Steering and brake control system for vehicles
US9387834B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 20, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20012
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a combined steering and brake control system for vehicles and, in particular, to a mechanically combined steering and brake control system for use in safely controlling a vehicle configured for drivers with limited body movement, such as drivers having use of only one or no limbs. The invention further relates to a steering control system including a variable radius crank which enables the driver to select an appropriate crank radius. The invention further relates to a vehicle incorporating one or a combination of the control systems.
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