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US 2022/0274659 A1Published application
Vehicle operation device
AssigneesHonda Motor Co., Ltd., Asahi Denso Co., Ltd.
InventorsAkinori Tou, Ryohei Kitamura, Masayuki Hashimoto, Sho Sugimoto
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Abstract
A rotary knob that rotates in a pushed state includes an extending portion extending in a rotation direction of the rotary knob, and the extending portion includes a cutout portion cut out so as to prevent a first switch that detects that the rotary knob is pushed in from being pressed in a case where the rotary knob is in an intermediate range in which the rotary knob is in a pushed state.
Claims8
A vehicle operation device comprising:
- a rotating body that is rotatable in a pushed state;
- and a switch that operates as a result of the rotating body being pushed in, wherein
- a pushing result of the switch is used to execute predetermined operation of an electrical component provided at a vehicle,
- the switch includes a pressed portion that is to be pressed in conjunction with a pushing result of the rotating body,
- the rotating body includes a contact portion that is contactable with the switch, and
- the contact portion includes a cutout portion cut out so as to prevent the pressed portion from being pressed when the rotating body is in an intermediate range corresponding to between a first rotation position at which the vehicle is put into a first state and a second rotation position at which the vehicle is put into a second state different from the first state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.