Manually adjustable steering column assembly
AssigneeSteering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
InventorsDonald A. Buzzard, Michael P. Anspaugh, Justin D. Mills
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Abstract
A steering column assembly includes a first jacket. Also included is a second jacket operatively coupled to the first jacket, the first jacket manually telescopingly moveable relative to the second jacket between an extended position and a retracted position. Further included is a clamp lever moveable between an unlocked position and a locked position, the first jacket manually moveable from the retracted position to the extended position when the clamp lever is in the unlocked position.
Claims9
A steering column assembly comprising:
- a first jacket;
- a second jacket operatively coupled to the first jacket, the first jacket manually telescopingly moveable relative to the second jacket between an extended position and a retracted position;
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- a clamp lever moveable between an unlocked position and a locked position, the first jacket manually moveable from the retracted position to the extended position when the clamp lever is in the unlocked position, wherein the first jacket includes a first portion with a first perimeter and a second portion with a second perimeter that is greater than the first perimeter, the first portion of the first jacket engaged with an inner surface of the second jacket in the extended position, the second portion engaged with the inner surface of the second jacket in the retracted position to provide a clamp force in the retracted position.
A steering column assembly in an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle comprising:
- a first jacket having a first portion with a first diameter and a second portion with a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter;
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- a second jacket operatively coupled to the first jacket, the first jacket manually telescopingly moveable relative to the second jacket between an extended position and a retracted position, the first portion of the first jacket engaged with an inner surface of the second jacket in the extended position, the second portion engaged with the inner surface of the second jacket in the retracted position to provide a clamp force in the retracted position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.