Vehicle steering wheel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12083972-B2
Application number	US-202118246624-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 27, 2021
Priority date	Sep 29, 2020
Publication date	Sep 10, 2024
Grant date	Sep 10, 2024

Abstract

A vehicle steering wheel comprising:a hub,a movable structure that is able to move with respect to the hub between a driving position and at least one console position,an articulation arranged between the hub and the movable structure and comprising at least one articulation shaft,at least one electrical conductor running from the hub to the movable structure,wherein the articulation shaft comprises a recess so as to form a cable passage, and in which the electrical conductor runs from the hub to the movable structure passing through the cable passage.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle steering wheel comprising:
a hub;
a mobile structure that is mobile relative to the hub between a driving position configured to allow a driver to operate the steering wheel and at least one console position in which the mobile structure is moved from the hub relative to the driving position,
a link arranged between the hub and the mobile structure and comprising at least one link shaft,
at least one electrical conductor leading from the hub to the mobile structure,
wherein the link shaft comprises a recess so as to form a cable channel, and wherein the electrical conductor leads from the hub to the mobile structure passing via the cable channel, and wherein the mobile structure is movable relative to the hub about an axis defined by the cable channel.

2. The vehicle steering wheel according to claim 1 , wherein the electrical conductor has one end comprising a connector, and wherein the connector has a dimension greater than a dimension of the cable channel.

3. The vehicle steering wheel according to claim 1 , wherein the link shaft is discrete from the mobile structure and the hub.

4. The vehicle steering wheel according to claim 1 , comprising a clearance compensation device arranged at the link between the mobile structure and the hub.

5. The vehicle steering wheel according to claim 4 , wherein the clearance compensation device comprises a resilient member.

6. The vehicle steering wheel according to claim 1 , comprising a friction reduction device arranged at the link between the mobile structure and the hub.

7. The vehicle steering wheel according to claim 6 , wherein the friction reduction device comprises at least one part having a coefficient of friction of less than 0.15.

8. The vehicle steering wheel according to claim 1 , further comprising a second link comprising a second link shaft, wherein the second link shaft comprises a recess forming a cable channel.

9. The vehicle steering wheel according to claim 1 , comprising an electric apparatus or device built into the mobile structure, and wherein the electrical conductor has one end connected to the electric apparatus or device.

10. The vehicle steering wheel according to claim 1 , wherein the link is of a pivot link type.

11. The vehicle steering wheel according to claim 1 in combination with an automotive vehicle.

12. A vehicle steering wheel comprising:
a hub;
a mobile structure that is mobile relative to the hub between a driving position configured to allow a driver to operate the steering wheel and at least one console position in which the mobile structure is moved from the hub relative to the driving position;
a link arranged between the hub and the mobile structure and comprising at least one link shaft;
at least one electrical conductor leading from the hub to the mobile structure,
wherein the link shaft comprises a recess so as to form a cable channel, and wherein the electrical conductor leads from the hub to the mobile structure passing via the cable channel comprising an electric apparatus or device built into the mobile structure, and wherein the electrical conductor has one end connected to the electric apparatus or device; and
an electric apparatus or device built into the mobile structure, wherein the electrical conductor has one end connected to the electric apparatus or device.

13. A vehicle steering wheel comprising:
a hub;
a mobile structure that is mobile relative to the hub between a driving position configured to allow a driver to operate the steering wheel and at least one console position in which the mobile structure is moved from the hub relative to the driving position;
a link arranged between the hub and the mobile structure and comprising at least one link shaft;
at least one electrical conductor leading from the hub to the mobile structure,
wherein the link shaft comprises a recess so as to form a cable channel, and wherein the electrical conductor leads from the hub to the mobile structure passing via the cable channel comprising an electric apparatus or device built into the mobile structure, and wherein the electrical conductor has one end connected to the electric apparatus or device; and
a second link comprising a second link shaft, wherein the second link shaft comprises a recess forming a cable channel.

Assignees

• Autoliv Dev

Inventors

• Barritault Matthis
• Cassin Sebastien
• Leboeuf Thomas

Classifications

• B62D1/183

  adjustable between in-use and out-of-use positions, e.g. to improve access · CPC title

• B62D1/04 Primary

  Hand wheels · CPC title

• B62D1/08

  Spokes, e.g. resilient (B62D1/11 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B62D1/065

  Steering wheels with heating and ventilating means (heating and ventilation of steering wheel when connected to vehicle HVAC B60H1/00292) · CPC title

• B62D1/06

  Rims, e.g. with heating means; Rim covers (B62D1/11 takes precedence) · CPC title