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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Laurence George Herbert Barton, Warwickshire, GB;
James Peter Bentley, Warwickshire, GB;
Assignee:
NSK Steering Systems Europe Limited, Nottinghamshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/16 ;
Abstract
A length-adjustable shaft for a vehicle steering column assembly includes an inner column member mounted in an outer column member, the two column members being relatively slidable to allow axial adjustment of the steering column. A bush is mounted with a sliding fit on the inner member inside the outer member, the bush being fixed within the outer member by means of adhesive injected through fill holes provided in the outer steering column member. The inner member has a stop near its free end to prevent removal of the bush from the inner member.