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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2014
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
James C. Russell, Fairgrove, MI (US);
Matthew J. T. Vincent, Saginaw, MI (US);
Robert W. Dubay, Saginaw, MI (US);
Donald A. Buzzard, Saginaw, MI (US);
Michael P. Anspaugh, Bay City, MI (US);
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, an energy absorbing device for a steering column assembly is provided. The device includes a first end configured to couple to a first component of the steering column assembly, a second end configured to couple to a second component of the steering column, and an intermediate portion extending between the first and second ends. The intermediate portion includes a curved portion having a radius, and an aperture extending through the intermediate portion. The aperture is configured to shift a collapse characteristic of the energy absorbing device and to facilitate maintaining the radius constant when a force moves the first end relative to the second end and deforms the energy absorbing device.