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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2005
Ray G. Armstrong, Bay City, MI (US);
Richard K. Riefe, Saginaw, MI (US);
Ravindra Jwalapathy, Saginaw, MI (US);
Ray G. Armstrong, Bay City, MI (US);
Richard K. Riefe, Saginaw, MI (US);
Ravindra Jwalapathy, Saginaw, MI (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicular steering column assembly () comprises a support bracket () which is joined to an outer, non-rotating sleeve (). A release capsule () is releasably joined to a mounting surface () of the support bracket () via a plurality of spherical bodies () whose protruding crowns () are seated in corresponding longitudinally-extending furrows () in the release capsule (). Upon the application of sufficient force to the steering column (), such as during a collision, the support bracket () is urged out of engagement with the release capsule () with the respective furrows () sliding over the crowns (). The sliding engagement between the crowns () and the furrows () can be adjusted to establish a highly predictable and consistent release force and which is capable of increasing the frequency value for the steering column ().