Steering assembly

US11292502B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Caterpillar Inc. · US

Inventors

• John J. Krone · Peoria, US
• Kenneth Marvin Roat · Peoria, US
• Jeremy T. Peterson · Nashville, US
• Robert T. Cameron · Ellisville, US
• Jason Rex Dare · Peoria, US
• Micheal David Valerio · Morton, US
• Michael Weston Burns · Nashville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 10, 2020
• Grant date: Apr 5, 2022
• Expiry date: Feb 10, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D5/001
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A steering assembly for a machine is provided. The steering assembly includes a frame. The steering assembly also includes a steering column mounted on the frame. The steering column includes a steering input device and a controller communicably coupled to the steering input device. The steering assembly further includes a steering wheel operably coupled to the steering column. The steering wheel is disposed adjacent to the steering input device.