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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
May. 17, 2002
Applicants:
Stephen Irish, Coventry, GB;
Nicholas Vinsonneau, St. Remy la Varenne, FR;
Inventors:
Stephen Irish, Coventry, GB;
Nicholas Vinsonneau, St. Remy la Varenne, FR;
Assignee:
Nsk Steering Systems Europe Limited, Nottinghamshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/18 (2006.01); F16H 53/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An over-mold lever in particular for use in a clamping mechanism for a vehicle steering column, is preferably made primarily of plastics material and includes a main portion () a head () and a hand grip (). The head () is molded over an integrated camming surface (), which is provided with one or more, preferably four, raised camming portions (A). The camming surface () is arranged for engagement with a corresponding camming surface of another cam component to operate the clamping mechanism.