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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2024
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Zachery P. Schultz, Saginaw, MI (US);
Jimm Neifert, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
A lock mechanism for a steering column assembly includes an energy absorption strap having a first plurality of teeth formed thereon. The lock mechanism also includes a teeth plate having a second plurality of teeth formed thereon. The lock mechanism further includes a pair of springs in contact with an outer side of a teeth plate, the pair of springs biasing the teeth plate to a locked position, the locked position defined by engagement of the first plurality of teeth with the second plurality of teeth. The lock mechanism yet further includes a pair of cams in contact with an inner side of the teeth plate, wherein rotation of the pair of cams moves the second plurality of teeth out of engagement with the first plurality of teeth to define the unlocked position.