US 12,351,232 B2
Retractable steering wheel arrangement with non-planar steering wheel rim
Franco Cimatti, Pavullo nel Frignano (IT)
Assigned to Hangzhou Kingway Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou (CN)
Appl. No. 18/578,285
Filed by Hangzhou Kingway Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou (CN)
PCT Filed Jul. 13, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/069481
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 10, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/284948, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 19, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0300566 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. B62D 1/06 (2006.01); B60K 35/21 (2024.01); B62D 1/04 (2006.01); B62D 1/10 (2006.01); B62D 1/185 (2006.01); B62D 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 1/06 (2013.01) [B60K 35/212 (2024.01); B62D 1/046 (2013.01); B62D 1/105 (2013.01); B62D 1/185 (2013.01); B62D 5/006 (2013.01); B60K 2360/782 (2024.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A steering system for a vehicle, the steering system comprising a steering wheel arrangement having a central axis and being reversibly retractable in a direction towards a dashboard of the vehicle and extendable in a direction away from the dashboard of the vehicle;
wherein the steering wheel arrangement comprises
a steering wheel having a steering wheel rim and at least one spoke,
a steering wheel center part being provided with a plurality of steering wheel controls, the steering wheel center part being non-rotatable about the central axis, and
a steering wheel hub fixedly connected with the steering wheel by the at least one spoke and extending from the steering wheel towards the dashboard of the vehicle, the steering wheel hub and the steering wheel being rotatable about a central axis;
wherein the steering wheel rim has a non-planar configuration and has a total angle of rotation of 720° or less, and
wherein the steering system has a variable steering ratio.