VEHICLE

• Main Author: SCHADT, Torsten
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 07.12.2023
• Subjects: CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; CLEANING; CLEANING IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; MOTOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL; SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, ORMANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRAILERS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

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.