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US 12,473,973 B2Granted
Shift device
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
InventorsHironori Watanabe, Syuji Nakamura, Kazuhiro Saito, Masao Ando, Haruki Seto, Kakunari Takeda
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Abstract
A shift device including: a shift body that, when operated, is configured to change a shift position; a first switch that, when operated, is configured to control a drivetrain system of a vehicle; and a second switch that, when operated, is configured to control a non-drivetrain system of a vehicle, the second switch having a different operating aspect from the first switch.
Claims7
A shift device comprising:
- a shift body that, when operated, is configured to change a shift position;
- a first switch that, when operated, is configured to control a drivetrain system of a vehicle;
- and
- a second switch that, when operated, is configured to control a non-drivetrain system of the vehicle, the second switch having a different operating sound from the first switch,
- wherein the difference in operating sound allows a user to distinguish between the first switch and the second switch.
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A shift device comprising:
- a shift body that, when operated, is configured to change a shift position;
- a first switch that, when operated, is configured to control a drivetrain system of a vehicle;
- and
- a second switch that, when operated, is configured to control a non-drivetrain system of the vehicle, the second switch having a different operating load from the first switch,
- wherein the difference in operating load allows a user to distinguish between the first switch and the second switch.
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A shift device comprising:
- a shift body that, when operated, is configured to change a shift position;
- a first switch that, when operated, is configured to control a drivetrain system of a vehicle;
- and
- a second switch that, when operated, is configured to control a non-drivetrain system of the vehicle, the second switch having a different operating stroke from the first switch,
- wherein the difference in operating stroke allows a user to distinguish between the first switch and the second switch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.