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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Marcus Hoggarth, St. Albans Herts, GB;
Jasper Dekker, London, GB;
Ivan Mark Rogers, High Wycombe, GB;
Edward Rose, London, GB;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A motor vehicle steering wheel assembly may include a ring-shaped member comprising a slot and an internal recess, wherein the slot and internal recess extend circumferentially about the ring-shaped member, the slot being provided in a surface of the ring-shaped member and forming an aperture into the internal recess; a support portion configured to be coupled to a vehicle support structure, the support portion extending through the slot; and a guide portion coupled to the support portion, the guide portion being slidably disposed in the internal recess such that the ring-shaped member is rotatable.