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Driver feeling adjusting apparatus

US7987032B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 25, 2007
Grant dateJul 26, 2011
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Expiry dateMay 23, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60N2210/00
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A driver feeling adjusting apparatus includes a seat that is fixed to a vehicle and on which a driver is seated, a movable portion that is provided in the seat and that can be displaced in a vehicle lateral direction or a yaw direction, and a control unit that displaces the movable portion in an opposite direction to a direction of centripetal acceleration or a yaw rate in turning, and enables the driver to feel easy steering.

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