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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2020
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Michael J. Maure, Medonte, CA;
Benjamin B. MacArthur, Barrie, CA;
Thien Phung, Toronto, CA;
Matthew Gowthorpe, Burlington, CA;
Tyler John Edward Thomas Zettler, New Lowell, CA;
Matthew Peter Gleeson, Everett, CA;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An installation device is used to install a steering wheel onto a steering column having a plurality of column splines, wherein the steering wheel includes a plate with a central opening and a plurality of wheel splines configured to engage the plurality of column splines. The installation device includes a frame including a base and a cover removably coupled to the base. The installation device also includes a first magnification lens coupled to the frame, and a first pair of posts coupled to the base. The first pair of posts are configured for insertion into a pair of corresponding openings on the steering wheel such that the first pair of posts position the first magnification lens a first predetermined distance from the steering wheel to focus the first magnification lens on the plurality of wheel splines.