Steering wheel suspension system

Details Steering wheel suspension system Steering wheel suspension system

2007-03-05

2008-09-16

To, Toan (Department: 3616)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Running gear

C280S750000, C280S751000, C280S752000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07425020

ABSTRACT:
The present invention refers to a steering wheel suspension system to reduce the risk of injury to the driver in connection with a vehicle collision, wherein the system includes a steering wheel axle (1), a steering wheel shaft (3) in which the steering wheel axle (1) is rotatably carried, a steering wheel (7) arranged at one end of the steering wheel axle (1) and a knee bar (20). Characteristic features of the steering wheel suspension system according to the present invention is a box construction (5) that is fixedly attached to the steering wheel shaft (3), that a console (9) carries the box construction (5), that the box construction (5) is shiftable relative to the console (9) in a length direction (L) of the steering wheel suspension system, that the box construction has a carrying member (30), that the knee bar (20) is swingably suspended in the console (9), and that the knee bar include an arm portion (22, 26, 27) that affect the carrying member (30) when the knee bar (20) is brought into a swinging motion in connection with a collision.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4949990 (1990-08-01), Hirahara et al.
patent: 5476283 (1995-12-01), Elton
patent: 5496066 (1996-03-01), Hoffmann et al.
patent: 6382670 (2002-05-01), Badaire et al.
patent: 6491322 (2002-12-01), Ryner
patent: 6962367 (2005-11-01), Muller
patent: 7052043 (2006-05-01), Lee
patent: 7063354 (2006-06-01), Riefe et al.
patent: 7128342 (2006-10-01), Davis et al.
patent: 7185918 (2007-03-01), Riefe et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Steering wheel suspension system does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Steering wheel suspension system, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Steering wheel suspension system will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3985221