Patent ID: 7654359

Claim:
A control means for utility vehicles, in particular for tractors usable for agricultural purposes, having a switching element carrier, arranged in proximity to a leading end region of an arm rest of the driver's seat, for a group of switching elements comprising a large number of switches for controlling various vehicle units, the carrier having a hand rest ( 3 , 4 ) provided with a spherical surface for the palm of the vehicle driver's hand and a sensor ( 25 ) to detect the presence of the vehicle driver's hand, and two adjustment wheels ( 14 , 19 ) being provided one above the other for controlling a switching element ( 12 , 24 ), each adjustment wheel having a setting rim ( 14 a , 19 a ) which extends from the switching element carrier in a region which can be reached by the fingers of the hand resting on the hand rest ( 3 , 4 ), in which two adjustment wheels ( 14 , 19 ) are provided one above the other, each adjustment wheel having a setting rim ( 14 a , 19 a ) which can be reached by the fingers.