Motor vehicle with retractable steering wheel

US8899623B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AUDI AG · DE

Inventors

• Michael Stadler · Munich, DE
• Ingo Schütz · Markt Indersdorf, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 24, 2013
• Grant date: Dec 2, 2014
• Expiry date: Aug 7, 2033

Classification

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

Abstract

A motor vehicle includes an instrument panel, a steering column defining a longitudinal axis, and a steering wheel arranged on the steering column in a region of the instrument panel. The steering wheel is configured for movement in relation to the instrument panel in a direction of the longitudinal axis towards the instrument panel from a first position to a second position. The steering column is also constructed to enable the steering wheel to move from the second position to the first position when the motor vehicle is subjected to a force caused by an accident.