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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2016
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Melvin L. Tinnin, Clio, MI (US);
Robert W. Dubay, Saginaw, MI (US);
Donald A. Buzzard, Saginaw, MI (US);
Matthew J. T. Vincent, Saginaw, MI (US);
Michael P. Anspaugh, Bay City, MI (US);
STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION, Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
An adjustment mounting bracket assembly for a steering column includes a mounting bracket mountable to a steering column mating element, the mounting bracket having a bracket aperture configured to receive a clamp bolt therethrough, the mounting bracket also having an arcuate slot. The bracket assembly also includes a spacer having a spacer aperture configured to receive the clamp bolt therethrough to align the spacer with the mounting bracket, the spacer having a first engaging feature disposed within the arcuate slot of the mounting bracket and a second engaging feature engageable with a recess of the steering column, disposal of the first engaging feature within the arcuate slot and disposal of the second engaging feature within the recess restricting the degree of freedom of the mounting bracket relative to the steering column.