Title:
AUTOMOBILE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/088553
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
By operating one of two paddle switches mounted at opposed positions to the left and right of a steering wheel, three or more (four in an embodiment) travel modes including a normal mode and with different power output characteristics are switched in a predetermined sequence in one direction. By operating the other of the two paddle switches, the travel modes are switched in a sequence opposite to the predetermined sequence and in another direction. Thus, the number of switches for indicating the travel modes can be decreased, and the travel modes can be switched without removing hands off the steering wheel during travel, so that the operability in switching the travel modes can be improved.
Inventors:
SATO KEITA (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2011/079054
Publication Date:
June 20, 2013
Filing Date:
December 15, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD (JP)
SATO KEITA (JP)
SATO KEITA (JP)
International Classes:
B60W10/00; B60K6/22; B60K6/445; B60L15/00; B60L50/16; B60W20/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2011114443A1 | 2011-09-22 |
Foreign References:
| JP2007226698A | 2007-09-06 | |||
| JP2010083394A | 2010-04-15 | |||
| JP2011166990A | 2011-08-25 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ITEC INTERNATIONAL PATENT FIRM (JP)
Patent business corporation Itec international patent firm (JP)
Patent business corporation Itec international patent firm (JP)
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