Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle accessory controls, and methods of use and manufacture thereof
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Application No.: US14804646Application Date: 2015-07-21
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Publication No.: US10041582B2Publication Date: 2018-08-07
- Inventor: Christopher J. Greasamar , Christopher L. Steinmeyer
- Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Kenealy Vaidya LLP
- Main IPC: F16H59/02
- IPC: F16H59/02 ; G05G1/02 ; E01H5/06 ; B60K23/00 ; B60K17/348 ; B60K20/02 ; B60K23/08

Abstract:
Some embodiments are directed to a control system for use with a vehicle having handlebars that are configured to enable vehicle steering. The handlebars define a pair of grasping portions that are disposed to facilitate grasping by a vehicle operator's hands. The vehicle also includes a powertrain and an accessory. The control system includes a manually actuable primary selector disposed adjacent one of the grasping portions to enable manual actuation while one of the vehicle operator's hands grasps the one grasping portion. The primary selector is configured to operate in a powertrain mode to control an aspect of the powertrain, and to operate in a separate accessory mode to control an aspect of the accessory. A manually actuable override selector is disposed adjacent the one grasping portion. The override selector is configured to be manually actuable to switch the primary selector between the powertrain mode and the accessory mode.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170023127A1 VEHICLE ACCESSORY CONTROLS, AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF Public/Granted day:2017-01-26
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