Vehicle tilt-steering mechanism
AssigneeIMO Industries, Inc.
InventorsFrederick E. Latz, Ronald C. Singleterry, Andrew K. Stiteler, Terry W. Craftchick
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Abstract
A tilt-steering mechanism for a vehicle including a steering shaft, a steering wheel, universal joint interconnecting the steering shaft and the steering wheel wherein rotation of the steering wheel correspondingly rotates the steering shaft, the universal joint including a yoke defining a cavity therein and a shaft having a first end pivotably supported within the cavity in the yoke, and a locking structure for selectively locking the shaft of the universal joint at a predetermined angle to the steering shaft.
Claims8
A tilt-steering mechanism for a vehicle, comprising:
- a steering shaft;
- a steering wheel;
- a universal joint interconnecting the steering shaft and the steering wheel wherein rotation of the steering wheel correspondingly rotates the steering shaft, the universal joint including a yoke defining a cavity therein and a shaft having a first end pivotably supported within the cavity in the yoke;
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- a locking structure for selectively locking the shaft of the universal joint at a predetermined angle to the steering shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.