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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2001
William J Janeczko, Midland, MI (US);
Thomas M Glowacki, Freeland, MI (US);
David Michael Byers, Saginaw, MI (US);
Albert C Huber, Montrose, MI (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
The fine increment tilt mechanism for a vehicle steering column includes a steering column support housing and a tilt housing pivotally connected to the support housing for pivotal movement about a tilt axis. A plurality of fixed teeth on the support housing are engaged by a plurality of pivoted shoe teeth on the tilt housing to fix the tilt housing relative to a tilt axis. A shoe release lever includes a wedge that is moved to a position in which the pivoted shoe teeth are held in engagement with the fixed teeth after the tilt housing is pivoted about the tilt axis to a selected position.