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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2007
Marc Prost-fin, Berlin, DE;
Frederike Keudel, Berlin, DE;
Delf Neumann, Berlin, DE;
Takata-Petri AG, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Abstract
A steering wheel assembly for a motor vehicle is provided. The assembly includes a steering wheel, a steering wheel rim of the steering wheel at least partially rotating about a steering axis about which the steering wheel is mounted to be rotatable at an angle to the steering axis, at least one display device, arranged on the steering wheel, for displaying travel-related information of a motor vehicle, and at least one detection device, disposed on the steering wheel, for detecting an attentiveness level of the driver of the motor vehicle. The detection device is adapted to control the display device depending on the detected attentiveness level of the driver. The application is characterized that the at least one display device is mounted on the steering wheel rim.