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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2024
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Joyson Safety Systems Korea Co., Ltd., Hwaseong-si, KR;
Kyeong Boo Roh, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Sang Gyu Yoon, Incheon, KR;
Byung Woo Noh, Seoul, KR;
Ji Su Hwang, Yongin-Si, KR;
Beom Jung Kim, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Seung Min Kim, Bucheon-Si, KR;
Seung Woo Jeong, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Joyson Safety Systems Korea Co., Ltd., Hwaseong-si, KR;
Abstract
A steering wheel includes an armature body; a wheel rim coupled to the armature body to be folded, a slider provided on the armature body to move linearly while coupled to the wheel rim to be rotatable about a first rotation axis, a link including a first end portion rotatably coupled to the wheel rim about a second rotation axis, different from the first rotation axis, and a second end portion coupled to the armature body to be rotatable about a third rotation axis, and a driving unit engaged to the slider and providing power for a linear motion to the slider.