Input device for a vehicle control system
US10731749B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2059/0247
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An input device for use in a vehicle steering assembly. The input device includes at least one user-operable control member which is moveable between a deployed state and a retracted state. When a control member is in its deployed state it is operable to provide an input to a vehicle control system, and when retracted, it is moved to a position that avoids accidental actuation. In a particular example, the or each control member is a paddle shaped lever which is used to send gear change requests to an automatic transmission, and the lever is retracted when gear change requests do not need to be sent.
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