WO1996025300A1 - A device with a rotating, anatomic handle for steering wheels of vehicles with electronic accelerator system - Google Patents

A device with a rotating, anatomic handle for steering wheels of vehicles with electronic accelerator system Download PDF

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WO1996025300A1
WO1996025300A1 PCT/IT1995/000062 IT9500062W WO9625300A1 WO 1996025300 A1 WO1996025300 A1 WO 1996025300A1 IT 9500062 W IT9500062 W IT 9500062W WO 9625300 A1 WO9625300 A1 WO 9625300A1
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Dario Spinnato
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D1/00—Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle
    • B62D1/02—Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle vehicle-mounted
    • B62D1/04—Hand wheels
    • B62D1/046—Adaptations on rotatable parts of the steering wheel for accommodation of switches
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60W—CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
    • B60W30/00—Purposes of road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit, e.g. of systems using conjoint control of vehicle sub-units, or advanced driver assistance systems for ensuring comfort, stability and safety or drive control systems for propelling or retarding the vehicle
    • B60W30/18—Propelling the vehicle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D1/00—Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle
    • B62D1/02—Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle vehicle-mounted
    • B62D1/04—Hand wheels
    • B62D1/043—Hand wheels with a device allowing single-hand operation of the steering wheel
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K26/00—Arrangements or mounting of propulsion unit control devices in vehicles
    • B60K26/02—Arrangements or mounting of propulsion unit control devices in vehicles of initiating means or elements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60W—CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
    • B60W2710/00—Output or target parameters relating to a particular sub-units
    • B60W2710/06—Combustion engines, Gas turbines
    • B60W2710/0605—Throttle position

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  • the present invention concerns a device comprising a rotating anatomic handle, with electronic accelerator system, fixed in any point of the circumference or on the spokes of the steering- wheel of vehicles.
  • accelerator systems are known that may be controlled by means of a small steering-wheel or similar, placed above the steering-wheel, the perfect operating whereof requests the use of both arms, especially engaging during driving on bordering ways.
  • the present invention responds to the request of placing the control means for the electronic accelerator in correspondence with the steering- wheel so as to be used, in particular, by drivers with physical handicaps, like those with one arm only, and where this one arm must necessarily operate, at the same time, the steering-wheel and the accelerator.
  • This need is solved, according to the present invention, by means of a device consisting of a rotating anatomic handle, fixed witha bracket to the circumference of the steering-wheel or on the spokes of the.
  • a potentiometer or other similar device operated by a switch, a lever or similar and that determines, following to the rotation, the variation of a plurality of grazing contacts so as to transmit the electric signals to an electronic central control for the feeding of a motoreducer which in turn operates, by means of a kinematism, the accelerator pedal of the vehicle.
  • Figure 1 shows an exploded axono etric and transparency view of a device with a rotating anatomic handle, with electronic accelerator system, for steering-wheels for vehicles.
  • Figue 2 shows a device according to figure 1, installed onto the steering-wheel of a vehicle.
  • Figures 3 and 4 show two variants of the anatomic handle.
  • a means for rotatingly linking said handle 1 or similar to the steering-wheel V consisting of a neutral pin 2 rotating inside a selflubricating bush 3 or a bearing or other, supported by a striction bracket 4 housed on the circle of the steering-wheel V or onto a spoke R; a potentiometer 5 or a plurality of potentiometers or other similar devices, contained inside said handle 1, operated by a pushbutton 6 or similar, so as to control the intensity of the electric currents in the outlet wires 7 placed inside the handle and ending up, outside said rotating handle, with said grazing contacts 8, placed at radial distances differentiated with respect to the rotation axis;
  • said anatomic handle 1 may be replaced by an internal, rigid and hollow carrying structure that performs the functions of support for the mechanism, and having an external (totally or partially) soft surface; inside said hollow structure a signal tracer of the pressure of the driver's hand on the external soft surface of said handle; the signals produced by the means tracing the pressure are therefore elaborated by the electronic control centre which in turn feeds above mentioned motoreducer.
  • said potentiometer 5 may be replaced with a means for varying a light emission and the corresponding wires 7 and 10 with optic fibres, having all the same purpose of sending signals to said electronic control central 11.
  • the handle 13 of figure 4 may be the vertical axis to the plane of the steering-wheel, or handle 14 of figure 3 the horizontal axis with a lateral support 15.

Abstract

The device according to the present invention consists of a rotating anatomic handle (1), fixed by means of brackets (4) to the circumference of the steering wheel (V) or onto its spokes (R), and comprising a potentiometer (5), or any similar means, operated by means of a pushbutton (6), a lever or similar, and which determines, following to the rotation, the variation of a plurality of grazing contacts (8, 9) so as to transmit the electric signals to an electronic control central for the feeding of a motoreducer, which in turn operates, by means of a kinematism, the accelerator pedal of the vehicle.

