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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2001
David Koellisch, Layfayette, IN (US);
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
An intermediate steering column ( ) for a vehicle with a firewall ( ) includes a first shaft ( ) pivotally attached to a first U-joint ( ) and rotatable about a longitudinal axis ( ) of the first shaft upon rotation of the first U-joint. A second shaft ( ) drivingly connected to the first shaft ( ) has a slip joint connection ( ) with the first shaft permitting relative axial movement of the first and second shafts while maintaining a rotary drive connection between the first and second shafts. The first shaft ( ) includes first and second shaft parts ( and ) and a quick disconnect joint ( ) between the first and second shaft parts permitting disconnection of the first and second shaft parts and pivoting of the first shaft part relative to the first U-joint ( ) to a first out of the way position and pivoting of the second shaft part relative to a second U-joint ( ) to a second out of the way position.