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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Martin Faßbender, Buschhoven, DE;
Philipp Kuepper, Grevenbroich, DE;
Klemens Degle, Cologne, DE;
Bruno Alves, Huerth, DE;
Thomas Kreuz, Mechernich, DE;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A steering wheel for a transport vehicle comprises a hub and a rim which extends around the hub, wherein the rim is pivotably supported between a steering position and at least one non-steering position about a tilting axis. The steering wheel has at least one releasable locking arrangement having a hub-side hub locking device and a rim-side rim locking device for blocking the pivoting by use of mutual engagement. The hub locking device and the rim locking device are configured to engage with each other with spacing from the tilting axis.