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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Audi Ag, Ingolstadt, DE;
Inventors:
Michael Stadler, Arnsberg, DE;
Ingo Schütz, Erdweg, DE;
Assignee:
Audi AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/181 (2006.01); B62D 1/185 (2006.01); B62D 1/19 (2006.01); B62D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/192 (2013.01); B62D 1/197 (2013.01); B62D 5/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
A motor vehicle includes an instrument panel, a steering column defining a longitudinal axis, and a steering wheel arranged on the steering column in a region of the instrument panel. The steering wheel is configured for movement in relation to the instrument panel in a direction of the longitudinal axis towards the instrument panel from a first position to a second position. The steering column is also constructed to enable the steering wheel to move from the second position to the first position when the motor vehicle is subjected to a force caused by an accident.