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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2009
Applicant:
Kimmo Wihinen, Laukaa, FI;
Inventor:
Kimmo Wihinen, Laukaa, FI;
Assignee:
Valtra Oy Ab, Suolahti, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A steering wheel assembly () comprising a steering wheel () rotatably mounted to a support body () is provided. The support body, or console unit, is rotatable about an axis which is substantially transverse between a steering position for steering the vehicle and a table position in which one upward facing surface () of the support body provides a table. Advantageously, a surface of the support body to which the steering wheel is mounted is exploited to provide an additional surface for the driver () when the vehicle is not in operation.