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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael C. Vermeersch, Essexville, MI (US);
Arthur W. Nellett, Davison, MI (US);
Gerald M. McCann, Bay City, MI (US);
Shawn A. Haring, Swartz Creek, MI (US);
Frederick J. Berg, Auburn, MI (US);
Assignee:
STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION, Saginaw, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/184 (2006.01); B62D 1/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/184 (2013.01); B62D 1/19 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a steering column assembly is provided. The steering column assembly includes a steering column, a mounting bracket, an actuator rotatably coupled to the mounting bracket, the actuator rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position, and a detection assembly configured to detect when the actuator is in the unlocked position.