Adjustable steering column mounting
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorDerek W. Strutt
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A mounting for an adjustable steering column comprising a support (6) for rotatably carrying a column member, a bracket (1) carrying the support, the support (6) being movable relative to the bracket in two mutually perpendicular directions, two rack and pinions sets (16,17,18,19 and 22,23,24,25) connected between the bracket (1) and the support (6) such that movement of the support (6) relative to the bracket in each of the mutually perpendicular directions causes the pinions (18,19,24,25) to roll relative to their racks (16,17,22,23) of respective rack and pinion sets, and clamping means (32,36,38) for clamping the bracket to the support by increasing the frictional forces opposing the relative movement of the racks and the pinions.
Claims7
A mounting for an adjustable steering column comprising a support for rotatably carrying a column member, a bracket carrying the support, the support being movable relative to the bracket in two mutually perpendicular directions, and clamping means for clamping the bracket to the support, characterized in that two rack and pinion sets are connected between the bracket and the support such that movement of the support relative to the bracket in each of the mutually perpendicular directions causes the pinions to roll relative to racks of respective rack and pinion sets with frictional forces opposing the relative movement of the racks and pinions and in that the clamping means increases the frictional forces opposing the relative movement of the racks and pinions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.