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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1999
Rajkumar Ramamurthy, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Conrad Pastwa, Orion Township, MI (US);
Joseph Khoury, Farmingtjon, MI (US);
Rafic Jergess, Farmington, MI (US);
Yih-Chin Lin, Ferndale, MI (US);
Methode Electronics, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A steering lock device includes an override cam slidingly engageable with a steering column, a lock bolt engageable with a recess on a steering shaft, and an override spring clutch attaching the lock bolt to the override cam. In a locked position, i.e., the steering wheel can not rotate, the lock bolt engages the recess of the steering shaft. In an unlocked position, i.e., when the steering wheel can freely rotate, the lock bolt is disengaged from the recess of the steering shaft. When the ignition key is removed from the ignition switch, the lock bolt engages the recess of the steering shaft. When the ignition key enters the ignition switch and is rotated, the lock bolt is removed from the recess of the steering shaft.