units, wherein the particular integrally combined operative control unit replaces a complicated central controller as well as a software and monitoring device, thereby making the system become a characteristically simpler and more reliable operative control device. 
     (b) Description of the Prior Art 
     The interactive relationships among the conventional multiple output operative control units of different types are usually correspondingly handled by a central controller, which has a more complicated structure. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention provides a mechanism that directly mechanically links movable parts of operative control devices of different types to constitute an integrally driven operative control unit for driving individually different driving units, eliminating the need for a complicated central controller. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a block schematic view of the system of the present invention, which has an operative control unit constituted by integrally combined multiple operative control devices of different types. 
         FIG. 2  is a block schematic view of the system of  FIG. 1 , which is additionally installed with a driving interface device for indirectly driving the operative control device. 
       DESCRIPTION OF MAIN COMPONENT SYMBOLS 
       
           
             101  Operative control device 
             102 : Integrally combined operative control unit 
             103 : Driving interface device 
             104 : Driving unit operative control interface 
             105 : Driving units 
         
      
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     The present invention provides an operative control unit constituted directly by integrally operated multiple operative control devices of different types for driving individual different driving units so as to replace a complicated central controller as well as a software and monitoring device. 
     The interactive relationships among conventional multiple output operative control units of different types are usually correspondingly handled by a central controller which has a more complicated structure. 
     The present invention uses a mechanism to directly link operative control devices of different types so as to constitute an integrally driven operative control unit for driving the individually different driving units in order to overcome the disadvantage of over-complication of the conventional central controller. 
       FIG. 1  is a block schematic view of the system of the present invention, having an operative control unit constituted by integrally combined multiple operative control devices of different types. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , the integrally combined operative control unit ( 102 ) is mainly constituted by linking the multiple operative control units of different types ( 101 ) through a device-linking or linkage mechanism, wherein the operative control devices ( 101 ) are operated in the following one or more than one operating embodiments which includes: 
     (1) The operative control devices ( 101 ) are directly manually operated; or 
     (2) The operative control devices ( 101 ) are indirectly manually operated via the driving interface device ( 103 ), shown in  FIG. 2 ; or 
     (3) The operative control devices ( 101 ) are operatively controlled by a signal via the driving interface device ( 103 ) shown in  FIG. 2  to commonly drive the operative control devices of different types ( 101 ), wherein the driving unit operative control interfaces ( 104 ) of the individually different driving units ( 105 ) are operatively controlled by the individual operative control device of different types ( 101 ) so as to operatively control the individually different driving units ( 105 ). 
     The aforesaid driving unit operative control interfaces ( 104 ) operatively controlled by the individually different operative control devices ( 101 ) comprise at least two respective different driving unit operative control devices ( 104 ) according to the difference between individually operatively controlled driving units ( 105 ), wherein the selectable driving unit operative control devices ( 104 ) include:
         Fuel throttle control device of the engine unit; or   Operative control device of hydraulic actuating unit; or   Operative control device of pneumatic actuating unit; or   Control device for motor unit operation; or   Control device for generator unit operation; or   Control device for power generation or motor unit functional operation on the same electrical machine; or   Control device of solenoid driving unit; or   Control device of mechanical stepped or step-less speed change mechanism unit.       

     The at least two selected operative control devices of different types ( 101 ) that constitute the integrally combined operative control unit ( 102 ) of the present invention are constituted by at least two directly manually operated operative control devices ( 101 ), or by operative control devices ( 101 ) indirectly operatively controlled via driving interface devices ( 103 ), or by controlled operative control devices ( 101 ) operatively controlled by a signal via the driving interface device ( 103 ); wherein the operative control device ( 101 ) includes one or more of the following features:
         It is constituted by a stepless or multi-staged variable resistor device; or   It is constituted by a stepless or multi-staged variable capacitor device; or   It is constituted by a stepless or multi-staged variable inductor device; or   It is constituted by a stepless or multi-staged variable induction type electric potential device; or   It is constituted by a stepless or multi-staged variable magnetic resistor device (Hall component); or   It is constituted by a stepless or multi-staged variable optical sensing resistor device; or   It is constituted by a stepless or multi-staged optoelectronic transistor device of variable impedance; or   It is constituted by a stepless or multi-staged opto-electro converter; or   It is constituted by a changeable multi-staged switch; or   It is constituted by a rope or linkage driven stepless or multi-staged variable engine-fuel modulating device; or   It is constituted by a motor driven stepless or multi-staged variable engine-fuel supply modulating device; or   It is constituted by a piezoelectric effect driven stepless or multi-staged variable engine-fuel supply modulating device; or   It is constituted by a solenoid driven stepless or multi-staged variable engine-fuel supply modulating device; or   It is constituted by a stepless or staged variable operative control device being operated for the functions of detecting or sensing physical translation, sound, light, and electromagnetism, etc.       

