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US 9,039,041 B2Granted
Steering column anti-rotation pin
AssigneeSteering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
InventorsDonald A. Buzzard, James C. Russell
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Abstract
In an embodiment of the invention, an anti-rotation assembly for a steering column is provided. The anti-rotation assembly includes a bushing and a pin having a detent for engaging the bushing when the pin is inserted into the bushing.
Claims18
An anti-rotation assembly for a steering column, the anti-rotation assembly comprising:
- a bushing comprising a main body having an inner wall defining an aperture extending through said main body;
- and
- a pin extending through said aperture, said pin having a detent for engaging said bushing when said pin is inserted into said bushing, and
- after installation of said anti-rotation assembly in said steering column, said pin is removable from said bushing and said steering column such that said bushing remains within said steering column.
1 more element
A steering column comprising:
- a tubular jacket comprising a wall and a first aperture extending through said jacket wall;
- a steering shaft oriented at least partially within said tubular jacket, said steering shaft comprising a wall and a second aperture extending through said steering shaft wall;
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- an anti-rotation assembly extending through said first and second apertures to facilitate limiting relative rotation between said tubular jacket and said steering shaft, said anti-rotation assembly comprising:
- a bushing;
- and
- a pin having a detent for engaging said bushing when said pin is inserted into said bushing, and
- said pin is removable from said bushing and said first and second apertures such that said bushing remains within said first aperture.
5 more elements
A method of assembling a steering column, the method comprising:
- providing a tubular jacket comprising a wall and a first aperture extending through the jacket wall;
- providing a steering shaft oriented at least partially within the tubular jacket, the steering shaft including a wall and a second aperture extending through the steering shaft wall;
- providing an anti-rotation assembly including a bushing and a pin having a detent for engaging the bushing;
- inserting the anti-rotation assembly into the first and second apertures to facilitate limiting relative motion between the tubular jacket and the steering shaft;
- and
- removing, after said step of inserting the anti-rotation assembly, the pin from the bushing and the first and second apertures such that the bushing remains within the first aperture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.