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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2005
Richard K. Riefe, Saginaw, MI (US);
Marvin V. Manwaring, Clio, MI (US);
Ray G. Armstrong, Bay City, MI (US);
Jason R. Ridgway, Bay City, MI (US);
Ravindra Jwalapathy, Saginaw, MI (US);
Richard K. Riefe, Saginaw, MI (US);
Marvin V. Manwaring, Clio, MI (US);
Ray G. Armstrong, Bay City, MI (US);
Jason R. Ridgway, Bay City, MI (US);
Ravindra Jwalapathy, Saginaw, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a steering column assembly for a vehicle. The steering column assembly includes a steering column operable to adjustably support a steering wheel in the vehicle. The steering column assembly also includes a locking bracket adjacent to the steering column and moveable along a path for collapsing movement. The steering column assembly also includes a locking member supported in two-way movement by the locking bracket between a first position and a second position spaced from one another. In the first position, the locking member locks the locking bracket and the steering column member together. When the locking member is in the second position, the steering column member is moveable relative to the locking bracket. The steering column assembly also includes at least one quick release bolt engaged with the locking bracket to selectively fix the locking bracket with respect to the vehicle. The at least one quick release bolt is selectively divisible into at least two portions independently of the collapsing movement of the locking bracket along the path.