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US 10,266,052 B2Granted
Steering column assembly having a shift gate assembly
AssigneeSteering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
InventorsMichael C. Vermeersch, Arthur W. Nellett
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Abstract
A shift gate assembly includes a detent plate having a shift gate pattern. The shift gate pattern is provided with a first detent, a second detent, and a plurality of intermediate sides that extend between the first detent and the second detent. A side of the first detent that faces towards another side of the second detent is disposed in a non-parallel relationship with another side of the second detent.
Claims17
A steering column assembly, comprising:
- a shaft extending along a first axis, the shaft being rotatable about the first axis between a plurality of positions;
- a shift lever pivotally connected to the shaft and movable between a first position that inhibits rotation of the shaft about the first axis and a second position that facilitates rotation of the shaft about the first axis;
- a shift bracket extending between the shaft and an actuator;
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- a shift gate assembly disposed on the shift bracket, the shift gate assembly including a detent plate having a shift gate pattern that includes a first side disposed in a non-parallel and a non-perpendicular relationship with the first axis, a second side spaced apart from the first side, a third side extending between a distal end of the first side and a distal end of the second side, a fourth side spaced apart from the second side, the fourth side disposed parallel to the second side, a fifth side extending between a proximal end of the second side and a proximal end of the fourth side,
- the second side, fourth side, and the fifth side define a first detent.
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A steering column assembly, comprising:
- a shift gate assembly disposed on a shift bracket disposed on a steering column, the shift gate assembly including a detent plate having:
- a first side spaced apart from a second side, a third side extending between the first side and the second side, a fourth side spaced apart from the second side, a fifth side extending between the second side and the fourth side, a sixth side disposed opposite the first side, a seventh side spaced apart from the sixth side, an eighth side extending between the sixth side and the seventh side, and a ninth side extending from the seventh side towards the fourth side, the seventh side becoming progressively closer to the sixth side in a direction that extends towards the eighth side and the seventh side being disposed parallel to the first side.
A shift gate assembly for a steering column assembly, comprising:
- a detent plate having a shift gate defined by:
- a first side, a second side spaced apart from the first side, a third side extending between the first side and the second side, a fourth side spaced apart from the second side, a fifth side extending between the second side and the fourth side, a sixth side disposed opposite the first side, a seventh side spaced apart from the sixth side, and an eighth side extending between the sixth side and the seventh side, the seventh side being disposed in a non-parallel relationship with the sixth side and being disposed in a parallel relationship with the first side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.