US 11,667,321 B2
Interior system of a vehicle
Michael John Harmon, Westland, MI (US); Ryan Wayne Warner, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Jesse Rene Diephuis, West Bloomfield, MI (US); Andrew Brand, Bloomfield Township, MI (US); and Andrew Smith, Troy, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/490,777.
Prior Publication US 2023/0112361 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 1/183 (2006.01); B60K 37/04 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 1/183 (2013.01) [B60K 37/04 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising:
a steering wheel support assembly that includes a trim component that defines a trough; and
a steering wheel operably coupled to the steering wheel support assembly, having a circumferential rim, and being operable to pivot about a first axis, such that the entirety of the circumferential rim pivots in a first rotational direction about the first axis, from a steering wheel use position, wherein the steering wheel is operable to rotate about a second axis to steer the vehicle, to a steering wheel stowed position, wherein a portion of the steering wheel is received within the trough defined by the trim component.