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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 1976
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yasuhiko Fujiwara, Yokohama, JA;
Kenzo Hirashima, Yokohama, JA;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., , JA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74492 ;
Abstract
A steering column assembly for a motor vehicle having a collision sensor which provides a collision signal in the event of a collision. It comprises a telescopic steering rod having a lower part and an upper part carrying a steering wheel, and means for normally stopping the upper part axial movement relative to the lower part in its normally operative position and for driving the upper part to a retracted safe position in the direction toward the lower part upon receipt of the collision signal.