Industry Patents

Patent: 9363868

Lighting Control Console Having a Dual Encoder and Method for Operating a Lighting Control Console Having a Dual Encoder

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Patent Number: 9363868 
Title: Lighting Control Console Having a Dual Encoder and Method for Operating a Lighting Control Console Having a Dual Encoder 
Abstract:

A lighting control console for controlling a lighting system has at least one dual encoder for entering input values. The dual encoder includes a first shaft rotatably mounted in a housing and a first locking mechanism, for locking different rotational positions of the first shaft, and at least one first rotation signal generator for generating a data signal showing a switchover between two locking positions. A second shaft is mounted in the housing and is coaxially rotatable with respect to the first shaft. The second shaft is provided at the dual encoder, and a second locking mechanism for locking different rotational positions of the second shaft and at least one second rotation signal generator for generating a data signal showing a switchover between two locking positions. A method for entering data, more precisely input values, at the lighting control console is also disclosed.  

Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Adenau 
Assignee: MA Lighting Technology 
Continuation or Divisional of:  
International Classification: H01C 10/16 
US Classification: H05B 37/0254 
Issue Date: 06-07-2016 
Filing Date: 12-18-2014 
Application : 14/576002 
Notes:  
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: 9363868 at Freepatentsonline 
Link to World Patent Family1: World Patent Family at European Patent Office 
Link to Google Patents1: 9363868 at Google Patents 

 

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