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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
May. 26, 2000
Steven Parkinson, Lakeville, IN (US);
Nicholas Henry, Northants, GB;
Nastech Europe Limited, Coventry, GB;
Abstract
A clamping mechanism for an adjustable steering column for a vehicle has an actuator coupled to a clamp for clamping the steering column in a desired position. The actuator is controlled to adjust clamping force of the clamp in the event of vehicle crash to thereby control energy absorption, and the actuator can be electrically controlled. Sensors are used to calculate weight, posture, position, etc. of the driver and thereby predetermine the settings required for energy absorption to protect the driver. The actuator depends on the sensed settings to control the clamping absorption energy.
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