Patent · US Active

Autonomous vehicle with reconfigurable interior

US9073574B2 · kind B2 · utility

66Cited by

11References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Mark A. Cuddihy · New Boston, US
Christopher Attard · Ann Arbor, US
Jeff Allen Greenberg · Ann Arbor, US
Rajit Johri · Ann Arbor, US
Devinder Singh Kochhar · Ann Arbor, US
Jialiang Le · Canton, US
Manoharprasad K. Rao · Novi, US
Matthew Y. Rupp · Canton, US
John Shutko · Ann Arbor, US
Roger Arnold Trombley · Ann Arbor, US
Hongtei Eric Tseng · Canton, US
Andrew Waldis · Auburn Hills, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 20, 2014
Grant date	Jul 7, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 20, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2021/23107
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle includes a steering wheel located in a passenger compartment. The steering wheel is configured to be moved from an operational position to a stowed position. In the event of a collision, a first airbag is configured to deploy when the steering wheel is in the operational position and a second airbag is configured to deploy when the steering wheel is in the stowed position.

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