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US 10,144,383 B2Granted
Steering wheel with video screen and airbag
AssigneeSteering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
InventorsJoen C. Bodtker, John F. Schulz
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Abstract
A steering assembly includes a steering wheel and display interface. The steering wheel has an airbag module disposed within a hub of the steering wheel. The display interface is disposed on the steering wheel over the airbag module. The display interface has a first display segment disposed adjacent to a second display segment.
Claims13
A steering assembly, comprising:
- a steering wheel selectively coupled to a steering shaft, the steering wheel having a hub that is configured to receive an airbag module and an airbag cover disposed on the hub;
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- a display interface disposed within the airbag cover over the airbag module, the display interface being configured to split along a predicted tear path that extends from a first side of the display interface towards a second side of the display interface in response to expansion of an airbag of the airbag module, wherein the display interface is configured as a frangible display interface.
A steering assembly provided with an autonomous vehicle, comprising:
- a steering wheel having an airbag module disposed within a hub of the steering wheel;
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- a display interface disposed on the steering wheel over the airbag module, the display interface having a first display segment disposed adjacent to a second display segment, the first display segment directly abuts the second display segment.
A steering assembly provided with an autonomous vehicle, comprising:
- a steering wheel having an airbag module disposed within a hub of the steering wheel;
- a display interface disposed on the steering wheel over the airbag module, the display interface having a first display segment disposed adjacent to a second display segment, the first display segment has a first display segment first side that is hingedly connected to the steering wheel and a first display segment second side that is disposed opposite the first display segment first side, the second display segment has a second display segment first side that is hingedly connected to the steering wheel and a second display segment second side that is disposed opposite the second display segment first side, the first display segment second side abuts the second display segment second side to define a split;
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- a frame member disposed on the steering wheel, the first display segment and the second display segment slidably attached to the frame member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.