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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2016
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Richard P. Nash, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Ravi Ravindra, Saginaw, MI (US);
STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION, Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the invention, an adjustment assembly for allowing or preventing adjustment of a component is provided. The adjustment assembly includes a first bracket at least partially surrounding the component, a second bracket at least partially surrounding the first bracket, and a piezoelectric device biasing against one of the first bracket or the second bracket in a first position, the piezoelectric device configured to contract and release the bias against one of the first bracket and the second bracket in a second position.