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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2024
Applicant:
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/19 (2006.01); B62D 1/184 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/192 (2013.01); B62D 1/184 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bi-directional locking mechanism for a telescoping steering column includes an energy absorption strap having a first leg, a second leg, and a curved transition portion connecting the first leg and the second leg, wherein the second leg includes a first plurality of teeth. The locking mechanism also includes a teeth bracket having a second plurality of teeth. The locking mechanism further includes a cam, wherein rotation of the cam selectively moves the first plurality of teeth into and out of engagement with the second plurality of teeth to define a locked position and an unlocked position, respectively.