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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
May. 10, 2007
Marvin V. Manwaring, Clio, MI (US);
Ravi Ravindra, Saginaw, MI (US);
Melvin L. Tinnin, Clio, MI (US);
Albert C. Huber, Montrose, MI (US);
Marvin V. Manwaring, Clio, MI (US);
Ravi Ravindra, Saginaw, MI (US);
Melvin L. Tinnin, Clio, MI (US);
Albert C. Huber, Montrose, MI (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A steering column assembly is moveable in a rake direction and a telescope direction and extends along a longitudinal axis. The assembly includes a compression bracket mounted to a column jacket. A rake bracket is disposed over the compression bracket. The rake bracket defines a rake slot and includes a rake tooth rack disposed in the rake slot. The compression bracket defines a telescoping slot and includes a telescope tooth rack disposed in the telescope slot. A telescoping lock is disposed within the telescoping slot. A rake lock is disposed within the rake slot. A cam mechanism moves the rake lock into interlocking engagement with the rake tooth rack and moves the telescope lock into interlocking engagement with the telescope tooth rack when in the lock position, and disengages the rake lock from the rake tooth rack and the telescope lock from the telescope tooth rack when in the adjustment position.