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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2019
Applicant:
Trw Limited, Solihull, GB;
Inventor:
Michael Appleyard, Cheltenham, GB;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/00 (2006.01); B62D 1/10 (2006.01); B62D 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/001 (2013.01); B62D 1/10 (2013.01); B62D 1/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steering column assembly for a vehicle includes a housing, a shaft rotatably mounted with respect to the housing and being configured for attachment of a steering wheel at one end, an engagement portion connected to and configured to rotate with the shaft, and end stop means which is mounted to the housing and is located in the path of an intermediate rotor which is mounted to the shaft and which is configured to be independently rotatable relative to the shaft, the intermediate rotor being simultaneously engageable with both the engagement portion and with the end stop upon rotation of the shaft through a predetermined angle.