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Remote control transmitter for emitting control commands
Assignee: Nokia Deutschland GmbH
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Filing: 1989-11-28
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Granted: 1990-12-11
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Expires: 2009-11-28
Abstract
Abstract A remote control transmitter contains on a circuit board (3), which is rigidly connected to the transmitter housing (1) of the remote control transmitter, a positional-deviation switch configuration (17), which in the event of an angular deviation of the circuit board (3) and thus of the remote control transmitter beyond a particular trigger angle (a o ) from a particular given or instantaneously determined reference operating position generates an output signal designating the direction of the positional deviation. In a signal converter (5) of the remote control transmitter, this direction-dependent output signal is converted as a control command into a transmission signal, and emitted via a transmitter element (4) of the remote control transmitter to a remotely controlled electrical appliance. By means of swivel movements of the remote control transmitter from the wrist of the user operating the remote control transmitter, different control commands to the remotely controlled appliance are generated in this way in the remote control transmitter.
Inventors
- 👤 Klaus Durst
- 👤 Gerd Reime
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 23:36
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H29/00; H01H29/20; G; G08; G08C; G08C17/00; G08C23/00; G08C23/04; H01H35/00; H01H35/02; H01H35/025; G08C2201/00; G08C2201/30; G08C2201/32; H01H9/00; H01H9/02; H01H9/0214; H01H9/0235; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S200/00; Y10S200/29
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
Remote control transmitter, whose transmitter housing contains transmitter elements for emitting control commands selected at an entry device of the transmitter, by means of transmission signals formed in a signal converter of the transmitter, the distinguishing feature being that the device is a positional-deviation sensing means (17) coupled to the transmitter housing (1), which in the event of an angular position deviation (a) of the transmitter housing from a certain instantaneous reference position of the transmitter housing to a predetermined angle (a o ), generates an output signal designating the direction of angular position deviation as a control command capable of being passed to the signal converter (5).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
Remote control transmitter, whose transmitter housing contains transmitter elements for emitting control commands selected at an entry device of the transmitter, by means of transmission signals formed in a signal converter of the transmitter, the distinguishing feature being that the device is a positional-deviation sensing means (17) coupled to the transmitter housing (1), which in the event of an angular position deviation (a) of the transmitter housing from a certain instantaneous reference position of the transmitter housing to a predetermined angle (a o ), generates an output signal designating the direction of angular position deviation as a control command capable of being passed to the signal converter (5).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
Remote control transmitter in accordance with claim 1, the distinguishing feature being that the positional-deviation sensing means (17) contains several switches (7, 8, 9) each adapted to sence a particular direction of the angular position deviation (a), and generate an output signal only when there is an angular position deviation in the particular direction sensed by the switch.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
63 words
Remote control transmitter in accordance with claim 2, the distinguishing feature being that the switches are gravity switches (7, 8, 9), which are coupled to the transmitter housing (1), and whose reference position direction is the direction of the Earth's gravitation (13), and which generate a particular output signal in the event of an angular position deviation (a) from the reference position direction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
86 words
Remote control transmitter in accordance with claim 3, the distinguishing feature being that the gravity switches are contact elements (22, 23) located on a plate (3), linked in a positionally stable configuration to the transmitter housing (1); in the event of an angular deviation (a) of the transmitter housing from a horizontal reference position of the transmitter housing, these contact elements are electrically connected directly or by a heavy body moved out of its rest position by the alteration in angular position of the transmitter housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
Remote control transmitter in accordance with claim 4, the distinguishing feature being that the heavy body is a ball (24) having a highly conductive surface (25), mounted in a recess (20, 30) of the plate (3).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
64 words
Remote control transmitter in accordance with claim 5, the distinguishing features being that the contact elements (22, 23, 31) of four gravity switches are arranged in a ring configuration around the recess (20, 30) for the ball (24) on the plate (3), and that around the recess guide elements (21, 33) are fitted, which guide the movement of the ball towards a contact element.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
98 words
Remote control transmitter in accordance with claim 3, the distinguishing features being that the gravity switches comprising an electric oscillator (32), whose oscillator coils (31) are located on a plate (3) linked in a positionally stable configuration to the transmitter housing (1), and that not less than one heavy body coupled to the transmitter housing is provided, which in the event of an angular deviation (a) of the transmitter housing from a horizontal reference position of the transmitter housing moves from a rest position towards the oscillator coil and interrupts the oscillator vibration by damping the oscillator coil.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
