Steering wheel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024253689-A1
Application number	US-202218293192-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 28, 2022
Priority date	Jul 30, 2021
Publication date	Aug 1, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A steering wheel, comprising a steering wheel rim and a steering wheel center support. The steering wheel rim is rotatable, and the steering wheel rim is mounted so as to be rotatable about a first axis of rotation. The steering wheel further comprises: a pivot shaft having a first end is fixedly connected to the steering wheel rim, pivoting of the pivot shaft about a second axis of rotation cause the steering wheel rim to rotate about the second axis of rotation; and a transmission mechanism, comprising a lead screw, a slider threadably engaged with the lead screw, and a connecting rod, the connecting rod being rotatably connected to the pivot shaft and the slider, and a driving force driving, via the lead screw, the slider, and the connecting rod, the pivot shaft to rotate about the second axis of rotation.

First claim

1 . A steering wheel, comprising a steering wheel rim and a steering wheel center support, the steering wheel rim being rotatable relative to the steering wheel center support, and the steering wheel rim being mounted so as to be rotatable about a first axis of rotation,
wherein, the steering wheel further comprises, a pivot shaft, configured so that a first end is fixedly connected to the steering wheel rim so as to move together with the steering wheel rim, pivoting of the pivot shaft about a second axis of rotation causing the steering wheel rim to rotate about the second axis of rotation relative to the steering wheel center support, wherein the first axis of rotation is perpendicular to the second axis of rotation; and a transmission mechanism, comprising a lead screw, a slider, and a connecting rod, the slider being configured to be disposed on the lead screw by being threadedly engaged with the lead screw, one end of the connecting rod being connected to a second end of the pivot shaft so as to be able to rotate relative thereto, the other end of the connecting rod being connected to the slider so as to be able to rotate relative thereto, and a driving force, via the lead screw, the slider, and the connecting rod, driving the pivot shaft to rotate about the second axis of rotation.

2 . The steering wheel according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission mechanism comprises a transmission shaft for receiving a driving force, and the transmission shaft is drivingly connected to the lead screw, the axes of the two not being parallel.

3 . The steering wheel according to claim 2 , wherein two lead screws are provided and are respectively drivingly connected to the transmission shaft at two shaft ends thereof by means of a bevel gear pair.

4 . The steering wheel according to claim 3 , wherein the steering wheel center support is provided with a box body for accommodating the transmission mechanism, and the pivot shaft is located at an outer side of the box body.

5 . The steering wheel according to claim 4 , wherein the transmission mechanism further comprises a guide shaft arranged to be parallel to the lead screw, and the slider, comprises a first engagement hole and a second engagement hole, wherein the first engagement hole is configured to be a threaded hole so as to be threadedly engaged with the lead screw, and the second engagement hole is configured to traverse the guide shaft.

6 . The steering wheel according to claim 5 , wherein the transmission mechanism further comprises a worm gear and a worm, the worm gear being configured to be drivingly connected to an output shaft of a driving apparatus, and the worm being used as the transmission shaft.

7 . The steering wheel according to claim 4 , wherein the transmission mechanism further comprises a guide rail arranged to be parallel to the lead screw, and the slider comprises a first engagement hole and a first opening, wherein the first engagement hole is configured to be a threaded hole so as to be threadedly engaged with the lead screw, and the first opening is configured to be disposed on a side surface of the guide rail in a shape interlocking manner.

8 . The steering wheel according to claim 4 , wherein the driving apparatus is disposed on an outer top surface of the box body.

9 . The steering wheel according to claim 8 , wherein the steering wheel further comprises side plates disposed on the outer top surface of the box body, and each side plate is provided with a track for movement of the second end of the pivot shaft.

10 . The steering wheel according to claim 9 , wherein the steering wheel further comprises a fixed shaft disposed to be parallel to the pivot shaft, one end of the fixed shaft being fixed on the steering wheel rim, and the other end extending into a positioning hole in a side plate so as to rotate relative thereto.

11 . The steering wheel according to claim 10 , wherein the fixed shaft is configured to be a hollow shaft.

12 . The steering wheel according to claim 10 , wherein two lead screws are provided, and are each driven at the shaft end by a double-head motor.

Assignees

• Autoliv Dev

Inventors

• Sang Ruigang
• Lu Qi
• Wang Shuhao

Classifications

• B62D1/08

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

• B62D1/10 Primary

  Hubs; Connecting hubs to steering columns, e.g. adjustable (B62D1/11 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60Y2400/405

  Electric motors actuators · CPC title

• B60Y2400/83

  Steering input members · CPC title

• B62D1/06 Primary

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