Linear tracking knee bolster assembly

US7128342B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Delphi Technologies · US

Inventors

• Alan Davis · Fenton, US
• Richard K. Riefe · Saginaw, US
• Ronald H. Dybalski · Oxford, US
• Frederick J. Berg · Auburn, US
• Bruce M. Collier · Saginaw, US
• Richard P. Nash · Frankenmuth, US
• Minoo J. Shah · Farmington Hills, US
• Jason R. Ridgway · Bay City, US
• Paul E. Balius · Flint, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 30, 2004
• Grant date: Oct 31, 2006
• Expiry date: Jan 22, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R2021/0051
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A collapsible steering assembly features a guide bracket for attachment to a vehicle. A steering mechanism is interconnected with the guide bracket by a steering mechanism support. A plurality of guide rods are arranged about a common collapse axis and extend in non-parallel relationship to a longitudinal axis of the steering mechanism. The guide rods support the steering mechanism for axial movement along the collapse axis in response to a predetermined collapse force on the steering mechanism.