     The multiple operative control devices ( 101 ) of different types of the present invention that constitute the integrally combined operative control unit ( 102 ) are indirectly manually operated via the driving interface device ( 103 ), or operatively controlled by the signal via the driving interface device ( 103 ).  FIG. 2  is a block schematic view of a variation of the system in  FIG. 1  that is additionally installed with a driving interface device ( 103 ) for indirectly driving the operative control devices, wherein the installed driving interface device ( 103 ) as shown in  FIG. 2  is constituted by at least one of the following driving interface devices ( 103 ) including:
         The hydraulically actuated driving interface device ( 103 ); or   The pneumatically actuated driving interface device ( 103 ); or   The electromagnetically actuated driving interface device ( 103 ); or   The motor actuated driving interface device ( 103 ); or   The engine power actuated driving interface device ( 103 ).       

     In practical applications, the aforesaid integrally combined operative control unit constituted by multiple operative control devices of different types is constituted by at least two individual operative control devices ( 101 ), including the manually operated operative control devices ( 101 ), or operative control devices ( 101 ) indirectly operatively controlled via driving interface devices ( 103 ) or by a signal via the driving interface device ( 103 ), wherein driving methods of the mechanism linkage for integral operation include 1) linear, or 2) rotational, or 3) simultaneously linear and rotational operating methods and corresponding functioning mechanisms. 
     The aforesaid integrally combined operative control unit having multiple operative control devices of different types comprises at least two individual operative control devices ( 101 ) linked by a mechanism to include the directly manually operated operative control devices ( 101 ), or the operative control devices ( 101 ) indirectly operatively controlled via driving interface devices ( 103 ), or the controlled operative control devices ( 101 ) operatively controlled by the signal via the driving interface device ( 103 ), and also may be installed with switching devices. 
     The aforesaid integrally combined operative control unit having multiple operative control devices of different types linked by a mechanism for integral operation has at least two individual operative control devices ( 101 ) which are constituted by directly manually operated operative control devices ( 101 ), or by operative control devices ( 101 ) indirectly operatively controlled via driving interface devices ( 103 ), or by controlled operative control devices ( 101 ) operatively controlled by the signal via the driving interface device ( 103 ); wherein the operative control devices ( 101 ) are operated in the following one or more than one operating embodiments, which include: 
     (1) The operative control device ( 101 ) is manually operated; or 
     (2) The operative control device ( 101 ) is indirectly manually operated via the driving interface device ( 103 ); or 
     (3) The operated operative control devices ( 101 ) are mixedly operated in the two operating embodiments of direct manual operation and indirect manual operation via the driving interface device ( 103 ). 
     In addition, one or more than one operating characteristics of the following can be optionally selected according to the needs of the operative control: 
     (1) For the integrally combined operative control unit having multiple operative control devices of different types of the present invention, the starting points of the integrally operated operative control device of different types ( 101 ) can be the same or different; or 
     (2) For the integrally combined operative control unit having multiple operative control devices of different types of the present invention, the closing points of the integrally operated operative control device of different types ( 101 ) can be the same or different; or 
     (3) For the integrally combined operative control unit having multiple operative control devices of different types of the present invention, the linear changes of the integrally operated operative control device of different types ( 101 ) can be the same or different; or 
     (4) For the integrally combined operative control unit having multiple operative control devices of different types of the present invention, the displacement position of the integrally combined driving mechanism at the linear change starting turning point of the integrally operated operative control device of different types ( 101 ) can be the same or different.