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US 2017/0066405 A1Published application
Steering column lock cylinder module
AssigneeSteering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
InventorsTodd M. King, Christopher F. Watz, Thomas M. Finney
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Abstract
A keyed cylinder sleeve includes a body and an anti-rotation feature. The body extends between a first end and a second end along an axis. The body has a first face and second face disposed about the first end, an inner bore configured to receive a keyed cylinder, and a holding block extending from the second face towards the second end. The anti-rotation feature is connected to the body and is disposed adjacent to the holding and is disposed proximate the second end.
Claims19
A lock cylinder module, comprising:
- a keyed cylinder sleeve configured to receive a keyed cylinder having a pin, the keyed cylinder sleeve having a first end and a second end, the keyed cylinder sleeve comprising:
- an elongate body extending along an axis having a first face and a second face and a rim surface extending between the first face and the second face, disposed proximate the first end of the keyed cylinder sleeve;
- a first arm extending from the second face towards the second end, the first arm defining a chamfered region disposed proximate a distal end of the first arm;
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- an anti-rotation feature disposed adjacent to the first arm and disposed proximate the second end, the pin engaging the anti-rotation feature while the keyed cylinder is in a first position to inhibit rotation of the keyed cylinder towards a second position.
2 more elements
A keyed cylinder sleeve, comprising:
- a body extending between a first end and a second end along an axis, the body having a first face and a second face disposed about the first end, an inner bore configured to receive a keyed cylinder, and a holding block extending from the second face towards the second end;
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- an anti-rotation feature connected to the body, disposed adjacent to the holding block and being disposed proximate the second end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.