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System and method for improving vehicle ignition lock location

An ignition switch, vehicle technology, applied to vehicle components, steering control mounted on the vehicle, transportation and packaging, etc., can solve problems such as blocking interior lighting

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-10-29
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
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Some vehicles have used interior lighting to illuminate the ignition locks in an attempt to provide better visibility of the ignition locks, however, if the driver needs to bend over the steering wheel to locate the ignition locks, the driver's head often contradicts the direction of the interior lighting. purpose to block interior lighting
Also, on some right-hand drive vehicles, the driver may have to open the driver's door to make room for their head when bending over to find the ignition lock

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[0027] Embodiments of the present disclosure are shown with reference to the drawings. It should be understood, however, that the disclosed embodiments are intended to be examples only and that the embodiments may be embodied in various and alternative forms. The figures are not necessarily to scale; some features may be exaggerated or minimized to show details of particular components. Specific structural and functional details disclosed are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art how to practice the disclosed concepts.

[0028] figure 1 A vehicle 10 is shown having wheels 12 designed to contact and roll on terrain or ground, also known as road wheels. Wheels 12 support the vehicle off the ground and allow the vehicle 10 to move over the ground. The wheels 12 are also rotatable and used to assist in steering the vehicle 10 . Vehicle 10 may be an automobile and wheels 12 may be a wheel and tire assembly. ...

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Abstract

Automatically rotating a steering wheel to provide improved locatability of an ignition if the steering wheel reduces ignition locatability and the vehicle is parked. Indications that the vehicle is parked may include when an automatic transmission is in park, a park brake is set, an autopark event concludes, or during a remote start event. Rotating the steering wheel to provide improved ignition locatability while turning the vehicle wheels less than 10 degrees.

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technical field [0001] This disclosure relates to vehicles with an ignition switch or ignition lock located behind a steering wheel where the steering wheel may reduce the visibility of the ignition switch position, and in particular to a situation in which the driver automatically rotates the steering wheel to a heightened Positioning of the ignition switch. Background technique [0002] A steering wheel is a steering control device that is rotated by the driver to provide steering input to the vehicle. Simply put, by turning the steering wheel left or right, the vehicle can be steered left or right, respectively. Steering wheels are generally circular with an outer ring that can be grasped by the driver's hand and connected to a central hub by one or more spokes. The hub of the steering wheel may be connected to a steering shaft that is threaded down into the steering column and into or below the instrument panel or behind the instrument panel. In an automobile, the ste...

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IPC IPC(8): B62D1/04
CPCB62D15/0285
Inventor 约翰·罗伯特·范·维埃米尔奇托德·安斯巴赫杰里米·罗林斯杰瑞·伯尼希
Owner FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
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