Patent ID: 11926371
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 17:
18. A vehicle comprising:
a dashboard;
a steering wheel system to interface with a steer-by-wire system of the vehicle, the steering wheel system including:
a steering wheel; and
a torque feedback actuator assembly to provide torque feedback to the steering wheel;

a plate, the steering wheel system coupled to the plate;
a shaft extending from a rear of the plate and through an opening in the dashboard;
a beam on an opposite side of the dashboard as the steering wheel system;
a tube coupled to the beam, the shaft extending into the tube; and
a locking lever coupled to the tube to lock the shaft relative to the tube, the locking lever to enable the shaft to move into the tube when a threshold force is exerted, thereby enabling the steering wheel system to move into the opening upon application of a force on the steering wheel system that meets or exceeds the threshold force.