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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1999
William A. Jolley, Keego Harbor, MI (US);
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A tilt release system for releasing a locking mechanism operable to retain a tiltable end portion of an elongated steering column of an automotive vehicle in angularly adjusted position including a shroud is provided on the tiltable end portion of the steering column. A bracket is mounted on the inside of the shroud. A lever is pivoted on the bracket and projects outwardly through a hole in a side wall of the shroud. The lever can be rotated by a left hand finger of an operator seated behind the steering column. A recess in the rear wall of the shroud provides a reaction surface adjacent to the lever against which the thumb of the operator may be placed while rotating the lever with the finger. There is a connection between the lever and the locking mechanism to release the locking mechanism when the lever is rotated.