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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2020
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Sang Woo Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Jai Hak Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A device for stowing a steering wheel and a control method thereof are provided. The device includes a steering wheel module having a steering wheel and the steering wheel module is movable to an interior of a stowage space together with the steering wheel. A planetary gear set are provided and include a first rotational element connected to the steering wheel and selectively locked by a first braking element, a second rotational element connected to a reaction force motor, and a third rotational element selectively locked by a second braking element. A sliding unit is configured to slide the steering wheel module into the stowage space using rotational force received from the third rotational element.