Steering column anti-rotation assembly
AssigneeSteering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
InventorsDonald A. Buzzard, Michael P. Anspaugh, Matthew JT Vincent
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Abstract
An anti-rotation assembly for a vehicle steering column includes a handle portion extending from a first end to a second end, the first end having a handle and the second end having a housing segment. The anti-rotation assembly also includes a lock pin, wherein the lock pin extends from a first end to a second end, the first end disposed within the housing segment of the handle portion and the second end extending through a hole defined by a steering column to rotationally lock the steering column.
Claims19
An anti-rotation assembly for a vehicle steering column comprising:
- a handle portion extending from a first end to a second end, the first end having a handle and the second end having a housing segment;
- and
- a lock pin, wherein the lock pin extends from a first end to a second end, the first end disposed within the housing segment of the handle portion and the second end extending through a hole defined by a steering column to rotationally lock the steering column.
An anti-rotation assembly for a vehicle steering column comprising:
- a handle portion extending from a first end to a second end, the first end having a handle and the second end having a housing segment;
- and
- a lock pin, wherein the lock pin extends from a first end to a second end, the first end disposed within the housing segment of the handle portion and the second end extending through a hole defined by a steering column to rotationally lock the steering column, wherein the first end of the lock pin includes a plurality of barbs, wherein at least one of the barbs is in contact with a plurality of retention features located within the housing segment of the handle portion to retain the lock pin within the housing segment, wherein the lock pin has a length less than three-fourths (¾) of the length of the handle portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.