Steering arrangement incorporated with a display/control panel

Abstract

In a steering arrangement, an arm is connected to a pivot shaft pivotally supported by a fixed steering column for a manual steering input at its inner end, and is connected to a steering wheel at its outer end while a display/control panel is fixedly attached to the steering column by a bracket extending axially from the steering column so as not to interfere with the arm. Thus, the display panel is placed centrally with respect to the steering wheel, but remains stationary even when the steering wheel is turned. The vehicle operator can operate the control panel and/or the switch on the steering wheel without looking away from the display panel because all of them are placed close to each other and at a substantially same distance from the vehicle operator.

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