Multiple-position steering control device
First Claim
1. A steering system comprising:
- a steered tire;
a steering control device that controls the movement of the steered tire from a first operating position;
a steering control mount that supports the steering control device and is configured to allow the steering control device to rotate to a second operating position opposite the first operating position; and
an interlock operable to disable the steering control device as it is rotated between the first and second operating positions.
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Abstract
A steering system includes a steered tire and a steering control device that controls the steered tire from a first operating position. Further including a steering control mount that supports the steering control device and is configured to allow the steering control device to rotate to a second operating position opposite the first position. An interlock is operable to disable the steering control device as it rotates between the first and second operating positions. A method detecting a position of a steering control that is configured to provide a steering function of a vehicle in either of a first or a second operating position, where the first position is oriented opposite that of the second operating position. Further receiving an interlock signal and enabling the steering function and a traction function when the interlock signal indicates that the position of the steering control is in the first or second operator position and disabling when the steering control is not an operating position.
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29 Claims
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1. A steering system comprising:
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a steered tire; a steering control device that controls the movement of the steered tire from a first operating position; a steering control mount that supports the steering control device and is configured to allow the steering control device to rotate to a second operating position opposite the first operating position; and an interlock operable to disable the steering control device as it is rotated between the first and second operating positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for detecting a position of a steering control that is configured to provide a steering function of a vehicle in either of a first operating position or a second operating position, where the first operating position is oriented opposite that of the second operating position; means for receiving an interlock signal; and means for enabling the steering function when the interlock signal indicates that the position of the steering control is in the first or second operating position, where the steering function is disabled when the interlock signal indicates that the position of the steering control is not in an operating position. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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