Adjustable steering column assembly having an attached instrument cluster

A steering column assembly for a vehicle, said assembly comprising:

• a mounting bracket for attachment to the vehicle;
• a rake bracket coupled to said mounting bracket and pivotable relative to said mounting bracket about a rake axis with said rake bracket extending from said mounting bracket along a longitudinal axis to a distal end;
• a column jacket supported by said mounting bracket and detachably supported by said rake bracket and longitudinally moveable relative to said mounting bracket along said longitudinal axis in response to an emergency event and pivotably moveable with said rake bracket relative to said mounting bracket about said rake axis, wherein said rake bracket is axially adjustable along said longitudinal axis with said column jacket;
• an instrument cluster coupled to said distal end of said rake bracket and rotatably moveable with said rake bracket and said column jacket relative to said mounting bracket about said rake axis;
• a dynamic absorber interconnecting said instrument cluster and said rake bracket for reducing vibration transmitted to said instrument cluster, wherein said instrument cluster is fixedly mounted to said dynamic absorber and stationary relative to said mounting bracket in response to the emergency event;
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• a telescoping mechanism for adjusting said column jacket axially along said longitudinal axis and locking said column jacket relative to said mounting bracket.

A steering column assembly for a vehicle, said assembly comprising:

• a mounting bracket for attachment to the vehicle;
• a rake bracket coupled to said mounting bracket and pivotable relative to said mounting bracket about a rake axis with said rake bracket extending from said mounting bracket along a longitudinal axis to a distal end, wherein said rake bracket is in telescopic engagement with said mounting bracket for axial movement along said longitudinal axis relative to said mounting bracket;
• a column jacket supported by said mounting bracket and detachably supported by said rake bracket and longitudinally moveable relative to said mounting bracket along said longitudinal axis in response to an emergency event and pivotably moveable with said rake bracket relative to said mounting bracket about said rake axis, wherein said rake bracket is axially adjustable along said longitudinal axis with said column jacket;
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• a dynamic absorber interconnecting said instrument cluster and said rake bracket for reducing vibration transmitted to said instrument cluster, wherein said dynamic absorber includes an arm in telescopic engagement with said rake bracket.

A steering column assembly for a vehicle, said assembly comprising:

• a mounting bracket for attachment to the vehicle;
• a rake bracket coupled to said mounting bracket and pivotable relative to said mounting bracket about a rake axis with said rake bracket extending from said mounting bracket along a longitudinal axis to a distal end;
• a column jacket supported by said mounting bracket and detachably supported by said rake bracket and longitudinally moveable relative to said mounting bracket along said longitudinal axis in response to an emergency event and pivotably moveable with said rake bracket relative to said mounting bracket about said rake axis;
• an instrument cluster coupled to said distal end of said rake bracket and rotatably moveable with said rake bracket and said column jacket relative to said mounting bracket about said rake axis;
• and
• a dynamic absorber interconnecting said instrument cluster and said rake bracket for reducing vibration transmitted to said instrument cluster,
• wherein said dynamic absorber is fixedly mounted to said rake bracket.