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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2022
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho, Aichi, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yuki Sato, Aichi-ken, JP;
Nobuyuki Ishigure, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tadashi Usuya, Aichi-ken, JP;
Akio Nishiyama, Aichi-ken, JP;
Masahiro Kato, Aichi-ken, JP;
Shinji Hara, Aichi-ken, JP;
Takayuki Aoki, Toyota, JP;
Ryusuke Ohta, Toyota, JP;
Toshihiko Kosugi, Toyota, JP;
Shinji Matsubara, Toyota, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO, Aichi, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A lever operation device includes an operation lever which rotates integrally with a steering wheel of a vehicle and receives operations at least in upward and downward directions and around which a predetermined region is set so as to prevent the operation lever from contacting with a leg of a user seated in a driver's seat when the steering wheel is rotated to a maximum steering angle, and an operation portion that is arranged on the operation lever so as not to be located out of the region and includes plural operating positions each assigned an executable function.