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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2016
Applicant:
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Inventors:
Frank P. Lubischer, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Richard K. Riefe, Saginaw, MI (US);
Assignee:
STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION, Saginaw, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/183 (2006.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/183 (2013.01); B60R 11/02 (2013.01); B60R 2011/001 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0075 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steering arrangement provided with an autonomous vehicle includes a steering wheel. The steering wheel is selectively coupled to a steering shaft. The steering wheel is selectively switched between a rotatable condition and a non-rotatable condition by an advanced driver assist system. The steering wheel has a steering wheel body defining a receptacle and a convenience assembly that is movable between an open position and a closed position.