Patent ID: 8104371

Claim:
A dial control device comprising: a cylindrical control knob, a sun gear, comprised of a spur gear, rotating integrally with said control knob for transmission of a driving force from said control knob, a planet gear, comprised of a spur gear, interlocked with said sun gear, rotating on its axis while turning around said sun gear, an internal gear, circularly formed around said sun gear, cooperating with said sun gear to guide said planet gear in a direction of its movement, and a control cable coupled to said planet gear and moved as said planet gear turns, so as to operate an external device, wherein said planet gear is arranged to be interlocked with each gear between said sun gear and said internal gear, and wherein said driving force generated by rotational operation of said control knob is transmitted via said sun gear, said planet gear and said control cable to the external device to control operation of said external device.