2390results about "Hand wheels" patented technology

A computing system associated with a vehicle can access sensor data originating from one or more sensors disposed within a vehicle and can access device data originating from a user device. The sensor data and the device data can comprise physiological data of a user of the vehicle. The computing system can determine a physiological status of the user of the vehicle based on at least the sensor data or the device data and cause the vehicle to perform one or more operations based on at least the physiological status of the user.

Embodiments relate to a method and apparatus for selecting and performing a function selectable by a custom button by a user in a vehicle, utilizing an on-board system controller, the on-board system controller comprising a processor and a memory. The method includes the operations of: identifying a pressing of a custom button; receiving a selection of a function from a display panel; linking the function to the custom button; and automatically performing the function when the custom button is subsequently pressed.

A vehicle-mounted display device, a vehicle steering wheel assembly, and a vehicle. The vehicle-mounted display device comprises a decorative piece (1), wherein the decorative piece (1) comprises a connection portion (4), a touch-control display screen (2), a first mounting position (11) and a second mounting position (12); the decorative piece (1) is mounted on a base (13) of a vehicle steering wheel (3) by means of the connection portion (4); the first mounting position (11) is used for mounting the touch-control display screen (2), and the second mounting position (12) is used for mounting a vehicle airbag; and the first mounting position (11) and the second mounting position (12) are arranged side by side on the decorative piece (1), and the first mounting position (11) is located above the second mounting position (12) in the direction in which the first mounting position (11) and the second mounting position (12) are arranged.

The invention discloses a steering device, a steering system and a vehicle, relates to the technical field of vehicles, and aims to solve the problem of how to reduce the space of a driving position occupied by a steering wheel. The steering device comprises a steering wheel, the steering wheel comprises a folded state and an unfolded state, and the steering wheel is configured to enable the steering wheel to be switched from the unfolded state to the folded state through folding action. When the vehicle is in a first driving state, the steering wheel is in an unfolded state, and the first driving state is a state that the vehicle is in a driving state and auxiliary driving of the vehicle is not started.

A steering device 1 accepts steering operations by a driver and comprises: an annular rim 20; a hub 23 located on the inner side of the rim 20; spokes 25L, 25R which extend radially from the hub 23 and which are connected to a rim inner circumference 21 of the rim 20; electrode devices 55L, 55R provided in the spokes 25L, 25R, respectively; and a steering control device 4 that detects a change in the electrostatic capacitance between the electrode devices 55L, 55R and a ground connection. The electrode device 55L comprises a first electrode 56L having flat parts 561L, 562L, 563L directed toward the rim 20 and the electrode device 55R comprises a first electrode 56R having flat parts 561R, 562R, 563R directed toward the rim inner circumference 21.

A steering system includes a steering wheel rotation limiting device being arranged radially offset to the steering wheel hub and including a base being fixed to the or another non-rotatable component of the steering system and a sliding element. The base includes two opposing end stop surfaces, and the sliding element is axially slidable parallel to the axis of rotation relative to the base and relative to the steering wheel hub between the two opposing end stop surfaces. The sliding element includes a projection that engages a spiral groove formed on a circumferential surface of the steering wheel hub so that rotation of the steering wheel hub causes axial movement of the sliding element, and so that abutment of the sliding element with one of the two end stop surfaces blocks movement of the sliding element and rotation of the steering wheel hub.

A steering apparatus includes: a steering wheel, and a sensor unit configured to detect contact or close proximity of a human body to the steering wheel. The sensor unit includes: a plurality of electrodes provided in the steering wheel, and a plurality of correction electrodes each disposed on a face of a corresponding electrode among the plurality of electrodes, for correcting a capacitance value derived from the corresponding electrode.

