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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Inventor:
Jason J. Hallman, Saline, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B62D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/06 (2013.01); B62D 15/0205 (2013.01); B62D 15/0265 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a steering column assembly including a steering column. A steering wheel apparatus is connected to the steering column. The steering wheel apparatus includes a steering wheel hub that is connected to the steering column and a steering wheel rim that is connected to the steering wheel hub. A clutch mechanism selectively decouples the steering wheel rim from the steering wheel hub thereby allowing rotation of the steering wheel hub within the steering wheel rim.