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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Richard K. Riefe, Saginaw, MI (US);
Ravi Ravindra, Saginaw, MI (US);
David G. Motousek, Bay City, MI (US);
Richard K. Riefe, Saginaw, MI (US);
Ravi Ravindra, Saginaw, MI (US);
David G. Motousek, Bay City, MI (US);
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
A steering column assembly comprises an upper column for supporting a steering wheel and a position lock bracket disposed about the upper column. The position lock bracket is configured to be fixed to the upper column when the position lock bracket occupies a locked mode. The position lock bracket is further configured to be selectively fixed to a rigid structure of the vehicle when operating in a fixed mode and to be instantaneously released from the vehicle structure when operating in a release mode.