The steering device 1 is equipped with: a steering wheel 2 provided with a rim section 20and spoke sections 25L and 25R; electrode devices 6L, 6R; and a steering control device 4for detecting a change in the capacitance of the electrode devices 6L, 6R. The electrode devices 6L, 6R are respectively equipped with a first electrode section 61L, 61R provided to a spoke connection section 22L, 22R and which constitutes part of an inner-circumferential rim section 21. Radially outermost sections 613L, 613R, which are the sections of the first electrode sections 61L, 61R farthest from the center, are positioned to the outside in the radial direction of arc-shaped imaginary lines L1, L2 which contact the contour line of the inner-circumferential rim section 21 above the spoke sections 25L, 25R and the contour line of the inner-circumferential rim section 21 below the spoke sections 25L, 25R.

A steering apparatus includes: a steering wheel, and a sensor unit configured to detect contact or close proximity of a human body to the steering wheel. The sensor unit includes: an electrode provided in the steering wheel, a measuring device configured to measure an electrostatic capacitance of the electrode, and a switching element configured to switch the electrode between a first state in which the electrode is grounded and a second state in which the electrode is not grounded.

The utility model provides a vehicle and a foldable steering wheel thereof.The vehicle comprises a base and a steering wheel framework installed on the base, the steering wheel framework comprises a steering wheel rim and two spoke frameworks symmetrically arranged on the steering wheel rim, and the tail ends of the two spoke frameworks are rotationally connected to the base; the base is used for rotating the steering wheel rim relative to the base; the steering wheel comprises a using state and a folding state. The foldable steering wheel further comprises a rotating shaft, a transmission structure, a driving device and a locking structure, the spoke framework is rotationally connected to the base through the rotating shaft, the transmission structure is connected with the rotating shaft, and the driving device is used for driving the transmission structure to rotate and driving the rotating shaft to rotate so that the steering wheel can be turned over to be switched between the using state and the folding state.

The cab comprises a driving compartment and a steering mechanism, the driving compartment is provided with a driving cabin and comprises a front portion and side portions located on the two sides of the front portion, wheel openings are formed in the side portions and used for being matched with front wheels, the wheel openings and the front wheels are concentrically arranged, and the steering mechanism comprises a steering wheel arranged in the driving cabin. In the X direction, the value range of the maximum size L4 of the driving compartment is larger than or equal to 1550 mm and smaller than or equal to 1950 mm, the distance between the center point of the steering wheel and the center point of the wheel opening is L11, and the value range of L11 is larger than or equal to-65 mm and smaller than or equal to 335 mm. Wherein L11 is a negative value when the center point of the steering wheel is located on the side, close to the front portion, of the center point of the wheel opening, and L11 is a positive value when the center point of the steering wheel is located on the side, away from the front portion, of the center point of the wheel opening. According to the cab in the embodiment of the invention, the layout of the cab can be reconstructed, a design space is reserved for forming a streamline structure at the front part of the cab in a limited space, and the design of the low-wind-resistance cab is conveniently realized.

A switch pack for a vehicle is provided that includes a haptic motor configured to provide haptic feedback to a user in a first mode of operation and to provide haptic feedback to at least one sensor in a second mode of operation. The switch pack includes at least one sensor adapted to generate an electrical signal in response to a force applied to the at least one sensor by a user during the first mode of operation. The at least one sensor is further configured to sense the haptic feedback provided by the haptic motor during the second mode of operation.

Motor vehicle, with a steering wheel (10), with an instrument cluster having a display, with a driving mode selector (15) mounted on the steering wheel (10), wherein the driving mode selector (15) is configured so that a defined actuation of the same on the driver's side automatically changes a driving mode of the motor vehicle, wherein the driving mode selector (15) can be moved in different directions of actuation such that a defined actuation of the same on the driver's side in a first direction of actuation results in a change from the currently current driving mode to a respective first driving mode and a defined actuation of the same on the driver's side in a second, opposite direction of actuation results in a change from the currently current driving mode to a respective second driving mode.The driving mode selector (15) is associated with at least one sensor that detects a future touch by the driver and / or an actual touch or actuation of the driving mode selector (15) by the driver that does not change the driving mode. When the at least one sensor detects a future touch by the driver and / or an actual touch or actuation of the driving mode selector (15) by the driver that does not change the driving mode, a control unit of the motor vehicle then generates a display in the instrument cluster showing the first and second driving modes currently available in the two directions of operation.

