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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2003
Marvin V. Manwaring, Clio, MI (US);
Richard K. Riefe, Saginaw, MI (US);
Ravindra Jwalapathy, Saginaw, MI (US);
Ray G. Armstrong, Bay City, MI (US);
Melvin L. Tinnin, Clio, MI (US);
Marvin V. Manwaring, Clio, MI (US);
Richard K. Riefe, Saginaw, MI (US);
Ravindra Jwalapathy, Saginaw, MI (US);
Ray G. Armstrong, Bay City, MI (US);
Melvin L. Tinnin, Clio, MI (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
The steering column assembly includes a housing having a longitudinal axis, a support member supported by the housing for movement about a shift axis, and a shift lever operatively connected to the support member and extending radially from the shift axis for shifting movement in a limited space. The present invention includes a break-away device having a shear container that extends through a translating bracket and the support member for limiting movement of the shift lever upwardly toward a parallel relationship with the shift axis and for releasing the shift lever for the movement toward the parallel relationship in response to a crash condition.