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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2021
Nsk Americas, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abhishek Mathur, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Gerald Lim, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jonathon Lyte, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Victor Corona Martinez, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Simon Read, Dexter, MI (US);
David Ray Hartman, Brighton, MI (US);
NSK Americas, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
An assembly for a steering column assembly including an engagement plate and a telescope plate at least partially disposed within the engagement plate. The engagement plate may be adapted to be located between a column tube of a steering column assembly and the telescope plate. The engagement plate and the telescope plate have one or more features for engaging with or contacting each other to provide energy absorption during an impact exceeding a threshold load. These features may include one or more projections or protrusions, one or more slots, one or more ribs, or a combination.