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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019

Filed:

Oct. 16, 2017
Applicant:

Agjunction Llc, Hiawatha, KS (US);

Inventor:

Alan Robert Joughin, Union City, CA (US);

Assignee:

AGJUNTION LLC, Hiawatha, KS (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/02 (2006.01); B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); F16H 1/06 (2006.01); B62D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/0409 (2013.01); B62D 1/00 (2013.01); B62D 5/04 (2013.01); B62D 5/0403 (2013.01); B62D 5/046 (2013.01); B62D 15/025 (2013.01); F16H 1/06 (2013.01); G05D 1/021 (2013.01);
Abstract

A steering wheel actuator mechanism includes a frame assembly and a rotating assembly. The frame assembly is attached to a steering wheel column and the rotating assembly is attached around the steering wheel column and over the frame assembly. In one example, the frame assembly and the rotating assembly can be located around the steering wheel column without removing the steering wheel. The rotating assembly is inserted down into an opening formed in the frame assembly and rotationally engaged with a motor housed in the frame assembly. Actuators are attached to the rotating assembly and positioned to extend upwards through the steering wheel next to spokes in the steering wheel. The rotating assembly causes the actuators to move the spokes and rotate the steering wheel.


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