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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2006
Applicant:
Michael Geiger, Munich, DE;
Inventor:
Michael Geiger, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An operating element for a vehicle steerable with a handlebar, in particular a motorcycle, having an operating ring in the area of a handle of the handlebar. The operating ring can be adjusted in multiple degrees of freedom, i.e., it can be rotated, shifted and depressed. Therefore, it can be used multifunctionally for triggering various functions in the vehicle.