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Steering wheel mounted display assembly retaining upright orientation regardless of rotated position

US11708104B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Kuster North America, Inc. · US

Inventors

Brian Andrew Mayville · Northville, US
Calogero Alu · Shelby Charter Township, US
Christopher Soave · Brighton, US
Thorsten Dirk Connemann · Ehringshausen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 15, 2021
Grant date	Jul 25, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 4, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16H2063/423
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A steering wheel mounted visual display including a housing incorporated at a location defined within a circumference of the steering wheel and having a graphical display output. Upon rotation of the steering wheel, the display adjusts to remain in an upright orientation. The housing further includes a main lower housing and an assemble-able upper housing sandwiching a display component providing the graphical display output. The display component further includes a stationary inner component, a display support and a PCB component cooperating for auto-updating the graphical display output in response to rotation of the steering wheel.

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