Patent ID: 11912334
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 18:
19. A vehicle comprising:
a steering assembly comprising:
a holder;
a steering element mounted pivotably to the holder;
a tilt mechanism disposed within the holder, the tilt mechanism positioning the steering element around a tilt axis between a steering position and at least one non-steering position; and
at least one releasable locking arrangement for fixing the steering element in the steering position and at least one non-steering position, wherein the at least one releasable locking arrangement is configured to adopt at least one locking state in which a release of the at least one releasable locking arrangement is prevented and to adopt at least one release state in which the release of the at least one releasable locking arrangement is enabled, and wherein the at least one releasable locking arrangement includes:
a first locking element having a plurality of pins selectively extending into a respective plurality of recesses defined by steering element, wherein the plurality of recesses outnumber of the plurality of pins, wherein at least a first recess and second recess of the plurality of recesses are coplanar with the steering element in the steering position, and wherein at least a third recess and fourth recess of the plurality of recesses are substantially coplanar with the steering element in the at least one non-steering position; and
a second locking element selectively engaged with the first locking element, wherein the second locking element includes a force action chain selectively interrupted from the plurality of pins by an electronic element, and wherein the at least one releasable locking arrangement adopts the at least one locking state based on the force action chain being interrupted from the plurality of pins.