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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2005
Travis D Bechtel, Goodrich, MI (US);
Sean a Bannon, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
William a Jolley, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
William J Elliot, Commerce, MI (US);
Richard T Stuedemann, Ortonville, MI (US);
Travis D Bechtel, Goodrich, MI (US);
Sean A Bannon, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
William A Jolley, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
William J Elliot, Commerce, MI (US);
Richard T Stuedemann, Ortonville, MI (US);
Chrysler LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle steering assembly includes a mounting plate having a slot and a raised contact surface adjacent to at least part of the slot and a bracket coupled to the mounting plate, adapted to support at least a portion of a steering column. A coupler extends through the slot, and has a head overlying at least a portion of the contact surface, and engages with the bracket to retain the position of the steering column mount relative to the bracket. The combined thickness of all members between the head and the connecting portion is greater when the head overlies the contact surface than when the head is not overlying the contact surface. A greater clamping force is applied by the coupler to all members between the head and the connecting portion when the head overlies the contact surface than when the head is not overlying the contact surface.