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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2021
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Jung Woo Park, Seoul, KR;
Jin Ho Bae, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A foldable steering system for a vehicle may maximize spatial utilization of a driver seat by performing a fold-in operation in which a steering wheel, a steering shaft, shrouds, and the like are accommodated in a crash pad when an autonomous driving mode, a stopping mode, or a getting-in/out mode, in which a driver need not directly manipulate the steering wheel, is selected as a driving mode of an autonomous vehicle and configured for ensuring convenience of use and safety of the steering wheel by performing a fold-out operation in which the steering wheel, the steering shaft, the shrouds, and the like extend from an interior of the crash pad toward the driver seat when the driving mode of the autonomous vehicle is switched to a manual driving mode, an autonomous driving fail mode, and an active safety mode for coping with collision avoidance impossibility.