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Retractable steering wheel

US10800441B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8References

17Claims

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Derek Board · Ferndale, US
Srinivasan Sundararajan · Ann Arbor, US
Kevin Michael Pline · Plymouth, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 22, 2018
Grant date	Oct 13, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 9, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB62D1/183
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An assembly includes a steering column. The assembly includes a pair of steering handles pivotally supported by the steering column and pivotable from an extended position toward the steering column to a retracted position. The assembly includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to pivot the steering handles to the retracted position upon detecting a triggering event.

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