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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Michael John Harmon, Westland, MI (US);
Ryan Wayne Warner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jesse Rene Diephuis, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Andrew Brand, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Andrew Smith, Troy, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a steering wheel support assembly that includes a trim component that defines a trough. The vehicle further includes a steering wheel operably coupled to the steering wheel support assembly and operable to pivot about a first axis from a steering wheel use position to a steering wheel stowed position. In the steering wheel use position, the steering wheel is operable to rotate about a second axis to steer the vehicle. In the steering wheel stowed position, a portion of the steering wheel is received within the trough defined by the trim component.