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US 9,308,856 B2Granted
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.
Claims23
A steering apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
- a steering grip configured for gripping to facilitate control of a vehicle, the steering grip being rotatable;
- a light element associated with a PCB (printed circuit board);
- the PCB mounted to the steering grip;
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- a processor disposed on the PCB and in electrical communication with the PCB, the processor configured to direct at least a portion of the operation of the light element in response to receiving information that the vehicle is on, an autonomous driving system is off, and a human touch detection sensor associated with the steering grip does not detect human touch.
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