A cooking appliance capable of preventing a user's unintended rotation of a knob assembly includes: a main body including a control panel; a valve positioned inside the main body, and including a valve shaft being pushable and rotatable; and a knob assembly including an inner knob coupled with the valve shaft, and an outer knob being movable with respect to the inner knob in a first direction in which the outer knob approaches the inner knob, wherein, when the outer knob moves by a first push distance in the first direction, the valve shaft and the inner knob are prevented from rotating.

A multifunctional switch device for operating a plurality of vehicle functions and services including an adjustment member which is a rotary-push-pull actuator; and an upper casing and a lower casing that together enclose a stationary inner body; an inner cover rotatable based on the rotation of the adjustment member; a pin; an electronic card; and an upper dome positioned on an upper surface of the electronic card. The multifunctional switch device further includes a lower dome positioned on a lower surface of the electronic card to generate an actuating signal for performing an assigned function. When the adjustment member and thus the pin are pulled in upwards direction, through the +y direction of the multifunctional switch device, the lower dome is also pulled up and come into contact with the lower surface of the electronic card under an action of an applied pulling force.

A control device may be configured to control one or more electrical loads in a load control system. The control device may be a wall-mounted device such as dimmer switch, a remote control device, or a retrofit remote control device. The control device may include a gesture-based user interface for applying advanced control over the one or more electrical loads. The types of control may include absolute and relative control, intensity and color control, preset, zone, or operational mode selection, etc. Feedback may be provided on the control device regarding a status of the one or more electrical loads or the control device.

A control device may be configured to control one or more electrical loads in a load control system. The control device may be a wall-mounted device such as dimmer switch, a remote control device, or a retrofit remote control device. The control device may include a gesture-based user interface for applying advanced control over the one or more electrical loads. The types of control may include absolute and relative control, intensity and color control, preset, zone, or operational mode selection, etc. Feedback may be provided on the control device regarding a status of the one or more electrical loads or the control device.

A battery-powered control device may be configured to control an amount of power delivered to one or more electrical loads and provide various feedback associated with the control device and/or the electrical loads. The feedback may indicate a low battery condition and/or the amount of power delivered to the one or more electrical loads. The control device may include a light bar and/or one or more indicator lights for providing the feedback. The control device may operate in different modes including a normal mode and a low battery mode.

A battery-powered control device may be configured to control an amount of power delivered to one or more electrical loads and provide various feedback associated with the control device and/or the electrical loads. The feedback may indicate a low battery condition and/or the amount of power delivered to the one or more electrical loads. The control device may include a light bar and/or one or more indicator lights for providing the feedback. The control device may operate in different modes including a normal mode and a low battery mode.

A haptic operating device for a motor vehicle has a base, a stationary central part connected thereto, a rotary knob which can be rotated about the stationary central part and which has a hollow design. A magnetorheological transmission device influences the rotational movement of the rotary knob in a controlled manner. The transmission device has two components which can be rotated relative to each other and one component of which is designed as a brake component that can be rotated relative to the base. The stationary central part is secured to the base by means of a support arm. The transmission device and the support arm are arranged adjacent each other and both are received radially within the rotary knob. The rotary knob is rotationally fixed to the rotatable brake component via a coupling device.

An integrated driving control device configured to integrally control acceleration, deceleration, shifting and steering of a vehicle, may include a knob unit, a rotating unit engaged to the knob unit and configured to control steering of a vehicle in a response to rotation of the knob unit, and a sliding unit engaged to the rotating unit and configured to control acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle in a response to sliding movement of the knob unit.

An adjustable force device comprises a member that is mechanically guided for allowing a displacement according to a predetermined trajectory, and means for magnetically indexing the displacement by the magnetic interaction between a first ferromagnetic structure and a second ferromagnetic structure integral with a magnet, wherein the magnet is at least partially surrounded by an electric coil that modifies the magnetization of the permanent magnet according to the direction and the amplitude of the electric current flowing in the coil.

An operator control device has an actuation unit on a console unit. The actuation unit movable between an idle position and one or more actuation positions. The actuation unit is fixable in the idle position by a retaining device. In order to leave the idle position, it is necessary to overcome a retaining force provided by the retaining device. The retaining device has a coupling device with a coupling element that is magnetically couplable to the actuation unit and to the console unit in order to magnetically fix the actuation unit in at least the idle position.