Steering column assembly for a vehicle
US6623036B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 10, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D1/184
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A steering column assembly includes a column jacket provided with upper and lower jacket tubes telescopically coupled with each other for supporting therein a steering shaft rotatably. The column jacket is mounted tiltably on a vehicle body by upper and lower clamps and received between sidewalls of the upper clamp through distance brackets. One of the distance brackets includes lock protrusions that face the outer surface of the upper jacket tube, while the other includes support protrusions that face the outer surface of the lower jacket tube. When an operation lever is set to a lock position, the sidewalls is caused to press the distance brackets against the column jacket with the lock protrusions pushed on the upper jacket tube and the support protrusions pushed on the lower jacket tube. In this state, the column jacket is prevented from tilting and telescoping.
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