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US 12,741,689 B1Granted
Reconfigurable steering device
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsMichael W. Thompson, Brian M. Huenink
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Abstract
A vehicle steering device is reconfigurable between a joystick mode to a steering wheel mode. The vehicle steering device includes a body, a rotary stand, and a grip. The body is configured to be oriented around a first pivot axis via a hinge at a first position corresponding to the joystick mode and a second position corresponding to the steering wheel mode. The rotary stand is coupled to the body via a shaft and pivotable around a second pivot axis.
Claims17
A vehicle steering device, comprising:
- a body configured to be oriented around a first pivot axis via a hinge at a first position corresponding to a joystick mode and a second position corresponding to a steering wheel mode;
- a rotary stand coupled to the body via a shaft and pivotable around a second pivot axis;
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- a grip pivotably coupled to the rotary stand around a third pivot axis, the grip pivotable to a first grip position relative to the rotary stand when the body is disposed at the first position and pivotable to a second grip position relative to the rotary stand when the body is disposed in the second position, and the grip defining a longitudinal axis perpendicular to the second pivot axis in the first grip position and parallel to the second pivot axis in the second grip position.
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