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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Yamaha Motor Power Products Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshinori Yoshii, Shizuoka, JP;
Haruhito Takahashi, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Yamaha Motor Power Products Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 3/02 (2006.01); B60W 30/00 (2006.01); B62D 1/04 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 3/02 (2013.01); B60W 30/00 (2013.01); B62D 1/04 (2013.01); G05D 1/0061 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a fixed member. The fixed member includes a grip portion located adjacent to (in the vicinity of) the steering wheel. The grip portion extends from the lower side to the upper side of the steering wheel when the steering wheel is viewed in the direction along the rotation shaft of the steering wheel. Also, the steering wheel is rotatable independently of the fixed member. According to this vehicle, the driver can react instantly to the shift to the manual operation mode.