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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
May. 26, 2005
Douglas M. Schneider, Saginaw, MI (US);
Kurt J. Hilbrandt, Hemlock, MI (US);
Sam L. Scrivener, Durand, MI (US);
Thomas W. Spendlove, Birch Run, MI (US);
Douglas M. Schneider, Saginaw, MI (US);
Kurt J. Hilbrandt, Hemlock, MI (US);
Sam L. Scrivener, Durand, MI (US);
Thomas W. Spendlove, Birch Run, MI (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a steering column assembly having a steering column jacket operable to support a steering shaft. The steering column assembly also includes a collar presenting a surface for guiding movement of the steering column jacket. The steering column assembly also includes a locking member operable to move in a first direction from an unlocked position to a locked position to increasingly urge the steering column jacket and the surface of the collar together to lock relative movement between the steering column jacket and the collar. The steering column assembly also includes a shaft operable to rotate in a first angular direction about a first axis to move the locking member in the first direction. The steering column assembly also includes a crank extending radially outwardly from the shaft. The steering column assembly also includes a lever operable to rotate in a second angular direction about a second axis spaced from the first axis. The steering column assembly also includes a link pivotally interconnecting the crank and the lever to transmit rotation of the lever to rotate the crank thereby rotating the shaft.