Stowable steering wheel

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US10759474B2 Stowable steering wheel 有权

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Patent Title: Stowable steering wheel
Application No.: US15947900

Application Date: 2018-04-09
Publication No.: US10759474B2

Publication Date: 2020-09-01
Inventor: Jens Christiansen
Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Current Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
Agency: Bejin Bieneman PLC
Agent Frank A. MacKenzie
Main IPC: B62D6/00
IPC: B62D6/00 ; B62D15/02 ; B62D5/04 ; B60W50/00 ; B60W50/10 ; B60R16/027 ; B62D3/14

Abstract:

A system includes a processor and a memory storing program instructions executable by the processor to determine that a steering wheel is one of engaged and disengaged with a steering based on a detected deflection of a steering torsion bar. The memory stores instructions to actuate the steering based on the determination.

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US20190308662A1 STOWABLE STEERING WHEEL Public/Granted day:2019-10-10

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IPC分类:

B	作业；运输
B62	无轨陆用车辆
B62D	机动车；挂车（农用机械或机具的转向机构或在所要求轨道上的引导装置入A01B69/00；车轮，脚轮，车轴，提高车轮的附着力入B60B；车用轮胎，轮胎充气或轮胎的更换入B60C；拖有挂车的牵引车或类似车辆之间的连接入B60D；轨道和道路两用车辆，两栖或可转换的车辆入B60F；悬架装置的配置入B60G；加热、冷却、通风或其他空气处理设备入B60H；车窗，挡风玻璃，非固定车顶，门或类似装置，车辆不用时的护套入B60J；动力装置的布置，辅助驱动装置，传动装置，控制机构，仪表或仪表板入B60K；电动车辆的电力装备或动力装置入B60L；电动车辆的电源线入B60M；其他类目不包含的乘客用设备入B60N；适用于货运或装载特殊货物或物体的入B60P；用于一般车辆信号或照明装置的布置，其安装或支承或者其电路入B60Q；其他类目不包含的车辆，车辆配件或车辆部件入B60R；其他类目不包含的保养，清洗，修理，支承，举升或调试入B60S；制动器布置，制动控制系统或其部件入B60T；气垫车入B60V；摩托车及其所用附件入B62J，B62K；车辆试验入G01M）
B62D6/00	根据所检测和响应行驶条件自动控制转向的装置，例如控制回路（用于产生方向改变的装置入B62D1/00；转向阀入B62D5/06；与在转弯时使车体或车轮倾斜的装置组合的入B62D9/00）