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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Erik William Soderlind, Harrison Township, MI (US);
Taras Andrew Palczynski, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Steve Bryan Amburgy, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/185 (2006.01); B62D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/185 (2013.01); B62D 5/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A column for a handwheel actuator of a steer by wire system may include a column casting, a steering jacket operably coupled to the column casting such that the steering jacket moves telescopically within the column casting for extending the handwheel and retracting the handwheel, and a tunable stroke limiter operably coupled to the steering jacket to limit stroke length of the steering jacket responsive to a barrier event.