Steering wheel arrangement

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8466578
APP PUB NO 20080173127A1
SERIAL NO

12030017

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A steering wheel arrangement for a motor vehicle is provided including a steering wheel, which can be arranged in a rotationally displaceable manner in the motor vehicle, a stationary module which defines a steering axle, whereon the steering wheel is rotationally mounted about the steering axle, and first actuation elements which are arranged on the steering wheel in order to actuate functional elements of the motor vehicle which are arranged in or on the motor vehicle. The arrangement also includes at least one second actuation element which is arranged on the stationary module and which is used to actuate functional elements of the motor vehicle which can be arranged in or on the motor vehicle. According to one form of the invention, a central electronic control element is arranged in the steering wheel, which is fitted in order to control first actuation elements and also in order to control at least one second actuation element. The electronic control element can communicate with a drive-sided electronic element, preferably via a at least one multiplex-interface.

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TAKATA-PETRI AGBAHNWEG 1 63743 ASCHAFFENBURG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ackert, Holger Darmstadt, DE 1 15
Bender, Jürgen Frankfurt, DE 4 13
Bischoff, Michael Hösbach, DE 34 372
Germuth-Löffler, Michael Aschaffenburg, DE 2 12
Müller, Horst Florstadt, DE 2 10
Sauerwein, Thomas Groβwallstadt, DE 4 23
Volz, Klaus Goldbach, DE 1 15

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