# US 11,999,404 B2 · Steering device equipped with display

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- Number: US 11,999,404 B2
- Document ID: US11999404B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/117,361
- Filed: 2023-03-03
- Published: 2023-09-07
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2022-03-04
- Assignees: Hl Mando Corporation
- Applicants: Hl Mando Corporation
- Inventors: Hyunbi Kwon; Seungwoo Cheon
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11999404B2

## CPC

- B62D 1/105: {Non-rotatable hubs, e.g. the central part of the steering wheel not rotating}
- B60K 35/22: Display screens
- B60K 35/50: Instruments characterised by their means of attachment to or integration in the vehicle (B60K35/231 takes precedence)
- B60K 35/60: Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10)
- B60K 2360/782: on the steering wheel
- B60K 2360/816: Fastening of displays or touch screens
- B60R 11/0229: {for displays, e.g. cathodic tubes}
- B60R 2011/001: {Vehicle control means, e.g. steering-wheel or column}
- B60Y 2400/83: Steering input members
- B60Y 2400/92: Driver displays
- B62D 5/006: {power actuated}
- 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)
- B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60Y: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY

## Abstract

The present invention provides a steering device equipped with a display including a steering wheel 100; a display 200 disposed at a position corresponding to a center portion of the steering wheel 100; an adapter 210 configured to fix the display 200; a steering feedback device 500 connected to the steering wheel 100 and the adapter 210 and including a non-rotating fixed portion and a rotating rotation portion; and a shaft located at a center portion inside the steering feedback device 500, the steering wheel 100 is connected to the rotation portion of the steering feedback device 500, and the adapter 210 is connected to the fixed portion of the steering feedback device 500.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A steering device comprising:
a steering wheel;
a display disposed at a position corresponding to a center portion of the steering wheel;
an adapter fixedly coupled to the display to fix the display;
a steering feedback device connected to the steering wheel and the adapter and including a non-rotating fixed portion and a rotating rotation portion; and
at least one shaft located at a center portion inside the steering feedback device,
wherein the steering wheel is connected to the rotation portion of the steering feedback device, and the adapter is connected to the fixed portion of the steering feedback device,
wherein:
the at least one shaft includes a first shaft provided at a portion directed to the steering wheel, and a second shaft provided at a portion directed to a side opposite to the steering wheel,
the second shaft is fixedly coupled to a vehicle mount at an end portion opposite to the steering wheel,
one end of the adapter is connected to the first shaft, and
the fixed portion of the steering feedback device includes the first shaft, the second shaft, and the vehicle mount.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The steering device of claim 1,
wherein the steering wheel includes a plurality of wheel frames extending toward a forward side of a vehicle and a center of rotation of the steering wheel, and
at least one of the plurality of wheel frames is fixedly coupled to the rotation portion of the steering feedback device.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The steering device of claim 1, wherein the adapter includes:
a holding plate formed flat to face the display, and
a holding portion bent vertically at both ends of the holding plate, the holding portion engaging with the periphery of the display to fix the display.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The steering device of claim 3,
wherein the adapter includes a shaft fixing portion extending toward the first shaft, and
the at least one shaft fixing portion is fixedly coupled to the first shaft.

### Claim 5

A steering device comprising:
a steering wheel;
a display disposed at a position corresponding to a center portion of the steering wheel;
an adapter fixedly coupled to the display to fix the display;
a steering feedback device connected to the steering wheel and the adapter and including a non-rotating fixed portion and a rotating rotation portion; and
at least one shaft located at a center portion inside the steering feedback device,
wherein the steering wheel is connected to the rotation portion of the steering feedback device, and the adapter is connected to the fixed portion of the steering feedback device,
wherein:
the at least one shaft is included in the fixed portion of the steering feedback device,
the at least one shaft includes a first shaft provided at a portion directed to the steering wheel, and a second shaft provided at a portion directed to a side opposite to the steering wheel, and
one end of the adapter is connected to the first shaft,
wherein the adapter includes a holding plate formed flat to face the display, and a holding portion bent vertically at both ends of the holding plate to fix the display by gripping the display,
wherein the adapter includes a shaft fixing portion extending toward the first shaft, and the shaft fixing portion is fixedly coupled to the first shaft, and
the shaft fixing portion is fixedly coupled to the first shaft, and
wherein the shaft fixing portion has a concave portion formed so that one end of the first shaft can be accommodated, and
the one end of the first shaft is inserted into and fixedly coupled to the concave portion.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The steering device of claim 5, wherein in the one end of the first shaft, a seating portion formed with a smaller outer diameter is inserted into the concave portion of the shaft fixing portion.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The steering device of claim 6,
wherein a tab is formed inside the one end of the first shaft, and
a torsion bar penetrates the tab and is inserted into the inside of the one end of the first shaft.

### Claim 8

A steering device comprising:
a steering wheel;
a display disposed at a position corresponding to a center portion of the steering wheel;
an adapter fixedly coupled to the display to fix the display;
a steering feedback device connected to the steering wheel and the adapter and including a non-rotating fixed portion and a rotating rotation portion; and
at least one shaft located at a center portion inside the steering feedback device,
wherein the steering wheel is connected to the rotation portion of the steering feedback device, and the adapter is connected to the fixed portion of the steering feedback device,
wherein:
the at least one shaft is included in the fixed portion of the steering feedback device,
the at least one shaft includes a first shaft provided at a portion directed to the steering wheel, and a second shaft provided at a portion directed to a side opposite to the steering wheel, and
one end of the adapter is connected to the first shaft,
wherein the second shaft is fixedly coupled to a vehicle mount at an end portion opposite to the steering wheel, and
wherein a torsion bar is accommodated inside the first shaft and the second shaft, and
a right end of the second shaft is inserted into and fixedly coupled to a concave portion formed in the vehicle mount.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The steering device of claim 8, wherein the rotation portion of the steering feedback device includes a housing and a cover disposed outside the fixed portion.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The steering device of claim 9, wherein a first bearing is disposed between the first shaft and the housing, an inner race of the first bearing is included in the fixed portion, and an outer race is included in the rotation portion.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The steering device of claim 10, wherein a second bearing is disposed between the second shaft and the housing, an inner race of the second bearing is included in the fixed portion, and an outer race is included in the rotation portion.