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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2007
Jason R. Ridgway, Bay City, MI (US);
Ravi Ravindra, Saginaw, MI (US);
Jason R. Ridgway, Bay City, MI (US);
Ravi Ravindra, Saginaw, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An adjustable steering column assembly having an outer jacket and an inner jacket slidably disposed in the outer jacket for telescoping movement is disclosed. The assembly includes a locking device having a pivot pin coupled to the outer jacket and defining a pin axis. A pawl is coupled to the pivot pin and a lever having a cam surface is coupled to the pawl. The pawl rotates about the pin axis between an engaged position engaging the inner jacket and a disengaged position disengaging the inner jacket for preventing and allowing the telescoping movement, respectively. An extension is movable between a first position engaging a first portion of the cam surface and a second position engaging a second portion of the cam surface for moving the lever away from the inner jacket and causing the pawl to rotate about the pin axis to disengage the pawl from the inner jacket.