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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2020
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Baginaw, MI (US);
Christopher F. Watz, Bay City, MI (US);
Michael C. Vermeersch, Flushing, MI (US);
Jason L. Myers, Mt. Morris, MI (US);
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
A steering column assembly includes a jacket assembly. The steering column assembly also includes a transmission shift assembly operatively connected to the jacket assembly. The steering column assembly further includes a brake transmission shift interlock (BTSI) device comprising an inhibitor pin translatable between an extended position and a retracted position, the inhibitor pin preventing shifting of the transmission shift assembly out of a PARK position when the inhibitor pin is in the extended position. The steering column assembly yet further includes an inhibitor pin monitoring system. The inhibitor pin monitoring system includes a sensor operatively coupled to a stationary portion of the BTSI device, relative to the inhibitor pin. The inhibitor pin monitoring system also includes a magnetic ring operatively fixed coupled to the inhibitor pin, the sensor detecting when the inhibitor pin is in the extended position.