发明名称 Control panel
摘要 Integrated control panel and electronic displays wherein the control panel may be positioned over the electronic display with at least part of the display being visible to the user. The control panel may consist of control elements such as rotary controls or buttons that can be associated with graphics on the display. Light emitters and detectors may be used to detect movement of the control elements such that the region of the display adjacent or juxtaposed to the control elements is not obscured from view of the user.
申请公布号 US9626004(B2) 申请公布日期 2017.04.18
申请号 US201314373266 申请日期 2013.01.09
申请人 LAWO HOLDING AG 发明人 Miles Alex
分类号 G06F3/033;G06G5/00;G06F3/02;G06F3/03;G06F3/042;G06F3/0362;H03K17/969;G09G5/36 主分类号 G06F3/033
代理机构 Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP 代理人 Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP
主权项 1. A control panel, comprising; a viewing element which is, in use, positioned over a display that is configurable to display an image, with at least part of the display being visible through the viewing element; at least two light controllers that are movably disposed to the viewing element, each light controller rotatable relative to the viewing element about an axis of rotation; at least two light emitters, each light emitter operable to deliver light across the viewing element to at least one of the at least two light controllers; and at least two light detectors, each light detector operable to detect light from at least one of the at least two light controllers; wherein: the at least two light emitters and the at least two light detectors are configured to form a grid of sensing paths with two or more intersecting sensing paths across the viewing element; the at least two light controllers are scanned by sequentially activating the at least two light emitters and the at least two light detectors; the light detected by the light detectors is representative of movement of the light controllers and is utilized to configure the image as displayed by the display; the light delivered across the viewing element to the at least two light controllers is transmitted in a direction across the respective at least two light controllers, the direction being substantially parallel to the plane of the viewing element; and wherein a portion of the light delivered across the viewing element to the light controller is transmitted through the light controller, and a portion of light detected by an associated light detector is transmitted across the light controller without being reflected by the light controller.
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