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Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022

Filed:

Jan. 13, 2020
Applicant:

Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);

Inventors:

Frank P. Lubischer, Commerce Township, MI (US);

Richard K. Riefe, Saginaw, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); B62D 1/181 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B62D 1/04 (2006.01); B62D 1/183 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/183 (2013.01);
Abstract

A rotation control system for a steering system of a vehicle includes a steering shaft. The rotation control system also includes at least one component operatively coupled to the steering shaft, the steering shaft switchable between a rotational condition and a non-rotational condition during operation of the vehicle, the rotational condition occurring during a manual driving mode and the non-rotational condition occurring during an autonomous driving mode. The rotational control system further includes a condition switching device for allowing a user to switch between the rotational condition and the non-rotational condition, the condition switching device comprising at least one of a switch, a button, and a voice prompt.


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