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Interior system of a vehicle

US11667321B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Michael John Harmon · Westland, US
Ryan Wayne Warner · Ann Arbor, US
Jesse Rene Diephuis · Beverly Hills, US
Andrew Brand · Bloomfield Hills, US
Andrew Smith · Tibberton, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 30, 2021
Grant date	Jun 6, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 4, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB62D1/181
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle includes a steering wheel support assembly that includes a trim component that defines a trough. The vehicle further includes a steering wheel operably coupled to the steering wheel support assembly and operable to pivot about a first axis from a steering wheel use position to a steering wheel stowed position. In the steering wheel use position, the steering wheel is operable to rotate about a second axis to steer the vehicle. In the steering wheel stowed position, a portion of the steering wheel is received within the trough defined by the trim component.

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