Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Steering handle and steering system
- Patent Title (中): 转向手柄和转向系统
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Application No.: US10580920Application Date: 2004-10-21
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Publication No.: US07726692B2Publication Date: 2010-06-01
- Inventor: Takafumi Ozaki , Paul Baron , Kazuhiko Satou , Tatsuya Amano , Hisao Asaumi , Masaaki Kawano , Hirokazu Kitazawa , Kunio Shirakawa , Osamu Tsurumiya , Yoshinobu Mukai , Kazuhisa Watanabe
- Applicant: Takafumi Ozaki , Paul Baron , Kazuhiko Satou , Tatsuya Amano , Hisao Asaumi , Masaaki Kawano , Hirokazu Kitazawa , Kunio Shirakawa , Osamu Tsurumiya , Yoshinobu Mukai , Kazuhisa Watanabe
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Carrier, Blackman & Associates, P.C.
- Agent Joseph P. Carrier; William D. Blackman
- Priority: JP2003-401470 20031201; JP2004-116872 20040412
- International Application: PCT/JP2004/015586 WO 20041021
- International Announcement: WO2005/054032 WO 20050616
- Main IPC: B62D1/12
- IPC: B62D1/12 ; B62D1/04

Abstract:
In a steering handle grasped and rotated by both hands of a driver, an axis of a steering shaft included in the steering handle is inclined so as to be higher in level in a forward direction of a vehicle body, and a left grip grasped by a left hand and a right grip grasped by a right hand are rotatable in opposite directions about an axis perpendicular to the axis of the steering shaft. Accordingly, an upper half of the driver's body sitting on a seat and leaning backwards and a plane of rotation of the steering handle are substantially parallel to each other, thereby ensuring that the driver can rotate the steering handle without stretching and withdrawing his or her arms. Moreover, when the steering handle is rotated, the driver's wrists can be prevented from being twisted unnaturally, leading to an easy steering operation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070221007A1 Steering Handle and Steering System Public/Granted day:2007-09-27
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