Vehicle control with manual back up
US7021416B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20396
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A manual control device for electrically driven and controlled steering, and/or accelerating and/or decelerating of a road vehicle, that includes a hand grip device, sensors for sensing a force and/or a movement imposed on the hand grip device which correspond to a desired steering direction, and/or acceleration and/or deceleration of the vehicle, as well as a manual lever device comprising at least one mechanical connection for mechanically steering, and/or accelerating, and/or decelerating (e.g. maintenance parking etc.) of the vehicle in the absence of electric power (e.g. in the case of an electric power failure or in the case of electric power switched off) maintenance, garage parking etc., the manual lever device being swivelable or rotatable about at least one axis for actuating said at least one mechanical connection.
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