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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Inventors:
James E. Rouleau, Burt, MI (US);
Todd M. King, Saginaw, MI (US);
Assignee:
STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION, Saginaw, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/181 (2006.01); B62D 1/183 (2006.01); B62D 1/185 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/183 (2013.01); B62D 1/181 (2013.01); B62D 1/185 (2013.01);
Abstract
A manually retractable steering column assembly includes a retractable portion translatable upon exertion of a manual force applied by a driver, the retractable portion restricted to a first translation range during a standard driving mode and translatable within a second translation range during an autonomous driving mode, the second translation range greater than the first translation range.