Automobile instrument cluster tiltable with a steering column
US4690432A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 1985 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D1/187
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A support of an automobile gauge cluster on a steering column for permitting a steering wheel to tilt up and down. The gauge cluster is provided for tilting motion in response to the tilting of the steering wheel and there is employed a bracket structure for the support of the steering column having a steering shaft rotatably extending therein. The bracket structure is rigidly connected with a portion of an automobile body structure and has a guide provided therein for guiding the tilting motion of the gauge cluster.
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