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US 11,609,594 B2Granted
Steering device for vehicles
AssigneeGrammer AG
InventorsErwin Haller, Jens Kolb
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Abstract
The invention relates to a steering device for vehicles, in particular forklifts, for carrying out a steering movement of the drivable vehicle on a surface by manual operation by a vehicle driver, wherein the steering device is attached to or in an armrest of a vehicle seat, wherein the steering device comprises at least one rotatable wheel element which can be at least partially grasped on the circumference by the fingers of a hand of the vehicle driver placed on the steering device and can be rotated about an axis of rotation for a steering movement.
Claims19
A steering device for a vehicle, the steering device comprising:
- at least one rotatable wheel element, wherein a circumference of the rotatable wheel element can be at least partially grasped by fingers of a hand of a driver of the vehicle placed on the steering device, wherein the rotatable wheel element can be rotated about an axis of rotation, wherein an arm that includes a front region and a rear region connects the steering device to an armrest of a vehicle seat, wherein the rear region of the arm is disposed below the armrest and connects the arm to the armrest, wherein the steering device is disposed on a first side of the front region, wherein at least one of a distance of the steering device from an end of the armrest, a first angle of the axis of rotation of the steering device relative to a vertical axis, and a second angle of a longitudinal axis of the steering device relative to a longitudinal axis of the armrest can be varied, and wherein a first rotary component of the steering device is disposed at least partially within an interior of the front region of the arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.