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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2002
Filed:
May. 26, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Laurence George Herbert Barton, Warwickshire, GB;
James Peter Bentley, Warwickshire, GB;
Yasuhisa Yamada, West Midlands, GB;
Assignee:
NSK Steering Systems Europe Limited, Nottinghamshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/11 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/11 ;
Abstract
A collapsible steering column assembly has an arrangement to absorb energy upon steering column collapse. In a preferred form, the arrangement includes a skid member acting to deform a length of wire having arms to embrace at least one retaining pin. The or each pin is selectively extendable and retractable in order to vary the energy absorption capability.