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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Erik William Soderlind, Harrison Twp., MI (US);
Alan Joseph Porter, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/185 (2006.01); B62D 1/10 (2006.01); F16D 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/185 (2013.01); B62D 1/10 (2013.01); F16D 3/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steering column assembly includes a first shaft and a second shaft telescopically engaged with the first shaft. The steering column assembly includes a bore extending through the first shaft to the second shaft. A plug is disposed in and occludes the bore. The plug is resiliently expandable relative to the first shaft.