Apparatus and method for connecting a control module to a steering column
AssigneeTRW Automotive U.S. LLC
InventorJames B. Wright
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Abstract
An apparatus for connecting a steering column control module to a steering column of a vehicle comprises a bracket for mounting the steering column control module and a collet for interconnecting the bracket and the steering column. The collet snaps into engagement with the bracket and with the steering column. One of the bracket and the collet includes a first projection and the other of the bracket and the collet including a recess for receiving the first projection. The recess includes a second projection for engagement with the first projection when the first projection is received in the recess.
Claims34
Apparatus for connecting a steering column control module to a steering column of a vehicle comprising:
- a bracket for mounting the steering column control module;
- and
- a collet for interconnecting the bracket and the steering column, the collet snapping into engagement with the bracket and with the steering column,
- one of the bracket and the collet including a first projection and the other of the bracket and the collet including a recess for receiving the first projection, the recess including a second projection for engagement with the first projection when the first projection is received in the recess.
Apparatus for connecting a steering column control module to a steering column of a vehicle comprising:
- a bracket for mounting the steering column control module;
- and
- a collet for interconnecting the bracket and the steering column, the collet snapping into engagement with the bracket and with the steering column,
- one of the bracket and the collet including a projection and the other of the bracket and the collet including a recess for receiving the projection, the other of the bracket and the collet having a length and a circumference, a first portion of the recess extending in a first direction along said length and a second portion of the recess extending in a second direction transverse to the first direction and partially around said circumference.
A method for connecting a steering column control module to a steering column of a vehicle comprising the steps of:
- mounting the steering column control module to a bracket;
- snapping a collet into engagement with the bracket;
- and
- snapping the collet into engagement with the steering column,
- the step of snapping a collet into engagement with the bracket including the step of placing a first projection formed in one of the bracket and the collet into a first portion of a first recess formed in the other of the bracket and the collet, the first portion of the first recess extending in a first direction along a length of the other of the bracket and the collet.
A method for connecting a steering column control module to a steering column of a vehicle comprising the steps of:
- mounting the steering column control module to a bracket;
- snapping a collet into engagement with the bracket;
- and
- snapping the collet into engagement with the steering column,
- the step of snapping a collet into engagement with the bracket including the steps of placing a first projection formed in one of the bracket and the collet into a recess formed in the other of the bracket and the collet and snapping the first projection over a second projection formed in the recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.