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Operating element for a proximity relating device for vehicles

  • US 6,234,269 B1
  • Filed: 06/22/1999
  • Issued: 05/22/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/22/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Operating element for a proximity regulating device for vehicles, comprising an actuating lever that has a rotatable mounted head, said head being movable from a first specified radial switch position in which the proximity regulating device sets an initial distance from a leading vehicle, to a second radial switch position for a near distance in which the proximity regulating device sets a distance from a leading vehicle that is shorter than the initial distance, and to a third radial switch position for a far distance in which the proximity regulating device sets a distance from a leading vehicle that is increased relative to the initial distance,wherein further second radial switch positions are provided for influencing a previously stored set distance for a reduction or an increase, wherein the previously stored set distance is changed continuously and as a function of residence time in the further switch positions, and wherein the head can be brought into the first specified radial switch position by resetting using outside force.

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