The embodiment of the invention relates to the technical field of vehicle manufacturing, in particular to a multifunctional holding feeling variable steering wheel which comprises a rim, a center shaft hub, a plurality of spokes, a controller and a control button, the rim is installed on the center shaft hub through the spokes, the center shaft hub is connected with a steering column, and the controller is connected with the steering column. The wheel rim is provided with two normally-held areas, the wheel rim and the central shaft hub are hollow, the two normally-held areas are provided with adjusting areas, the positions, in the adjusting areas, of the wheel rim are hollowed out, the hollowed-out positions are fixedly covered with rubber sheets, and an adjusting groove, an air bag and a two-way air pump are arranged in the wheel rim. The adjusting groove is fixedly formed in the position of the adjusting area, the air bag is arranged between the adjusting groove and the rubber sheet and connected with the two-way air pump, the controller is installed in the hollow portion of the center shaft hub, and the control button is fixedly arranged on the center shaft hub.

The invention relates to a vehicle technology, in particular to a vehicle steering wheel temperature intelligent adjusting method, system and device. The invention firstly provides a vehicle steering wheel temperature intelligent adjustment method, which comprises the following steps of: according to vehicle use historical information of a user, acquiring frequently-used vehicle use time information of the user and habitual holding area information of the user; the habitual holding area of the user serves as a first adjusting area, and the remaining holding area serves as a second adjusting area; and a steering wheel temperature control module of the vehicle conducts corresponding temperature adjustment on the steering wheel according to the received judgment signal, and when the temperature adjustment is conducted on the steering wheel, the temperature of the first adjustment area is adjusted firstly, and then the temperature of the second adjustment area is adjusted. According to the method provided by the invention, the temperature of the common holding area of the user is adjusted in a targeted manner, so that the electric energy consumption of the target vehicle can be reduced while the personalized requirements of the user are met and the vehicle use waiting time of the user is shortened.

An electrode structure disposed on the outer circumference of a core metal of a steering wheel provided in a vehicle includes an insulator and a first electrode disposed on a first surface of the insulator that is on an opposite side of the insulator relative to a surface of the insulator that faces the core metal of the steering wheel. The insulator includes an engagement portion that engages a first engagement-target portion included in the core metal.

The invention relates to the crossing field of biothermodynamics and dynamic environment control, and discloses a space thermal microclimate multi-target regulation and control method, device and system, a medium and a product. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring physiological parameters (including effective dressing thermal resistance and local sweat gland density of posture correction) of a passenger, environment space-time parameters and light environment parameters through a biological characteristic sensor, an environment sensor and an optical sensor; constructing a dynamic human body thermal comfort model library, and adopting a feature coding-parameter decoding mechanism to match a target thermal comfort model; generating a hierarchical regulation strategy based on the difference between the local comfortable temperature and humidity interval and the real-time thermal environment sensing parameter; and the refrigerant circulation system, the fluid circulation system and the optical radiation system are cooperatively controlled to realize local microclimate regulation and control. According to the method, the problems of inaccurate thermal comfort modeling and low multi-system cooperation efficiency in a transient environment are solved, the energy efficiency ratio is improved, and the comfort of passengers in a cabin is remarkably improved.

A vehicle operation system, including: a steering member to be gripped by a hand of a driver of a vehicle for a steering operation; an operation member for at least one of a brake operation and an accelerator operation, the operation member being provided on the steering member so as to be operable by the driver's hand; a detection device configured to detect an operation amount of the operation member; and a computer configured to receive a detection result of the detection device; wherein the computer is configured to calculate a control characteristic that represents a relationship between the operation amount of the operation member and target deceleration or target acceleration, which is a control target value, based on the detection result of the detection device acquired in a situation in which a predetermined condition including a condition that a stop state of the vehicle is maintained is satisfied.

