Retractable steering column system
US11597424B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D1/28
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A control system for a steering wheel includes a steering wheel switchable between a rotational condition and a non-rotational condition. The control system also includes a steering gear operatively coupled to a plurality of road wheels of a vehicle, the steering wheel and the steering gear electrically coupled to each other. The control system further includes a controller in operative communication with the steering wheel and the steering gear, the controller configured to control the steering gear independent of the steering wheel when the vehicle is in an autonomous vehicle driving condition, the steering wheel being in a retracted position during the autonomous vehicle driving condition.
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