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

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle comprising:
a dashboard having an opening;
a steering wheel system to interface with a steer-by-wire system of the vehicle, the steering wheel system disposed adjacent the opening, the steering wheel system including:
a steering wheel; and
a torque feedback actuator assembly to provide torque feedback to the steering wheel;

a rail coupled to the dashboard; and
a bracket, the steering wheel system coupled to the bracket, the bracket slidably disposed in a slot in the rail, wherein a frictional interface between the bracket and the rail holds the bracket relative to the rail until 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.