US 12,227,225 B2
Single stalk steering assembly
Kyle Patrick Nolan, Royal Oak, MI (US); Victor Wong, Lake Orion, MI (US); and Cameron Tyler Knight, Madison Heights, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/341,948.
Prior Publication US 2025/0002071 A1, Jan. 2, 2025
Int. Cl. B62D 1/22 (2006.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60R 21/203 (2006.01); B60K 35/60 (2024.01)
CPC B62D 1/22 (2013.01) [B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60R 21/203 (2013.01); B60K 35/60 (2024.01); B60K 2360/128 (2024.01); B60K 2360/782 (2024.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A steering control assembly comprising:
a base configured to couple with a steering shaft;
a ring mounted to the base and extending around an outermost base circumference of the base, the ring configured to rotate independent of the base;
a locking member movable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, in the locked configuration the locking member locks the ring to the base to restrict rotation of the ring independent of the base, and in the unlocked configuration the ring is free to rotate independent of the base;
bearings between the base and the ring; and
a handle mounted to the ring and extending radially outward beyond an outermost ring circumference of the ring, the handle rotatable with the ring independent of the base when the locking member is in the unlocked configuration to adjust a radial position of the handle relative to the base, the handle configured to be grasped by a user to rotate the steering control assembly and the steering shaft when the locking member is in the locked configuration.