A steering wheel includes a boss portion disposed at a rotation steering center side, a grip portion disposed around the boss portion, and an operation lever portion disposed between the boss portion and the grip portion. The operation lever portion is pivotally supported by a rotation shaft portion provided close to the boss portion, and is configured to allow a press-down operation and a pull-up operation while the grip portion is gripped. A press-down operation surface of the operation lever portion is disposed along a grip surface being an upper surface of the grip portion, at a side separated from the rotation shaft portion and close to the grip portion, between the grip surface and an upper surface of a pad covering an upper surface of the boss portion. The rotation shaft portion is disposed above a lower end surface of the grip portion to be covered with the pad.

The invention discloses an anti-pinch control method of a steering wheel storage and hiding system. The steering wheel storage and hiding system comprises an angle and height adjusting motor of an electric adjusting tubular column and a turning motor of a steering wheel, and an ECU control system outputs control signals to the angle and height adjusting motor and the turning motor to control the position of the steering wheel. Motor abnormity and current abnormity signals are acquired through the abnormal signal acquisition module, and when the abnormal signals are detected, the angle and height adjusting motor is driven, and the overturning motor stops working. The steering wheel storage and hiding system has the advantages that the purpose of anti-pinch monitoring is achieved by monitoring the motor in the steering wheel storage and hiding system, and people are prevented from being pinched by a steering wheel and accidentally injured.

Embodiments relate to a method and apparatus for selecting and performing a function selectable by a custom button by a user in a vehicle, utilizing an on-board system controller, the on-board system controller comprising a processor and a memory. The method includes the operations of: identifying a pressing of a custom button; receiving a selection of a function from a display panel; linking the function to the custom button; and automatically performing the function when the custom button is subsequently pressed.

The invention relates to the technical field of auxiliary driving, in particular to a man-machine co-driving control method and device and a vehicle. According to the invention, the takeover intention of the user is predicted based on the steering wheel control parameter, the corresponding intelligent driving control coefficient is obtained, and the intelligent driving control coefficient participates in generation of the target control parameter for finally controlling the vehicle steering system; the control degree of intelligent driving steering request parameters output by intelligent driving in the target control parameters conforms to the takeover intention of a user, the problem that an intelligent driving system and a driver grab a steering wheel is solved, safety, comfort and compliance are considered at the same time, intelligent torque distribution of man-machine co-driving is achieved in combination with cooperation of an upper computer and a lower computer, and the user experience is improved. And the flexibility of intelligent driving is improved.

The utility model provides a pneumatic steering wheel adjusting structure, and belongs to the technical field of automobile design and manufacturing. Comprising a first ball screw fixed on a steering column of a steering wheel; the first piston cylinder is fixedly connected with a nut of the first ball screw; the second ball screw is fixed on a steering column of the steering wheel; the second piston cylinder is fixedly connected with a nut of the second ball screw; the compressor forms a closed loop with the upper and lower layers of the first piston cylinder and the second piston cylinder respectively; the adjusting switch of the pneumatic steering wheel is configured to change the flowing mode of air in the closed loop through conversion between a plurality of configurations. By means of the advantage that the air source can be shared with other system structures, use of electrical equipment is reduced, the cost for adjusting the steering wheel is reduced, the reliability of adjusting the steering wheel is improved, the cost is reduced, the reliability is improved, and meanwhile the overall driving experience is not affected.

The invention relates to a vehicle steering wheel having a hub arranged to be connected to a steering element of the vehicle, at least one branch attached to the hub, a rim attached to said at least one branch, and further having: a core defined by a frame portion and by an overmolding material at least partially overmolded on the frame portion, an electrical device covering at least part of the core and comprising a substrate supporting at least one electrical conductor arranged facing the core, characterized in that the steering wheel comprises an insulating film electrically arranged between the electrical conductor and the core.

