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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2011
Andrew Brant, Brighton, MI (US);
Thomas Mally, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Andrew Brant, Brighton, MI (US);
Thomas Mally, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a steering column cover skirt attachment bracket and steering column assemblies for a vehicle. One embodiment of a steering column assembly comprises a steering column having a steering column cover, an instrument panel and a lower driver panel forming a recess for receiving the steering column and steering column cover and having an interior surface and an attachment tower extending from the interior surface. The attachment tower is configured to couple the lower driver panel to the instrument panel. A steering column cover skirt extends between the steering column cover and the lower driver panel and has a first end attached to the steering column cover and a second end attached to the lower driver panel. A skirt attachment bracket has a body and a clip structure, wherein the body is attached to the second end of the steering column cover skirt and the clip structure is engaged with the attachment tower to retain the second end of the steering column cover skirt to the lower driver panel.