Steering wheel for a motor vehicle

Details Steering wheel for a motor vehicle Steering wheel for a motor vehicle

2005-02-10

2008-10-28

Culbreth, Eric (Department: 3616)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

C200S061540, C200S061550

Reexamination Certificate

active

07441800

ABSTRACT:
A steering wheel for a motor vehicle is provided having a hub element, a steering wheel rim, at least one steering wheel spoke for attaching the steering wheel rim to the hub element and at least one activation device which is arranged on the hub element, the steering wheel rim or the steering wheel spoke for controlling and/or regulating an assembly of a motor vehicle. The activation device is preferably embodied as an optical reflection sensor device with a functional face. Such a sensor device operates without mechanically moving parts and during the service life of the steering wheel it is independent of general scratching and soiling of its functional faces. In addition, the functionality of the measurement of distances and/or speeds of the objects located above the functional faces of the sensor device permits further functions to be integrated without requiring further separate devices in order to do so.

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European Search Report for EP 05 07 5255 dated Jun. 21, 2005; 5 pages.

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