Central lock device of an adjustable steering column assembly

A central lock device for an adjustable steering column assembly of a vehicle having a steering shaft rotatable about an axis and a co-extending housing journaled to the shaft and engaged operably to a bracket, the central lock device comprising:

• an outward member constructed and arranged for movement along a first centerline traverse to the axis;
• an inward member;
• a lever constructed and arranged for movement along a second centerline that intersects said first centerline, said lever located outward from said inward member with respect to the axis and having opposing and longitudinally extending legs, an oblong hole in said lever being defined in-part by said legs;
• a carrier;
• at least one roller located rotatably in a first raceway defined between said outward member and said lever, wherein said first raceway is angled with respect to said first and second centerlines;
• at least one roller located rotatably in a second raceway defined between said outward member and said lever, said second raceway parallel to said first raceway, said carrier extending between said first and second raceways;
• a guide track carried in-part by said lever for guiding movement of said lever with respect to the bracket and along said second centerline as said outward member moves along said first centerline;
• and
• a guide rail carried in-part by said inward member for unified movement of said lever, said inward member, said outward member and said carrier in a direction substantially perpendicular to said first and second centerlines;
• wherein said outward member extends through said oblong hole for sliding movement against said opposing legs.

A central lock device for an adjustable steering column assembly of a vehicle having a steering shaft rotatable about an axis and a co-extending housing journaled to the shaft and engaged operably to a bracket, the central lock device comprising;

• an outward member constructed and arranged for movement along a first centerline traverse to the axis;
• an inward member;
• a lever constructed and arranged for movement along a second centerline that intersects said first centerline, said lever located outward from said inward member with respect to the axis;
• a carrier;
• at least one roller located rotatably in a first raceway defined between said outward member and said lever, wherein said first raceway is angled with respect to said first and second centerlines;
• a guide track carried in-part by said lever for guiding movement of said lever with respect to the bracket and along said second centerline as said outward member moves along said first centerline;
• and
• a guide rail carried in-part by said inward member for unified movement of said lever, said inward member, said outward member and said carrier in a direction substantially perpendicular to said first and second centerlines;
• wherein said first raceway has and extends between a first end and an opposite second end;
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• wherein one of said first and second ends is closer to said inward member by a distance equal to at least a throw distance of said outward member than said other of said ends.