Development of Non-Rotating Steering Wheel-Switch 852290
The expanded application of automotive electronics in recent
years has increased the number of control switches, thus
necessitating the optimization of their layout around the driver
and improvement in operability. As an effective means in improving
operability, switches mounted on the steering wheel have been
developed, placing controls closer to drivers for easier access
while driving. However, since the switches rotate along with the
steering wheel, recognition and operation of those switches left a
few things to be desired.
Recently we developed a "steering wheel with a non-rotating
center switch pad" where the pad section with the switches are
kept stationary.
In this paper we describe the general outline of this
development.
