Steering column assembly having a locking assembly
AssigneeSteering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
InventorsDonald A. Buzzard, Michael P. Anspaugh, Zachery P. Schultz
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Abstract
A steering column assembly includes a jacket assembly and a locking assembly. The jacket assembly is operatively connected to a mounting bracket. The jacket assembly is locking assembly operatively connected to at least one of the jacket assembly and the mounting bracket. The locking assembly includes a first member defining a first plurality of engagement members and a second member defining a second plurality of engagement members. Responsive to the locking assembly moving between an unlock position and a lock position, at least one of the first member and the second member moves along an arcuate path relative to the other of at least one of the first member and the second member.
Claims20
A steering column assembly, comprising:
- a mounting bracket;
- a jacket assembly operatively connected to the mounting bracket, the jacket assembly being movable relative to a steering column axis;
- a locking assembly operatively connected to at least one of the jacket assembly and the mounting bracket, the locking assembly comprising a first member defining a first plurality of teeth and a second member defining a second plurality of teeth, at least one of the first member and the second member pivotable along an arcuate path relative to the other of the first member and the second member during movement of the locking assembly from an unlock position to a lock position;
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- a first biasing member that disengages the first member from the second member and manages a compliance axis between the teeth of the first member and teeth of the second member.
A steering column assembly, comprising:
- a mounting bracket;
- a jacket assembly operatively connected to the mounting bracket, the jacket assembly being movable relative to a steering column axis;
- a locking assembly operatively connected to at least one of the jacket assembly and the mounting bracket, the locking assembly comprising a first member defining a first plurality of teeth and a second member defining a second plurality of teeth, at least one of the first member and the second member pivotable along an arcuate path relative to the other of the first member and the second member during movement of the locking assembly from an unlock position to a lock position;
- a first biasing member that disengages the first member from the second member and manages a compliance axis between the teeth of the first member and teeth of the second member;
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- a spring loaded device that extends at least partially through the first member and the second member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.