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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2017
Tk Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Jason Carl Lisseman, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Valerie Dawn Gardner, St. Clair Township, MI (US);
Dwayne Van'tZelfde, Holly, MI (US);
Erick Paul Staszak, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Norbert Hubert Mueller, Aschaffenburg, DE;
David William Andrews, Ortonville, MI (US);
JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS ACQUISITION LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a steering apparatus for a vehicle having a including a light element providing indication and warning light signals to the user of the vehicle. The light element can be associated with a PCB mounted to the steering wheel grip for controlling the operation of the light element. The PCB may be thermally coupled to a heat exchange component such that heat from the light element is transferred from the PCB to the steering wheel grip.