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US 6,070,686 AGranted
Steering wheel mount for a steering wheel of a vehicle
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorGert Pollmann
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Abstract
An adjusting device for a steering wheel in which the steering wheel can be displaced in a direction approximately parallel to the steering column on which the steering wheel is mounted.
Claims13
A steering wheel mount for a steering wheel of a vehicle, comprising:
- a casing housing at least one display instrument;
- a rotatable steering column having a steering wheel mounted thereon;
- an adjusting device permitting adjustment of a position of the steering wheel toward and away from the casing substantially parallel to the steering column between a first position spaced from the casing and a second position at least partially recessed into the casing;
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- a steering wheel locking device which, when the steering wheel is moved inward toward the casing, locks the steering wheel in the second position and prevents operation of the steering wheel to steer the vehicle, the steering wheel locking device permitting the steering wheel to be moved outward away from the casing toward the first position only after the steering wheel locking device has been unlocked, wherein the steering wheel locking device is permanently mounted to the casing and automatically locks the steering wheel in the second position as soon as the steering wheel is moved into the second position.
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A steering wheel mount for a steering wheel of a vehicle, comprising:
- a casing housing at least one display instrument;
- a rotatable steering column having a steering wheel mounted thereon;
- an adjusting device permitting adjustment of a position of the steering wheel toward and away from the casing substantially parallel to the steering column between a first position spaced from the casing and a second position at least Partially recessed into the casing;
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- a steering wheel locking device which, when the steering wheel is moved inward toward the casing, locks the steering wheel in the second position and prevents operation of the steering wheel to steer the vehicle, the steering wheel locking device permitting the steering wheel to be moved outward away from the casing toward the first Position only after the steering wheel locking device has been unlocked wherein, when the steering wheel is in the second position, a part of the casing extends through the steering wheel so that contact between the steering wheel and the casing prevents rotation of the steering wheel.
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A steering wheel mount for a steering wheel of a vehicle, comprising:
- a casing housing at least one display instrument;
- a rotatable steering column having a steering wheel mounted thereon;
- an adjusting device permitting adjustment of a position of the steering wheel toward and away from the casing substantially parallel to the steering column between a first position spaced from the casing and a second position at least partially recessed into the casing;
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- a steering wheel locking device which, when the steering wheel is moved inward toward the casing, locks the steering wheel in the second position and prevents operation of the steering wheel to steer the vehicle, the steering wheel locking device permitting the steering wheel to be moved outward away from the casing toward the first position only after the steering wheel locking device has been unlocked, wherein one of the steering column and the casing includes a detente mechanism which automatically engages to lock the steering wheel when the steering wheel is moved into the second position and wherein the detente mechanism does not disengage to permit the steering wheel to be moved to the first position until the steering wheel locking device is unlocked.
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A steering wheel mount for a steering wheel of a vehicle, comprising:
- a casing housing at least one display instrument;
- a rotatable steering column having a steering wheel mounted thereon;
- an adjusting device permitting adjustment of a position of the steering wheel toward and away from the casing substantially parallel to the steering column between a first position spaced from the casing and a second position at least partially recessed into the casing;
- means for moving the steering wheel from the second position to the first position;
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- a steering wheel locking device which, when the steering wheel is moved inward toward the casing, locks the steering wheel in the second position and prevents operation of the steering wheel to steer the vehicle, wherein, when the locking device is unlocked, the steering wheel is moved outward away from the casing toward the first position by the means for moving the steering wheel.
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A steering wheel mount for a steering wheel of a vehicle, comprising:
- a casing housing at least one display instrument;
- a rotatable steering column having a steering wheel mounted thereon;
- an adjusting device permitting adjustment of a position of the steering wheel toward and away from the casing substantially parallel to the steering column between a first position spaced from the casing and a second position at least partially recessed into the casing;
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- a steering wheel locking device integrated with an ignition lock of the vehicle, the locking device preventing movement of the steering wheel between the first and second positions when in a locked configuration, wherein, when the locking device is unlocked, the steering wheel may be moved between the first and second positions, and wherein when the steering wheel is locked in the second position, the locking device prevents operation of the steering wheel to steer the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.