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US 2009/0020995 A1Published application
Push-pull type tilt lever assembly for steering system of vehicle
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorEungjoo Kim
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AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorEungjoo Kim
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The present invention provides push-pull type tilt lever assembly for a steering system of a vehicle. According to tie push-pull type tilt lever assembly for a steering system of a vehicle, a tilt lever assembly is disposed at the upper portion of a side of a steering column to perform locking and unlocking in tilt and telescopic functions in the steering system and achieves tilt locking and tilt unlocking by pushing or pulling a tilt lever. Further, since tilt lever is disposed at the upper portion of a side of steering column, it does not contact with the driver's knees in a car crash, such that it is possible to reduce driver's knees injury rate and remove cause of demerit for the knees injury rate in accordance with EURO NCAP that is a European car safety performance assessment programme.
A push-pull type tilt lever assembly for a steering system of a vehicle, wherein the tilt lever assembly is disposed at an outer side of a tilt bracket that covers a portion of a steering column and connected with a distance bracket by a tilt bolt to achieve a telescopic function that allows increasing/decreasing the length of the steering column and a tilt function that allows tilting a steering wheel and
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