Apparatus for steering column tilt and telescope function
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorKiupel Gerlind
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Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus for adjusting a position of a steering wheel. The invention includes a steering column for supporting the steering wheel. A telescoping mechanism and a tilting mechanism are associated with the steering column to move the steering column. The invention also includes a motor having a rotatable shaft for generating a moving force. A first linkage is selectively engageable with the rotatable shaft to transmit the moving force to the telescoping mechanism. A second linkage is selectively engageable with the rotatable shaft to transmit the moving force to the tilting mechanism.
Claims20
An apparatus for adjusting a position of a steering wheel comprising:
- a steering column for supporting a steering wheel;
- a telescoping mechanism associated with said a steering column;
- a tilting mechanism associated with said a steering column;
- a motor including a rotatable shaft for generating a moving force;
- a first linkage selectively engageable with said rotatable shaft to transmit said moving force to said telescoping mechanism;
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- a second linkage selectively engageable with said rotatable shaft to transmit said moving force to said tilting mechanism.
An apparatus for adjusting a position of a steering wheel comprising:
- a steering column for supporting a steering wheel and having first and second members disposed in telescoping relation and defining a pivot axis and a steering wheel supporting portion;
- a telescoping mechanism associated with said a steering column to move said first and second members relative to one another;
- a tilting mechanism associated with said a steering column to pivot said steering wheel supporting portion about said pivot axis;
- a motor including a rotatable shaft for generating a moving force;
- a first linkage selectively engageable with said rotatable shaft to transmit said moving force to said telescoping mechanism;
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- a second linkage selectively engageable with said rotatable shaft to transmit said moving force to said tilting mechanism.
An method for adjusting a position of a steering wheel comprising the steps of:
- supporting a steering wheel with a steering column;
- disposing a telescoping mechanism in engagement with said a steering column;
- disposing a tilting mechanism in engagement with said a steering column;
- generating a moving force with a motor having a rotatable shaft;
- selectively engaging a first linkage with the rotatable shaft to transmit the moving force to the telescoping mechanism;
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- selectively engaging a second linkage with the rotatable shaft to transmit the moving force to the tilting mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.