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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Zf Automotive Uk Limited, Solihull, GB;
Inventor:
Mark Anthony Wilkes, Birmingham, GB;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/185 (2006.01); B62D 1/20 (2006.01); B62D 5/00 (2006.01); F16D 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/185 (2013.01); B62D 1/20 (2013.01); B62D 5/006 (2013.01); F16D 3/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steering column assembly for a vehicle includes a housing, an elongate rotatable steering column, a gear and a torque feedback motor. The elongate rotatable steering column is configured at one end for attachment of a steering wheel and is displaceable into and out of the housing along its longitudinal axis (A). The gear is rotatably mounted coaxially with the steering column within the housing and keyed with the steering column. The torque feedback motor is connected to the gear wherein the keyed connection between the steering column and the gear allows longitudinal displacement of the steering column relative to the gear.