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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kolita Mendis, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/18 ;
Abstract
A steering wheel system ( ) for a steer-by-wire vehicle includes a lower subframe ( ), an upper subframe ( ), and a steering wheel ( ). The lower subframe ( ) is attached to the vehicle body ( ) and moveable with respect to the vehicle body ( ) by a translational sliding mechanism ( ). The upper subframe ( ) is attached to said lower subframe ( ) through a translational sliding mechanism ( ) to allow movement of the upper subframe ( ) with respect to the lower subframe ( ) upon application of a predetermined amount of force.