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Vehicle steering device and safety system

US7096991B2 · kind B2 · utility

9Cited by
4References
12Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 17, 2003
Grant dateAug 29, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 25, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D1/16
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle steering device comprises a steering column (22) and a steering wheel with a steering wheel rim (24). Arranged inside the steering column (22) is a vibration device (26; 26′). The vibration device is designed such that it can generate a haptic signal which can be felt by a driver on a surface (28) of the steering wheel rim (24).

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