A lock mechanism that is switchable between a locking state in which a movement of an operation member of a working machine is restricted and an unlocking state includes an engagement portion to rotate together with the operation member, a lock body including an engaged portion at its intermediate portion, a lock support shaft that supports the lock body rotatably, and a driving portion that applies a driving force to the lock body. The lock body is moved by the applied driving force to a position in which the engaged portion is in engagement with the engagement portion and a position in which the engaged portion is not in engagement with the engagement portion.

A rotary knob that rotates in a pushed state includes an extending portion extending in a rotation direction of the rotary knob, and the extending portion includes a cutout portion cut out so as to prevent a first switch that detects that the rotary knob is pushed in from being pressed in a case where the rotary knob is in an intermediate range in which the rotary knob is in a pushed state.

The present invention is an Electric servo system which controls and automates gate openings based on GPS speed and position data that results in precise and reliable modern variable and constant rate application. The Electric servo system also allows for Mechanical gate linkages to remain intact, resulting in few changes to the aircraft and redundancy of emergency components. A Mechanical input connect/disconnect is used to effortlessly transfer between the automated Electric servo system and the Mechanical gate system.

Proposed is an operation apparatus for a vehicle that improves visibility and interior aesthetics by appearing/disappearing mechanism of a button. The operation apparatus includes a panel, an operation module capable of moving, through an opening of the panel, between a first position and a second position spaced apart from each other in a front-back direction, a button placed on the operation module, a rotary link rotatably provided on an axis orthogonal to the front-back direction, a drive source for rotating the rotary link, and a cam mechanism having a guide path for inducing an angular motion of the rotary link and, thereby, moving the operation module to the first position or the second position.

Proposed is an operation apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus includes a panel with an opening, an operation module capable of moving, through the opening, between a first position and a second position spaced apart from each other in a front-back direction, a first rotary link and a second rotary link, each configured to be rotatably provided at a rear of the operation module and to be paired with each other, a drive source configured to provide a driving force for rotating the first rotary link and the second rotary link, and a cam mechanism configured to connect the first rotary link and the second rotary link to the operation module, to induce an angular motion in which the first rotary link and the second rotary link are rotated in opposite directions, and to move the operation module to the first position or the second position.

Provided is a foldable pedal apparatus for a vehicle that is configured such that pedal pads protrude toward a driver to be exposed (pop-up state) such that the pedal pads can be operated by the driver in a manual driving mode in which the driver manually drives, and the pedal pads are hidden not to be exposed to the driver (hidden state) such that the pedal pads cannot be operated by the driver in an autonomous driving situation.

A throttle control lever suitable for controlling the magnitude and direction of thrust of one or more aircraft engines is described. The throttle control lever comprises a frame, a trigger mechanism, a connection element, a cam engagement mechanism, a biasing means, a cam, and a grip suitable for gripping by a user when the throttle control lever is in use, The cam comprises a slot having first and second slot portions and a stop portion. The stop portion extends between and connects the first and second slot portions. The cam engagement mechanism comprises a cam lever and a slot engagement element, the cam lever is pivotally attached to the frame via a cam lever pivot, and the slot engagement element is attached to the cam lever. The trigger mechanism comprises a trigger lever and a trigger, the trigger lever is pivotally attached to the frame via a trigger pivot.

An accelerator pedal system includes a pedal lever that performs an operation in accordance with a step-on operation, a lock mechanism configured to restrict the operation of the pedal lever, and an actuator configured to switch between a locked state in which the operation of the pedal lever is restricted by the lock mechanism and an unlocked state in which the operation of the pedal lever is not restricted by the lock mechanism. A controller includes a locking operation determination unit that determines switching of a locking operation by the lock mechanism, an actuator control unit that controls a driving operation of the actuator, and an information acquisition unit that acquires vehicle speed information. The locking operation determination unit locks the pedal lever when a vehicle is traveling in an automatic driving mode and when a vehicle speed is equal to or more than an activation-determination lower limit value.

A lever latching system comprising: a housing; a lever having a latch pin fixedly mounted to the lever, the lever being movably mounted to the housing so that the latch pin moves in an arc; and a latch plate movably mounted to the housing for linear movement with respect to the housing, the latch plate comprising a labyrinth for receiving the latch pin.

A cruise control system for work machines. The system comprises one or more levers for controlling the velocity of the work machine and one or more magnet assemblies. The magnet assemblies comprise means of overcoming the neutral bias of a control lever so that the velocity of the work machine may be maintained without manual input from the operator. The magnets may act directly upon a control lever or a surface adjacent a control lever. Additional controls may be employed to set a maximum cruising speed for the work machine when cruise control is engaged.