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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 1988
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Takeshi Ochiai, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180179 ; 123350 ;
Abstract
A main switch of a cruise control system is combined with one of a number of the control switches such as a set/coast switch, wherein when the combined switch is once turned ON, the combined switch functions as a main switch, and when the combined switch is twice turned ON, the main function of the combined switch is operated. On the other hand, when the combined switch is once turned ON and this state is continued for more than a predetermined time, the combined switch functions as a main switch at first, and after the predetermined time has passed, the main function of the combined switch is operated.