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Easily accessible switches for manual control of an automatically controlled vehicle

US4042058A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 18, 1975
Grant dateAug 16, 1977
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Expiry dateDec 18, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H3/142
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle which is automatically driven along a predetermined guide path has easily accessible manually operated switches for arresting the movement of and for restarting the vehicle. The switches have elongated switch elements which extend along the sides of the vehicles. The elongated switch for restarting the vehicle is recessed with respect to the switch that arrests the movement of the vehicle.

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