Patent ID: 9656547
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B60K,B62D,F16H

Claim:
1. A vehicle comprising: a body frame; at least one pivot shaft; a supporting frame pivotally connected to the body frame via the at least one pivot shaft; a shaft support fixed to the supporting frame, the shaft support including a steering shaft; a steering wheel connected to the steering shaft, the steering wheel being rotatable around the steering shaft with respect to the shaft support; a paddle shifter disposed on the supporting frame or the shaft support, the paddle shifter being operable to move toward the steering shaft; a transmission supported by the body frame, the transmission including a plurality of speed-changing gears; a shift actuator that shifts the transmission; a controller that controls the shift actuator so as to shift the speed-changing gears of the transmission when the paddle shifter is operated; and a power steering system disposed on the shaft support, the power steering system including a steering actuator that assists a driver in turning the steering wheel; wherein the paddle shifter includes: the left shifter and the right shifter are separate and spaced apart from each other; the left shifter includes, as viewed along an axis of the steering shaft, a first main body overlapping the steering wheel, and a first extension protruding radially inward from the first main body and located radially inward relative to the steering wheel; the right shifter includes, as viewed along an axis of the steering shaft, a second main body overlapping the steering wheel, and a second extension protruding radially inward from the second main body and located radially inward relative to the steering wheel; and the paddle shifter is disposed rearward relative to the steering actuator, and forward relative to the steering wheel.