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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2013
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Timothy Squire, Marshall, MI (US);
Michael McDuffie, Warren, MI (US);
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A vehicle body assembly includes a steering column assembly, a steering wheel, an actuator mechanism and a controller. The steering wheel is rotatably supported to the steering column assembly for rotation about a first axis. The actuator mechanism is connected to the steering column assembly and includes a lever movable relative to the steering column assembly between a first position and a second position about a second axis that extends in a direction perpendicular to the first axis. The controller is operably connected to the actuator mechanism and to a trailer connector such that in response to the lever moving from the first position toward the second position, the controller transmits a braking signal to the trailer connector corresponding to activation of a trailer braking system of a trailer.