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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
May. 29, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Edward Joseph Abramoski, Canton, MI (US);
Paul Mark Marable, Essex, GB;
Pieter Christopher Van Ast, Cologne, DE;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An assembly is disclosed, in which a rigid ramp is rigidly connected to a tubular upper part of a steering column for interaction with a displaceable part of an instrument panel. Interaction between the tubular upper part and the displaceable part moves the displaceable part in a reliable manner out of the way during an impact scenario, during which a steering wheel is displaced towards the instrument panel. Displacement of the displaceable part by the rigid ramp permits the steering wheel to be fully displaced without the instrument panel hindering such motion.