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

Claim 13:
14. A steering system for a vehicle, the steering system comprising:
a steering wheel system to interface with a steer-by-wire system of the vehicle, the steering wheel system aligned with a recess in a dashboard 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 rail coupled to the dashboard;
a bracket, the steering wheel system coupled to the bracket, the bracket slidably disposed in a slot in the rail; and
a strap or a tab disposed in the slot, the strap or the tab to break when a threshold force is exerted, thereby enabling the steering wheel system to move into the recess upon application of a force on the steering wheel system that meets or exceeds the threshold force.