CN218750968U - Foldable and retractable steering wheel and automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a foldable and contractible steering wheel and an automobile, wherein the foldable and contractible steering wheel comprises a steering wheel, a hinge and a telescopic part; the steering wheel is connected with the telescopic end of the telescopic component through the hinge, and the rotating center line of the hinge is parallel to the rotating breadth of the steering wheel, so that the steering wheel can rotate to the side of the telescopic component; the telescopic end of the telescopic member can be extended or retracted relative to the fixed. The foldable and contractible steering wheel provided by the scheme can be used for adjusting the use state of the steering wheel as required, can be effectively stored when the automobile steering wheel is not used, reduces the space occupation under the non-use state, and has better use experience.

Description

Foldable and retractable steering wheel and automobile

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of automotive technology, concretely relates to collapsible shrink's steering wheel and car.

Background

With the continuous improvement of the automatic driving capability of the automobile, the time ratio of manual driving is lower and lower. In the near future, the steering wheel will be used only as a backup in case of an automatic driving failure and eventually be completely eliminated. The steering wheel, which is not used when it is idle, still takes up a lot of space after the vehicle is switched to the autonomous driving mode.

In view of the above, it is desirable to improve and optimize the existing steering wheel to reduce the occupied space when the steering wheel is not used.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to solve the technical problem, the utility model provides a collapsible shrink's steering wheel and car effectively reduces the space under the non-user state through structural optimization and occupies.

The utility model provides a foldable and contractible steering wheel, which comprises a steering wheel, a hinge and a telescopic part; the steering wheel is connected with the telescopic end of the telescopic component through the hinge, and the rotating center line of the hinge is parallel to the rotating breadth of the steering wheel, so that the steering wheel can rotate to the side of the telescopic component; the telescopic end of the telescopic member can be extended or retracted relative to the fixed.

Optionally, the hinge comprises a first hinge member and a second hinge member pivotally connected; the first hinged parts are fixedly connected with the body of the steering wheel, and the second hinged parts are fixedly connected with the telescopic ends of the telescopic parts.

Optionally, the steering wheel further comprises a rotation driving part, a body of the rotation driving part is fixedly connected with the second hinge, and an output end of the rotation driving part is fixedly connected with the first hinge to drive the steering wheel to rotate.

Optionally, the second hinge part is U-shaped, and the rotation driving part is disposed in the U-shaped second hinge part; the bottom of the U-shaped second hinge part is fixedly connected with the telescopic end of the telescopic part, and the two side parts of the U-shaped second hinge part are rotatably connected with the first hinge part.

Optionally, the first hinge part comprises two hinge parts, and the two hinge parts are respectively and correspondingly and rotatably connected with two side parts of the U-shaped second hinge part in a one-to-one correspondence manner.

Alternatively, the rotational drive means is a motor that outputs a rotational drive force.

Optionally, the telescopic member is an electric cylinder.

Optionally, the telescopic member is a cylinder.

Optionally, the telescopic member is a telescopic rod.

The utility model also provides an automobile, including the steering wheel, the steering wheel adopts as before collapsible shrink's steering wheel.

Aiming at the problems of the traditional steering wheel, the utility model discloses the optimization scheme of collapsible shrink steering wheel is provided innovatively, specifically, the steering wheel passes through the hinge and links to each other with the flexible end of flexible part, and the rotation central line of hinge is parallel with the rotation breadth of steering wheel to the steering wheel rotates to the side of flexible part, for example but not limiting, can be with steering wheel down or upwards rotatory certain angle; meanwhile, the telescopic end of the telescopic component can extend or retract relative to the fixed end, and the steering wheel which completes rotation can be further contracted into the inner part. So set up, when car steering wheel does not use, can accomodate the steering wheel to effectively save space and occupy.

In the alternative of the utility model, the steering wheel device also comprises a rotation driving part, and the output end of the rotation driving part can drive the steering wheel to rotate so as to automatically realize rotation operation; further, the telescopic component can be an electric cylinder, and the steering wheel can be switched between the use state and the storage state quickly. On the whole, the operability can be further improved, and better use experience is achieved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the foldable and retractable steering wheel in an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the assembly of the collapsible steering wheel shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the foldable and collapsible steering wheel in one embodiment in a collapsed state;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of a retracted state of the collapsible steering wheel according to the embodiment.

In the figure:

steering wheel 1, body 11, coil 12, hinge 2, first articulated elements 21, second articulated elements 22, motor 3, electric cylinder 4.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical solutions of the present invention better understood by those skilled in the art, the present invention will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

Without loss of generality, the embodiment takes the steering wheel shown in the figure as a description main body, and explains the foldable and retractable implementation scheme provided by the application in detail. Referring to fig. 1 and 2, fig. 1 is a schematic view illustrating an overall structure of a foldable and collapsible steering wheel according to the present embodiment, and fig. 2 is an exploded view illustrating an assembly of the foldable and collapsible steering wheel shown in fig. 1.

The collapsible steering wheel comprises a steering wheel 1, a hinge 2, a motor 3 and an electric cylinder 4.

As shown in the figure, the steering wheel 1 comprises a body 11 and a coil 12 which are connected, the steering wheel 1 is connected with the telescopic end of the electric cylinder 4 through a hinge, and the rotation center line of the hinge 2 is parallel to the rotation breadth of the steering wheel 1, so that the steering wheel 1 rotates to the side of the electric cylinder 4.

