Patent ID: 8467944

Claim:
A single lever control for combined throttle control of one or more engines and of a reversing gear mechanism comprising: a processing unit processing an output signal of one or more electromechanical transducers, wherein the processing unit is configured to receive signals generated by the one or more electromechanical transducers and to provide signals at an output that control throttle adjusting actuators or set rpm of the one or more engines, wherein the processing unit generates a control signal adjusting the rpm of the one or more engines that is a linear or non linear function of the output signal of the one or more electromechanical transducers, type of function and parameters of the function being adapted to be set by analog or digital setting means, wherein the processing unit comprises electronic means having a plurality of sections, each of the electronic means being adapted to generate a predetermined function such to process the output signal of the one or more transducers, the setting means being provided to operate as selectors for alternate actuation of the sections and setting parameters of the functions, the setting means being further provided as a plurality of switches that are arranged to be closed or opened by a user, and wherein the switches are enclosed in a dip-switch, eight switches being provided therein, the first four of the switches being designed to set starting minimum value that corresponds to an angular central neutral position of the lever, the second four of the switches being designed to set a maximum end value that corresponds to angular end positions of the lever.