# US 11,897,538 B1 · Steering wheel with display and gear control

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- Number: US 11,897,538 B1
- Document ID: US11897538B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 18/202,554
- Filed: 2023-05-26
- Granted: 2024-02-13
- Earliest claimed: 2023-05-26
- Assignees: King Faisal University
- Applicants: King Faisal University
- Inventors: Nazargi Mahabob; Mohammad Aariz
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11897538B1

## CPC

- B62D 1/046: {Adaptations on rotatable parts of the steering wheel for accommodation of switches}
- F16H 59/12: comprising push button devices
- F16H 59/044: {consisting of electrical switches or sensors}
- B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M)
- F16H: GEARING

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The steering wheel system as recited in claim 1, further comprising a display on the steering wheel.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The steering wheel system as recited in claim 2, wherein the selection areas are located on the display.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The steering wheel system as recited in claim 1, wherein the selection areas are buttons.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The steering wheel system as recited in claim 4, wherein the buttons comprise a park button, a reverse button, a neutral button, and a drive button.

### Claim 6

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.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method as recited in claim 6, further comprising providing a display on the steering wheel.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method as recited in claim 7, further comprising providing the plurality of selection areas on the display.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The method as recited in claim 6, wherein the plurality of selection areas are buttons.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method as recited in claim 9, wherein the buttons comprise a park button, a reverse button, a neutral button, and a drive button.