Steering Wheel Light Bar
AssigneeTK Holdings Inc.
InventorsJason Carl Lisseman, Valerie Dawn Gardner, Dwayne Van'tZelfde, Erick Paul Staszak, Norbert Hubert Mueller, David William Andrews
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a steering apparatus for a vehicle having a including a light element providing indication and warning light signals to the user of the vehicle. The light element can be associated with a PCB mounted to the steering wheel grip for controlling the operation of the light element. The PCB may be thermally coupled to a heat exchange component such that heat from the light element is transferred from the PCB to the steering wheel grip.
Claims21
A steering apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
- a steering grip configured for gripping to facilitate control of the vehicle;
- a light element physically associated with a PCB (printed circuit board);
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- the PCB mounted to the steering grip, the PCB thermally coupled to a heat exchange component associated with the steering grip;
- wherein the heat exchange component is configured to transfer heat from the PCB to the steering grip.
A steering apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
- a steering grip configured for gripping to facilitate control of the vehicle;
- a light element mounted to a PCB (printed circuit board);
- the PCB mounted to the steering grip and providing operation instructions to the light element;
- an outer lens configured to cover the light element, the outer lens sized and shaped to provide an exterior surface adjacent with an exterior surface of the steering grip;
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- a brightness enhancing film located between the light element and the outer lens.
A steering apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
- a steering column;
- a steering wheel rim coupled via spokes and a hub to the steering column;
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- a light element including:
- a plurality of light emitting sources mounted to a PCB (printed circuit board), and
- an outer lens adjacent to an outer surface of the steering wheel rim;
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- wherein the light element includes a portion along an inside surface of the steering wheel rim and a portion in a radial direction of the steering wheel rim;
- wherein the PCB is mounted to the steering wheel rim and thermally coupled to a heat exchange component associated with the steering wheel rim;
- wherein the PCB provides signal instructions to each of the plurality of light emitting sources.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.