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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2008
Prabhakar Marur, Bangalore, IN;
Prabhakar Marur, Bangalore, IN;
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A steering system disengages a wheel assembly of a vehicle in response to an event while driving. The steering system includes a suspension knuckle, a tie rod, and a puller. The puller includes a connector that removably engages the suspension knuckle and the tie rod to interconnect the suspension knuckle and the tie rod. The puller is operable to move the connector to disconnect the connector from at least one of the suspension knuckle and the tie rod in response to the event. The vehicle is operated along a longitudinal axis while driving and a moment of the vehicle about the longitudinal axis is sensed. If the moment exceeds the threshold, the puller is energized to disconnect the suspension knuckle from the tie rod.