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US 9,821,726 B2Granted
Steering wheel with keyboard
AssigneeSteering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
InventorsRichard P. Nash, Bryan L. Faist
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Abstract
A steering wheel assembly includes a panel and a projector assembly. The panel is connected to a steering wheel body and has a first surface disposed opposite a second surface. The projector is connected to the steering wheel body and displays a virtual input device on at least one of the first surface and the second surface, while the steering wheel is in a non-rotational condition.
Claims19
A steering wheel assembly comprising:
- a panel connected to a steering wheel body, the panel having a first surface disposed opposite a second surface;
- a projector assembly connected to the steering wheel body, the projector assembly displays a virtual input device on at least one of the first surface and the second surface, while the steering wheel is in a non-rotational condition,
- wherein the steering wheel body defines a compartment configured to receive the projector assembly.
A steering wheel assembly comprising:
- a steering wheel having a projection surface;
- and
- a projector connected to the steering wheel, the projector being movable between a stored position in which the projector is received within the steering wheel body and a deployed position in which the projector extends above the projection surface, the projector configured to project a virtual input device onto the projection surface, while the steering wheel is in a non-rotational condition.
A method of providing a virtual input device to a vehicle operator comprising:
- enabling a projector connected to a steering wheel to be moved from a stored position to a deployed position, in response to activation of an autonomous driving assisted system that operatively decouples the steering wheel from a steering shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.