Steering wheel for a motor vehicle steering system and steering column for a motor vehicle

A steering wheel for a motor vehicle steering system, comprising:

• a rotatably mounted steering spindle;
• a steering wheel hub defining a longitudinal axis and attached coaxially to the rotatably mounted steering spindle;
• a steering wheel rim attached to the steering wheel hub and radially spaced apart from the longitudinal axis and extending in a planar manner transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis;
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• a bearing configured to mount the steering wheel rim on the steering wheel hub such that the steering wheel rim is permitted to incline with respect to the longitudinal axis between an operating position and a stowed position about an inclination axis which lies transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis, wherein the steering wheel rim is inclined at a flatter angle with respect to the longitudinal axis in the stowed position than in the operating position.

A steering column for a motor vehicle, comprising:

• a steering spindle mounted in a supporting unit so as to be rotatable about a longitudinal axis;
• a steering wheel hub attached coaxially to the steering spindle;
• a steering wheel rim being attached to the steering wheel hub, wherein the steering wheel rim is spaced radially from the longitudinal axis and extends in a planar manner transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis;
• and
• a bearing configured to mount the steering wheel rim on the steering wheel hub such that the steering wheel rim is permitted to incline with respect to the longitudinal axis between an operating position and a stowed position about an inclination axis which lies transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis, the steering wheel rim inclined at a flatter angle with respect to the longitudinal axis in the stowed position relative to the operating position.

A method for adjusting a steering wheel comprising a steering wheel hub defining a longitudinal axis and attached coaxially on a rotatably mounted steering spindle, and a steering wheel rim attached on the steering wheel hub spaced apart radially from the longitudinal axis and extending in a planar manner transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis, the steering wheel rim mounted on the steering wheel hub in a bearing such that it is permitted to incline with respect to the longitudinal axis between an operating position and a stowed position about an inclination axis which lies transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis, the steering wheel rim being inclined at a flatter angle with respect to the longitudinal axis in the stowed position than in the operating position, and the steering wheel hub having a releasable fixing device which is configured to move selectively into a fixing position or a release position, the steering wheel rim being fixed relative to the steering wheel hub in the fixing position and inclined relative to the steering wheel hub in the release position, comprising:

• moving the fixing device into the release position;
• inclining the steering wheel rim relative to the steering wheel hub about the inclination axis;
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• moving the fixing device into the fixing position.