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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2006
William D. Cymbal, Freeland, MI (US);
Marvin V. Manwaring, Clio, MI (US);
Ravi Ravindra, Saginaw, MI (US);
William D. Cymbal, Freeland, MI (US);
Marvin V. Manwaring, Clio, MI (US);
Ravi Ravindra, Saginaw, MI (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
An adjustable steering column assembly includes a steering column with an outer jacket moveable along an axis. An instrument panel is coupled to the outer jacket. An instrument panel hood is connected to the instrument panel and the outer jacket. A support bracket includes a pair of support arms including flanges, with a first mounting component and a second mounting component connected to the flanges. The outer jacket is slideably coupled to the first mounting component and the instrument panel is slideably coupled to the second mounting component. The support bracket is pivotable about a pivot axis between an upper limit and a lower limit. A spring is attached to the support bracket for biasing the support bracket toward the upper limit. Coordinated movement between the instrument panel and the outer jacket is possible and the load from the instrument panel is diverted from the outer jacket to the support bracket.