STEERING APPARATUS FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE

Abstract

A steering apparatus (2) for a motor vehicle has a handle (4) set up to be grasped by the hands of a driver of the motor vehicle during an operation of the steering apparatus (2). A hub (6) connects the steering apparatus (2) to a steering column of the motor vehicle and spokes (8) connect the handle element (4) to the hub body (6). The hub (6) has at least one digital display (10) for displaying operating parameters of the motor vehicle.

Claims

1. A steering apparatus (2) for a motor vehicle, comprising: a handle (4) set up to be grasped by the hands of a driver of the motor vehicle during operation of the steering apparatus (2); a hub (6) for connecting the steering apparatus (2) to a steering column of the motor vehicle; and spokes (8) connecting the handle (4) to the hub (6), wherein the hub (6) comprises at least one digital display (10) for displaying operating parameters of the motor vehicle.

2. The steering apparatus (2) of claim 1, wherein the at least one digital display (10) hub (6) comprises a plurality of digital displays (10) for displaying operating parameters of the motor vehicle

3. The steering apparatus of claim 2, wherein the digital displays (10) are distributed symmetrically along a surface of the hub (6).

4. The steering apparatus (2) of claim 2, wherein the digital displays (10) at least partially differ with regard to surface sizes.

5. The steering apparatus (2) of claim 1, wherein the at least one digital display (10) comprises a curved display that is curved axis symmetrically in two directions.

6. The steering apparatus (2) of claim 1, wherein the at least one digital display means (10) is set up to display at least one of: a current speed; a current rotational speed; a current fuel level; a current temperature; a current mileage; and an alert to signal issues.

7. The steering apparatus (2) of claim 1, wherein the at least one digital display means (10) is configured in the form of an OLED display.

8. The steering apparatus (2) of claim 1, wherein the at least one digital display (10) is configured in the form of a touch screen that set up to control a display via touches.

9. The steering apparatus (2) of claim 1, further comprising additional operating elements (12) for carrying out definable or defined vehicle functions, the additional operating elements (12) being at least one of knobs, switch levers and scroll wheels arranged on the hub (6).

10. The steering apparatus (2) of claim 1, wherein the handle (4) is configured as a racing steering wheel with right and left handles (4a, 4b).

11. The steering apparatus (2) of claim 1, wherein the steering apparatus (2) is slidable along a rotational axis of the steering column by at least 20 cm.

12. A motor vehicle (100) comprising the steering apparatus (2) of claim 1.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] FIG. 1 a steering apparatus according to the invention for use in a motor vehicle according to a first embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] FIG. 1 shows a steering apparatus 2 according to an embodiment of the invention for use in a motor vehicle. The steering apparatus 2 comprises a handle device 4 in the form of a racing steering wheel with a right and a left handles 4a, 4b set up to be grasped by the hands of a driver of the motor vehicle during operation of the steering apparatus 2. Furthermore, the steering apparatus 2 comprises a hub 6 for connecting the steering apparatus 2 to a steering column of the motor vehicle, as well as spokes 8 for connecting the handle 4 to the hub 6. The hub 6 comprises at least one digital display 10 for displaying operating parameters of the motor vehicle.

[0024] The hub 6 of this embodiment has plural digital displays 10 for displaying operating parameters of the motor vehicle. The digital displays are distributed symmetrically along a surface of the hub 6 and at least in part differ with regard to the size of their surface.

[0025] The digital displays 10 here comprise a curved display that is curved axis-symmetrically in two directions.

[0026] Furthermore, the digital display 10 preferably is configured to display at least one of the following operating parameters: a current speed; a current rotational speed (e.g. RPM); a current fuel level; a current temperature; a current mileage; and/or an alert to signal issues.

[0027] The digital display means 10 is configured in the form of OLED displays and as touch screen displays that control a display via touches.

[0028] Additional operating elements 12 are provided for carrying out definable or defined vehicle functions, and are configured in the form of knobs, shift levers and scroll wheels arranged on the hub 6.

[0029] The above explanation of the embodiments describes the invention solely in the context of examples. Of course, individual features of the embodiments can be freely combined with one another insofar as they are technically advantageous without departing from the scope of the invention.