Steering wheel assembly

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12030547
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17460731

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A steering wheel assembly for a vehicle includes a support member connectable to a vehicle steering column. A steering wheel has first and second rim portions. At least one of the first and second rim portions is pivotable about a pivot axis between a steering position and a folded position. At least one linear actuator is connected to the support member and operably connected to at least one of the first and second rim portions. Actuation of the linear actuator pivots at least one of the first and second rim portions about the pivot axis.

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ZF AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY GERMANY GMBHASCHAFFENBURG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Baucher, Christopher Washington, US 4 7
Harvey, Jeff Sterling Heights, US 3 7
Helmstetter, Matthias Aschaffenburg, DE 33 171
Jang, Daekyo Gyeonggi-do, KR 1 0
Staab, Christopher Haibach, DE 3 7
Tumminello, Marco Niedernberg, DE 5 10

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