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US 2024/0353884 A1Published application
Motion control interface device
AssigneeFca US LLC
InventorsTravis D Bechtel, Brandon Brady, Zachary Luetzen
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Abstract
In at least some implementations, an interface device for control of multiple movements includes a drive controller and a steering controller. The drive controller is adapted to be movable about a pivot axis relative to a base. The steering controller carried by the drive controller for movement with the drive controller and rotatable relative to the drive controller about an axis of rotation that is not parallel to the pivot axis.
Claims20
An interface device for control of multiple movements, comprising:
- a base having an upper surface;
- a drive controller having a body that is coupled to the base at a pivot so that the body is movable about a pivot axis relative to the base, the pivot axis is parallel to the upper surface and the body is connected to the base so that the body moves only by rotation about the pivot axis in a first direction and an opposite second direction, the body has a rear face that faces toward the upper surface and the body has a front face with at least a portion that is flat and parallel to the pivot axis, the body is arranged with the front face facing outward away from the upper surface;
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- a steering controller having a steering controller body that extends outwardly from the front face and is carried by the drive controller for movement with the drive controller and is rotatable relative to the drive controller about an axis of rotation that is not parallel to the pivot axis, wherein the steering controller body rotates in a plane that is parallel to the at least a portion of the front face that is flat.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a prime mover arranged to rotate wheels of the vehicle and move the vehicle;
- a brake assembly arranged to inhibit or prevent rotation of the wheels to slow or stop movement of the vehicle;
- a steering assembly arranged to permit change in a steering angle of one or more of the wheels to permit control of the direction of travel of the vehicle;
- a base having an upper surface;
- a drive controller having a body that is pivotably mounted to the base, the drive controller is coupled to the prime mover and to the brake assembly, the body is movable about a pivot axis in a first direction to activate the prime mover, and the body is movable about the pivot axis in an opposite second direction to active the brake assembly, wherein the pivot axis is parallel to the upper surface and the body is connected to the base so that the body moves about the pivot axis in the first direction and the second direction and the body does not move in other directions, and the body has a rear face that faces toward the upper surface and the body has a front face facing outward away from the upper surface;
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- a steering controller received on the front face of the body for movement with the drive controller as the drive controller moves, and the steering controller is coupled to the steering assembly and is rotatable relative to the drive controller about an axis that is not parallel to the pivot axis to cause a change in the steering angle and wherein the steering controller rotates in a plane that is parallel to the front face.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.