Vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11951953
APP PUB NO 20230391294A1
SERIAL NO

18265488

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Abstract

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A vehicle has a steering device with a manually actuatable steering input unit for manual gripping and inputting steering commands. The steering input unit has a one-piece or multi-piece gripping surface that is manually grippable for inputting steering commands, and a cleaning device for cleaning the gripping surface. The steering input unit is movable between a usage position, in which it can be gripped by the driver, and a non-usage position in which it cannot be gripped by the driver. The cleaning device has at least one cleaning box arranged on the vehicle and having or containing a cleaning device for cleaning the gripping surface. In the usage position the steering input unit is arranged outside the cleaning box at least in the region of the gripping surface and in the non-usage position it is arranged inside the cleaning box at least in the region of the gripping surface.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AGMERCEDESSTRASSE 120 STUTTGART 70372

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Schadt, Torsten Böblingen, DE 2 0

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