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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2019
Zf Steering Systems Poland Sp. Z.o.o., Czechowice-Dziedzice, PL;
Zf Automotive Germany Gmbh, Aldorf, DE;
Pawel Ponikiewski, Pewel Mala, PL;
Artur Wojtalik, Katowice, PL;
ZF Steerino Svstems Poland Sp. Z.o.o., Czechowice-Dziedzice, PL;
ZF Automotive Germany GmbH, Aldorf, DE;
Abstract
A steering column assembly includes a mounting bracket which is securely fixed to a car cross beam or the like; a support bracket located below the mounting bracket, the two brackets being connected together during normal operation by at least one frangible connector a telescopic shroud having a first portion that surrounds a steering shaft, the first portion being fixed to the support bracket, and an energy absorbing device. The energy absorbing devices further includes: a wire which extends along an underside of the mounting bracket and is secured at opposing ends to respective anchor portions of the mounting bracket, and a fixing part of the support bracket having an opening through which the wire passes, whereby in a crash the frangible connector is broken to permit the support bracket to move relative to the mounting bracket whereupon the wire is pulled through the opening in the fixing part.