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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
May. 29, 2012
Gary L. Wiseley, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Peggy M. Gossiaux, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Peter J. Judis, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Gary L. Wiseley, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Peggy M. Gossiaux, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Peter J. Judis, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Steering wheels, steering wheel and steering column assemblies, and methods for assembling steering wheels and steering columns for motor vehicles are provided herein. In one example, a steering wheel comprises a hub that is disposed in a central section of the steering wheel. The hub comprises a tubular stem portion that has a channel and that comprises a wall disposed around the channel. The tubular stem portion is configured to operably couple to a steering shaft. A catch and a biasing feature are disposed along the wall and are cooperatively configured such that the biasing feature acts on the catch to allow the catch to move relative to the wall during assembly of the steering wheel to the steering shaft and urges the catch into an engaged position with the steering shaft when the steering shaft is proximate a seated position in the tubular stem portion.