Stationary steering wheel assembly and method
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1. A stationary steering wheel assembly comprising:
- a steering wheel assembly operatively connected to an axially extending column comprising a steering shaft;
an engagement member moveable into and out of an engagement receptacle that is part of the steering shaft, engagement of the engagement member and the engagement receptacle preventing translation of the steering shaft, disengagement of the engagement member and the engagement receptacle allowing translation of the steering shaft; and
a steering wheel locking component engageable with a steering wheel and moveable between a first position and a second position, the first position locking the steering wheel to prevent rotation, the second position unlocking the steering wheel to allow rotation of the steering wheel, the first position being a first radial position and the second position being a second radial position, wherein the steering wheel locking component is in the first radial position in an autonomous driving mode and in the second radial position in a standard driving mode, the autonomous driving mode having an advanced driving assist system controlling road wheels of a vehicle resulting in rotation of a lower shaft.
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Abstract
A stationary steering wheel assembly includes a steering wheel connected to an axially extending column. The assembly also includes a steering wheel locking component engageable with the steering wheel and moveable between a first position and a second position, the first position locking the steering wheel to prevent rotation and the second position unlocking the steering wheel to allow rotation of the steering wheel.
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1. A stationary steering wheel assembly comprising:
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a steering wheel assembly operatively connected to an axially extending column comprising a steering shaft; an engagement member moveable into and out of an engagement receptacle that is part of the steering shaft, engagement of the engagement member and the engagement receptacle preventing translation of the steering shaft, disengagement of the engagement member and the engagement receptacle allowing translation of the steering shaft; and a steering wheel locking component engageable with a steering wheel and moveable between a first position and a second position, the first position locking the steering wheel to prevent rotation, the second position unlocking the steering wheel to allow rotation of the steering wheel, the first position being a first radial position and the second position being a second radial position, wherein the steering wheel locking component is in the first radial position in an autonomous driving mode and in the second radial position in a standard driving mode, the autonomous driving mode having an advanced driving assist system controlling road wheels of a vehicle resulting in rotation of a lower shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A stationary steering wheel assembly comprising:
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a steering shaft operatively coupleable to a steering wheel; a lower shaft operatively coupled to the steering shaft; a steering shaft locking component engageable with the steering shaft and moveable between a first position and a second position, the first position locking the steering shaft to prevent axial translation and the second position unlocking the steering shaft to allow axial translation of the steering shaft; and a steering wheel locking component engageable with the steering wheel and moveable between a first position and a second position, the first position locking the steering wheel to prevent rotation and the second position unlocking the steering wheel to allow rotation of the steering wheel, the steering wheel locking component comprising a solenoid. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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