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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2004
Richard K Riefe, Saginaw, MI (US);
Minoo J. Shah, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ray G. Armstrong, Bay City, MI (US);
Ravindra Jwalapathy, Saginaw, MI (US);
Richard K Riefe, Saginaw, MI (US);
Minoo J. Shah, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ray G. Armstrong, Bay City, MI (US);
Ravindra Jwalapathy, Saginaw, MI (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A steering column assembly () for a vehicle includes first and second members () engaged for movement relative to one another along one of a tilting path () and a telescoping path. The steering column assembly () also includes an electric lock () operable to lock the first and second members () into a locked configuration that restricts movement and an unlocked configuration that permits movement between the members. The steering column assembly () also includes a sensor () operable to sense a vehicle crash condition and then emit a crash signal to a controller () that controls the electric lock () to change from the locked configuration to the unlocked configuration in response to the signal.