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0 PCMT95/00
"A DEVICE WITH A ROTATING, ANATOMIC HANDLE FOR STEERING WHEELS OF VEHICLES WITH ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR SYSTEM"
The present invention concerns a device comprising a rotating anatomic handle, with electronic accelerator system, fixed in any point of the circumference or on the spokes of the steering- wheel of vehicles.
At present, some accelerator systems are known that may be controlled by means of a small steering-wheel or similar, placed above the steering-wheel, the perfect operating whereof requests the use of both arms, especially engaging during driving on bordering ways.
The present invention responds to the request of placing the control means for the electronic accelerator in correspondence with the steering- wheel so as to be used, in particular, by drivers with physical handicaps, like those with one arm only, and where this one arm must necessarily operate, at the same time, the steering-wheel and the accelerator. This need is solved, according to the present invention, by means of a device consisting of a rotating anatomic handle, fixed witha bracket to the circumference of the steering-wheel or on the spokes of the. same, and comprising a potentiometer or other similar device, operated by a switch, a lever or similar and that determines, following to the rotation, the variation of a plurality of grazing contacts so as to transmit the electric signals to an electronic central control for the feeding of a motoreducer which in turn operates, by means of a kinematism, the accelerator pedal of the vehicle.
The present invention will be described more in detail hereinbelow relating to the enclosed drawings in which an embodiment is shown.
Figure 1 shows an exploded axono etric and transparency view of a device with a rotating anatomic handle, with electronic accelerator system, for steering-wheels for vehicles.
Figue 2 shows a device according to figure 1, installed onto the steering-wheel of a vehicle. Figures 3 and 4 show two variants of the anatomic handle.
The enclosed figures show a device according to the present invention, comprising, relating to the shown details:
- an anatomic handle 1, fixed in any point of the circumference of the steering-wheel V or on one of its spokes R;
- a means for rotatingly linking said handle 1 or similar to the steering-wheel V, consisting of a neutral pin 2 rotating inside a selflubricating bush 3 or a bearing or other, supported by a striction bracket 4 housed on the circle of the steering-wheel V or onto a spoke R; a potentiometer 5 or a plurality of potentiometers or other similar devices, contained inside said handle 1, operated by a pushbutton 6 or similar, so as to control the intensity of the electric currents in the outlet wires 7 placed inside the handle and ending up, outside said rotating handle, with said grazing contacts 8, placed at radial distances differentiated with respect to the rotation axis;
- a plurality of circular concentrical rims 9, fixed onto the brackets 4 and corresponding to the radial position of said grazing contacts 8, and which transmit the signals of the potentiometer 5 to an electronic control centre 11 for the feeding of a motoreducer 12 which, by means of . a kinematism with flexible transmissions, leverage or other, operates the accelerator pedal of the vehicle.
In a possible variant of the device according to the present invention, said anatomic handle 1 may be replaced by an internal, rigid and hollow carrying structure that performs the functions of support for the mechanism, and having an external (totally or partially) soft surface; inside said hollow structure a signal tracer of the pressure of the driver's hand on the external soft surface of said handle; the signals produced by the means tracing the pressure are therefore elaborated by the electronic control centre which in turn feeds above mentioned motoreducer.
In a further possible variant, said potentiometer 5 may be replaced with a means for varying a light emission and the corresponding wires 7 and 10 with optic fibres, having all the same purpose of sending signals to said electronic control central 11. PCMT95/000
Furthermore, in possible variants, the handle 13 of figure 4 may be the vertical axis to the plane of the steering-wheel, or handle 14 of figure 3 the horizontal axis with a lateral support 15.

Claims

A device with a rotating, anatomic handle for steering-wheels of vehicles with an electronic accelerating system, characterized in:
- an anatomic handle (1), fixed in any point of the circumference of the steering-wheel (V) or on one of its spokes (R);
- a means for rotatingly linking said handle (1) or similar to the steering-wheel (V), consisting of a neutral pin (2) rotating inside a selflubricating bush (3) or a bearing or other, supported by a striction bracket (4) housed on the circle of the steering-wheel (V) or onto a spoke (R); a potentiometer (5) or a plurality of potentiometers or other similar devices, contained inside said handle (1), operated by a pushbutton (6) or similar, so as to control the intensity of the electric currents in the outlet wires (7) placed inside the handle and ending up, outside said rotating handle, with said grazing contacts (8), placed at radial distances differentiated with respect to the rotation axis;
- a plurality of circular concentrical rims (9), fixed onto the brackets (4) and corresponding to the radial position of said grazing contacts (8), and which transmit the signals of the potentiometer (5) to an electronic control centre (11) for the feeding of a motoreducer (12) which, by means of a kinematism with flexible transmissions, leverage or other, operates the accelerator pedal of the vehicle.
2. A device according to claim 1, characterized in a handle provided with an internal rigid and hollow carrying structure, with an external soft surface.
3. A device according to claim 1, characterized in a device for tracing the pressure of the driver's hand on the external soft surface, placed inside the hollow structure.
4. A device according to claim 1, characterized in that said potentiometer (5) may be replaced with a means for varying the light emission and the corresponding wires (7) and (10) with optical fibres, with the same purpose of sending signals to said electronic control central (11).
5. A device according to claim 1, characterized in an anatomic handle (13) with an axis vertical to the steering-wheel's plane. 8
6. A device according to claim 1, characterized in an anatomic handle (14) with a horizontal axis with a lateral support (15).
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