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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2003
Christian E. Ross, Hemlock, MI (US);
Xiaoyu LI, Saginaw, MI (US);
Matthew W. Mielke, Saginaw, MI (US);
James S. Baughman, Deford, MI (US);
Christian E. Ross, Hemlock, MI (US);
Xiaoyu Li, Saginaw, MI (US);
Matthew W. Mielke, Saginaw, MI (US);
James S. Baughman, Deford, MI (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A collapsible steering column is used with motor vehicle. The motor vehicle has a frame. The steering column has an outer jacket and a stationery bracket. The outer jacket is releasably coupled to the frame. The stationery bracket is coupled to the frame. The outer jacket and stationery bracket are collapsible in response to release of the outer jacket from the frame. An electrically actuated brake mechanism is coupled between the stationery bracket and the outer jacket and provides an infinitely variable resistive force to the collapse of the outer jacket and the stationery bracket.