Remote control transmitter in accordance with claim 3, the distinguishing feature being that the gravity switches are liquid-level switches located on a plate (3) linked in a positionally stable configuration to the transmitter housing (1); at a certain inclination (a) of the liquid-level switches, their liquid provides an electrically conductive link between the contacts.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
76 words
Remote control transmitter in accordance with claim 8, the distinguishing feature being that the positional-deviation switch configuration (17) contains a single liquid-level switch (34), which contains not less than four inclination contacts (37), which are arranged in a ring configuration around a central contact (36) so as to ensure that at a certain inclination angle (a o ) in a certain direction only one inclination contact is electrically linked to the central contact by the liquid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
58 words
Remote control transmitter in accordance with claim 2, the distinguishing feature being that the positional-deviation sensing means (17) contains acceleration switches, which in the event of a movement of the transmitter housing (1) in a particular direction in relation to a main axis (2) of the transmitter housing generate an output signal designating the direction of said movement.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
85 words
Remote control transmitter in accordance with claim 2, the distinguishing feature being that the positional-deviation sensing means (17) contains sensors (38) which detect the direction of field lines (39) of a radiation or force field, and are adapted to sence different directions of angular deviation in relation to a main axis (2) of the transmitter housing (1), and whose output signals (Sa) at a particular movement designate the rest position of the transmitter housing at this moment as a reference position of the transmitter housing.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
65 words
Remote control transmitter in accordance with claim 1, the distinguishing feature being that the positional-deviation sensing means contains gravity switches (7, 8, 9), which are coupled to the transmitter housing (1), and whose reference position direction is the direction of the Earth's gravitation (13), and which generate an output signal in the event of a particular angular position deviation (a) from the reference position direction.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
87 words
Remote control transmitter in accordance with claim 12, the distinguishing feature being that the gravity switches are contact elements (22, 23) located in a plate (3) linked in a positionally stable configuration to the transmitter housing (1); in the event of an angular deviation (a) of the transmitter housing from a horizontal reference position of the transmitter housing, these contact elements are electrically connected directly or indirectly by a heavy body moved out of its rest position by the alteration in angular position of the transmitter housing.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
Remote control transmitter in accordance with claim 13, the distinguishing feature being that the heavy body is a ball (24) having a highly conductive surface (25), mounted in a recess (20, 30) of the plate (3).
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
64 words
Remote control transmitter in accordance with claim 14, the distinguishing features being that the contact elements (22, 23, 31) of four gravity switches are arranged in a ring configuration around the recess (20, 30) for the ball (24) on the plate (3), and that around the recess guide elements (21, 33) are fitted, which guide the movement of the ball towards a contact element.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
98 words
Remote control transmitter in accordance with claim 12, the distinguishing features being that the gravity switches comprise an electric oscillator (32), whose oscillator coils (31) are located on a plate (3) linked in a positionally stable configuration to the transmitter housing (1), and that not less than one heavy body coupled to the transmitter housing is provided, which in the event of an angular deviation (a) of the transmitter housing from a horizontal reference position of the transmitter housing moves from a rest position towards the oscillator coil and interrupts the oscillator vibration by damping the oscillator coil.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
54 words
Remote control transmitter in accordance with claim 12, the distinguishing feature being that the gravity switches are liquid-level switches located on a plate (3) linked in a positionally stable configuration to the transmitter housing (1); at a certain inclination (a) of the liquid-level switches, their liquid provides an electrically conductive link between the contacts.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
76 words
Remote control transmitter in accordance with claim 17, the distinguishing feature being that the positional-deviation sensing means (17) contains a single liquid-level switch (34), which contains not less than four inclination contacts (37), which are arranged in a ring configuration around a central contact (36) so as to ensure that at a certain inclination angle (a o ) in a certain direction only the inclination contact is electrically linked to the central contact by the liquid.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
58 words
Remote control transmitter in accordance with claim 1, the distinguishing feature being that the positional-deviation sensing means (17) contains acceleration switches, which in the event of a movement of the transmitter housing (1) in a particular direction in relation to a main axis (2) of the transmitter housing generate an output signal designating the direction of said movement.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
85 words
Remote control transmitter in accordance with claim 1, the distinguishing feature being that the positional-deviation sensing means (17) contains sensors (38) which detect the direction of field lines (39) of a radiation or force field, and are adapted to sense different directions of angular deviation in relation to a main axis (2) of the transmitter housing (1), and whose output signals (Sa) at a particular moment designate the rest position of the transmitter housing at this moment as a reference position of the transmitter housing.
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