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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2021
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Yutaka Sakuragi, Hiroshima, JP;
Masaaki Aoki, Hiroshima, JP;
Keiichi Yamasaki, Hiroshima, JP;
Katsuhisa Maedo, Hiroshima, JP;
Shigeru Takenaka, Hiroshima, JP;
Kenichi Nakamoto, Hiroshima, JP;
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A driving assistance apparatus that includes a brake operation portion that applies a brake to a vehicle, the brake operation portion allowing a manual brake operation by a hand of a driver of the vehicle, the brake operation portion including a brake operation body and a grip portion to be gripped by the hand of the driver, the grip portion being provided at an upper end of the brake operation body, and a shift-down switch that shifts-down the vehicle is provided on the grip portion, the shift-down switch allowing a manual shift-down operation by the hand of the driver.