Adjustable steering column for a vehicle
AssigneeCNH America LLC
InventorSergio Magrini
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Abstract
A steering column includes a hollow shaft, a steering shaft, a steering wheel and a joint. The hollow shaft includes an upper section and a lower section, the upper and lower sections being pivotable relative to one another about a pivot axis. The steering shaft includes a first and a second section, each of the first and second sections of the steering shaft being journalled in the upper and lower sections, respectively, of the hollow shaft. The steering wheel is supported on the first section of the steering shaft and the joint interconnects the first and second sections of the steering shaft. The center of the joint is offset from the pivot axis of the upper and lower sections of the hollow shaft.
Claims6
A steering column comprising:
- a hollow shaft comprising an upper section and a lower section, the upper and lower sections being connected by a first pivotal connector, defining a pivot axis, such that the upper and lower sections are pivotable relative to one another about the pivot axis;
- a steering shaft comprising a first and a second section, each of the first and second sections of the steering shaft being journalled in the upper and lower sections, respectively, of the hollow shaft;
- a steering wheel supported on the first section of the steering shaft;
- a second connector having a joint interconnecting the first and second sections of the steering shaft, the joint having a center, wherein the center of the joint is offset rearwardly from the pivot axis of the upper and lower sections of the hollow shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.