Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation

Dusten L Dittenbir

Nicholas M Messing

Jason L Myers

Christopher W Gibbs

Ben D Reichard

A rake actuator assembly for a vehicle steering system includes an electric actuator. The rake actuator assembly also includes a leadscrew driven by the electric actuator. The rake actuator assembly further includes an actuator nut translated along the leadscrew during rotation of the leadscrew. The rake actuator assembly yet further includes a leadscrew housing defining a mounting recess or hole sized to receive a mounting protrusion extending from a mounting structure.

Rake actuator assembly for steering column and method of assembly

A steering column assembly includes a column jacket. The column assembly also includes a drive bracket movable in a telescope direction, the drive bracket coupled to the column jacket to move the column jacket in the telescope direction. The column assembly further includes a plate operatively coupled to the column jacket and operatively coupled to the drive bracket, the plate defining a slot extending from an open end of the plate. The column assembly yet further includes a tab disposed within the slot to prevent pivoting of the drive bracket.

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Midland, MI, United States of America

Dusten L Dittenbir