US 12,466,466 B2
System for assisting a driver to get in and out of a vehicle
Pierre Larminy, Billy sous les Cotes (FR)
Appl. No. 18/018,633
Filed by JTEKT EUROPE, Irigny (FR)
PCT Filed Jul. 23, 2021, PCT No. PCT/FR2021/051388
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 30, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/023657, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 3, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 20/07960 (FR), filed on Jul. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0303153 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 5/00 (2006.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 5/008 (2013.01) [B62D 5/006 (2013.01); B62D 6/008 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for assisting a driver to get in and out of a vehicle, said system comprising a steering device comprising: a steering column having a longitudinal axis about which the steering column may pivot, said steering column being connected to a steering wheel, and a force feedback module fixed to the steering column, said force feedback module comprising a controller capable of calculating a force and an actuator capable of applying said force to the steering column so as to cause the steering column to pivot about the longitudinal axis in order to guide the steering column connected to the steering wheel in a predetermined position when a driver is getting in and out, locking the steering column connected to the steering wheel in the predetermined position when a driver is getting in and out.