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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2003
Applicant:
Akihiro Yanaka, Toyota, JP;
Inventor:
Akihiro Yanaka, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 26/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A driving operation device includes an input portion which inputs an amount of operation by the driver, an output portion to which the amount of operation is transmitted and a form modifying portion which modifies an orientation of the input portion based on an output of the output portion corresponding to the amount of operation. This can maintain the input portion vertical or horizontal, for example.