Dual-state steering wheel/input device
First Claim
1. A steering wheel, comprising:
- a wheel rim movably mounted on a steering column;
a hub disposed within a center of the wheel rim on the steering column; and
an input device disposed on the hub,wherein the wheel rim is configured to physically separate from the hub and move along the steering column to a retracted position.
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Abstract
A steering wheel is configured as a dual-state input device configured to operate in two distinct states based on a current driving mode. In a manual driving mode, the input device is configured to control a limited set of vehicle functions and in an autonomous mode the input device is configured to control an expanded set of vehicle functions. The steering wheel includes a wheel rim movably mounted on a steering column and a hub disposed within a center of the wheel rim on the steering column, the main body portion comprising an interactive touch screen disposed on the main body portion. The wheel rim is configured to disengage from the hub and move along the steering column to a retracted position.
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20 Claims
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1. A steering wheel, comprising:
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a wheel rim movably mounted on a steering column; a hub disposed within a center of the wheel rim on the steering column; and an input device disposed on the hub, wherein the wheel rim is configured to physically separate from the hub and move along the steering column to a retracted position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18)
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14. A steering wheel, comprising:
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a dual-state input device configured to operate in two distinct states based on a current driving mode, wherein in a manual driving mode the input device is configured to control a limited set of vehicle functions, wherein in an autonomous mode the input device is configured to control an expanded set of vehicle functions, and wherein the input device comprises a touch screen and a configuration of the touch screen is different in the manual driving mode than in the autonomous driving mode. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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19. A steering wheel, comprising:
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a dual-state input device configured to operate in two distinct states based on a current driving mode, wherein in a manual driving mode the input device is configured to control a limited set of vehicle functions, wherein in an autonomous mode the input device is configured to control an expanded set of vehicle functions, and wherein in the autonomous mode, the wheel rim is configured to disengage from the hub and move along the steering column to a retracted position.
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20. A steering wheel, comprising:
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a retractable steering tube; a wheel rim movably mounted on the steering tube; a hub mounted within the wheel rim on a stationary tube, the stationary tube extending from the retractable steering tube; an input disposed on the hub; and an actuator configured to retract and extend the retractable steering tube, wherein the wheel rim is configured to physically separate from the hub and move to a retracted position in response to the steering wheel entering an autonomous driving mode.
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