The invention relates to a circuit arrangement (1) for multi-zone heating operation, comprising: a plurality of heating wires (2, 2 '), which can be supplied in parallel by a heating voltage, for heating a touch surface (19) comprising a plurality of zones (20, 20'); wherein a respective heating wire (2, 2 ') is associated with a zone (20, 20'); at least one first switching element (3a, 3a ') for each heating wire (2, 2'), which is coupled between the heating wire (2, 2 ') and one of the two different heating potentials (VH +, VH-) of the heating voltage in such a way that, in a heating mode, a heating current is applied to the respective heating wire (2, 2') in the conducting state of the first switching element (3a, 3a '), and interrupting the heating current in the OFF state of the first switching element (3a, 3a '); a control circuit (12, 6a, 6a ', 6b, 6b') configured to generate, for each heating wire (2, 2 '), individual pulse width modulated first control signals (ST1, ST1') to switch the first switching elements (3a, 3a ') between an on state and an off state, respectively, the individual pulse width modulated first control signals being applied to first control terminals (Ga, G'a) of the first switching elements (3a, 3a'), respectively; wherein the control circuits (12, 6a, 6a ', 6b, 6b') are further designed to apply a respective associated heating current to a plurality of heating wires (2, 2 ') in a common heating stage in parallel, in an overlapping manner and / or in an alternating manner, and wherein at least two of the first control signals (ST1, ST1') differ in terms of their duty cycles.

The invention relates to a detection device (1) for a steering wheel (2) of a motor vehicle and to a method for detecting the presence of a hand (3) in a gripping area of ​​the steering wheel (2), wherein the detection device (1) has at least one heating device (4) which is designed to heat the steering wheel (2) in a heating mode and to detect the presence of the hand (3) in a detection mode.The detection device (1) has two switching elements (5, 6) and is designed to carry out at least one charging cycle (21) and discharging cycle (22) of the heating device (4) in detection mode by alternately opening one of the switching elements (5, 6) while the other switching element (5, 6) is closed and to determine an impedance of the heating device (4) during this time, wherein the determined impedance is influenced by the presence of the hand (3) so that the presence of the hand (3) can be detected by evaluating the determined impedance during the charging cycle (21) and discharging cycle (22).

A steering column for a steer-by-wire steering system for a motor vehicle, comprising a steering wheel (1) having a fixed-position steering wheel hub (2) and a force feedback unit capable of transmitting torque to the steering wheel (1), the force feedback unit comprising a first electric motor (3) and a second electric motor (12), the first electric motor (3) acting directly on the steering wheel (1) and the second electric motor (12) acting on the steering wheel (1) via a transmission (13).

A method for steering correction in a mobile machine having at least one ground-engaging device including one or more tracks or one or more wheels includes detecting a steering request with an electronic control unit, the steering request being generated by an input device configured to control steering of the mobile machine. The method also includes determining that the steering request is a request to propel the mobile machine in a straight path and determining, during travel of the machine, an amount of deviation of the mobile machine from the straight path. The method further includes generating an adjusted steering command based on the amount of deviation from the straight path.

A motor vehicle including a steering wheel comprising a touch-sensitive portion, a user interface comprising a control device for triggering an enablement of a hill descent control function, and a control unit coupled to the steering wheel and to the user interface is disclosed. The control unit is configured to detect the enablement of the hill descent control function by the control device and to start the hill descent control function in response to a touch on the touch-sensitive portion by a driver of the motor vehicle, provided that the hill descent control function is enabled.

A modular steering wheel assembly allows for quick and secure attachment and removal of a steering wheel in vehicles or gaming setups. A steering wheel mount connects to a core via an audible rotating lock mechanism, enabling fast locking and unlocking. The core attaches to a hub mount using a pull-activated detent mechanism biased to an engaged position by a spring, ensuring stability during use. An asymmetric engagement interface ensures proper alignment, preventing incorrect attachment. A docking station provides convenient storage for unused steering wheels, keeping them organized and easily accessible. This system allows users to switch between different steering wheels without tools, enhancing customization for various driving conditions. By integrating secure and efficient locking mechanisms, the assembly offers a reliable, user-friendly solution for professional drivers, racing enthusiasts, and gaming applications where quick steering wheel changes are required.