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US 11,897,538 B1Granted
Steering wheel with display and gear control
AssigneeKing Faisal University
InventorsNazargi Mahabob, Mohammad Aariz
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Abstract
A steering wheel system includes a steering wheel; selection areas on the steering wheel to select a gear; and a control unit that selects the gear according to the selection area selected.
Claims10
A steering wheel system, comprising:
- a steering wheel;
- selection areas on the steering wheel configured to select a gear when pressed by a user;
- and
- a control unit configured to select the gear according to the selection area selected, wherein the control unit comprises a wireless transmitter configured to send a signal to a wireless receiver located within a gearbox to select a selected gear in a transmission based on the selection area selected.
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A method for selecting or changing a gear in a steering wheel system, the method comprising:
- selecting a gear from a plurality of selection areas provided on the steering wheel;
- transmitting a signal that identifies the selected gear to a control unit once one of the plurality of selection areas is selected by a user;
- and
- transmitting a signal from the control unit to a receiver, the receiver being located in a gearbox, to change the gear in a transmission, wherein the control unit comprises a wireless transmitter that sends a signal to the receiver to select a selected gear in a transmission.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.