Patent ID: 7455319

Claim:
A tilting arrangement for a vehicle steering wheel unit, the tilting arrangement comprising: a mount to mount the tilting arrangement on the vehicle, and a support element, the steering wheel unit being pivotally connected to the support element to effect a tilting pivotal movement, about a pivot axis, the support element being movable relative to the mount so as to move the pivot axis with a movement which has a substantial upward component; wherein the pivotal connection between the support element and the steering wheel unit is towards a rear of the steering wheel unit, there being a further member pivotally connected to the steering wheel unit towards a front of the steering wheel unit so that, as the pivotal connection between the support element and the steering wheel unit directs said movement to include a substantial upward component, the steering wheel tilts forwardly; and wherein the support element is a support plate and further wherein when the pivotal connection between the steering wheel unit and the support plate has directed said upward movement and the steering wheel has tilted, a rim of the steering wheel, at its lowest point, is not substantially lower than the rim of the steering wheel, at its lowest point before said movement commenced.