The body of the motor 3 is fixed with the electric cylinder side, the output end of the motor 3 is connected with the steering wheel side, and the steering wheel 1 can be driven by the motor 3 to rotate around the hinge center relative to the electric cylinder side. Of course, in a specific implementation, the motor 3 can be configured selectively, and the rotation of the steering wheel 1 can be realized through manual operation.

Wherein, the telescopic end of the electric cylinder 4 can extend or retract relative to the fixed end thereof so as to further realize the storage of the steering wheel.

The foldable and retractable steering wheel of the present embodiment can be switched between a use state and a storage state. As shown in fig. 2, the steering wheel 1 is in a normal state of manual driving, and the driver turns the rim 12 to perform a steering operation.

When the vehicle is switched to a non-use scene such as unmanned driving or parking, folding and contracting operations can be performed to reduce space occupation.

First, the motor 3 is started, and the output end of the motor 3 outputs a rotation driving force and drives the steering wheel 1 to rotate to a folded state shown in fig. 3. Then, the electric cylinder 4 is started, the electric cylinder 4 outputs a linear movement driving force, and drives the steering wheel 1 to further contract to the inside, so that the folding and contracting process is completed.

In this embodiment, the hinge 2 includes a first hinge 21 and a second hinge 22 rotatably connected; the first hinge 21 is fixedly connected to the body 11 of the steering wheel 1, and the second hinge 22 is fixedly connected to the telescopic end of the electric cylinder 4.

The body of the motor 3 is fixedly connected to the second hinge 22, and the output end of the motor 3 is fixedly connected to the first hinge 21 to drive the steering wheel 1 to rotate. It will be understood that the hinge 2 can be implemented in different forms of construction, provided that the above-mentioned requirements of the connection function are met within the scope of protection claimed in the present application.

As shown in the figure, the second hinge member 22 is "U" shaped, and the motor 3 as a rotation driving part is disposed in the "U" shaped second hinge member; the bottom of the U-shaped second hinge member 22 is fixedly connected with the telescopic end of the electric cylinder 4, and two side parts of the U-shaped second hinge member 22 are rotatably connected with the first hinge member 21.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the first hinge 21 includes two hinge portions, and the two hinge portions are respectively and correspondingly rotatably connected to two side portions of the second hinge 22 in a U shape. Has simple and reliable structure.

The electric cylinder 4 as a telescopic member can convert the rotary motion of the motor into linear motion and output the linear motion. In a specific implementation, the telescopic component may also be in the form of a cylinder (not shown in the figure), and can also drive the steering wheel 1 to extend or retract.

In other specific implementations, the telescopic member may be a telescopic rod, for example, but not limited to, a plurality of sections of rod bodies nested inside and outside are used to achieve the above functions.

In addition to the above foldable and retractable steering wheel, the present embodiment also provides an automobile including the foldable and retractable steering wheel as described above. It should be understood that other functions of the automobile constitute non-core inventions of the present application, and those skilled in the art can implement the functions based on the prior art, and will not be described in detail herein.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments provided by the present invention are not limited to the structural forms shown in the drawings, and it should be understood that the core concept is consistent with the present invention and is within the scope of the present invention.

The foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that it is obvious to those skilled in the art that various modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these modifications and improvements should also be considered as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A foldable and contractible steering wheel is characterized by comprising a steering wheel, a hinge and a telescopic component; the steering wheel is connected with the telescopic end of the telescopic component through the hinge, and the rotating center line of the hinge is parallel to the rotating breadth of the steering wheel, so that the steering wheel can rotate to the side of the telescopic component; the telescopic end of the telescopic part can extend or retract relative to the fixed end of the telescopic part.

2. The collapsible steering wheel of claim 1 wherein the hinge comprises first and second hinge members pivotally connected; the first hinged parts are fixedly connected with the body of the steering wheel, and the second hinged parts are fixedly connected with the telescopic ends of the telescopic parts.

3. The collapsible steering wheel of claim 2, further comprising a rotational driving member, wherein the body of the rotational driving member is fixedly connected to the second hinge, and the output end of the rotational driving member is fixedly connected to the first hinge to drive the steering wheel to rotate.

4. The collapsible steering wheel as claimed in claim 3 wherein the second hinge member is "U" shaped and the rotational drive member is disposed within the "U" shaped second hinge member; the bottom of the U-shaped second hinge part is fixedly connected with the telescopic end of the telescopic part, and the two side parts of the U-shaped second hinge part are rotatably connected with the first hinge part.

5. The foldable and collapsible steering wheel according to claim 4 wherein the first hinge comprises two hinges, each of which is pivotally connected to one of the two sides of the second "U" shaped hinge.

6. The collapsible steering wheel as claimed in any one of claims 3 to 5 wherein the rotational drive means is a motor outputting rotational drive force.

7. The collapsible steering wheel as claimed in claim 6 wherein the telescopic member is an electric cylinder.

8. The collapsible steering wheel as claimed in claim 6 wherein the telescopic member is a pneumatic cylinder.

9. The collapsible steering wheel as claimed in claim 6 wherein the telescoping member is a telescoping rod.

10. An automobile comprising a steering wheel, wherein the steering wheel employs the collapsible steering wheel of any one of claims 1 to 9.

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