An energy absorption module subassembly for a steering column assembly comprising; an energy absorption device; and a retainer assembled with the energy absorption device configured for i) installation into at least a portion of a column housing of the steering column assembly at a first location; ii) supportively carrying the energy absorption device at least partially within the retainer; and enabling the retainer to at least partially deform in response to a load occasioned during an impact collapse stroke of an inner column tube of the steering column assembly that forces the retainer to translate in a forward direction to a second location that is forward in a vehicle relative to the first location.
IMPROVED ENERGY ABSORPTION MODULE FOR VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY
VERBESSERTES ENERGIEABSORPTIONSMODUL FÜR LENKSÄULENANORDNUNG EINES FAHRZEUGS
MODULE AMÉLIORÉ D'ABSORPTION D'ÉNERGIE POUR ENSEMBLE COLONNE DE DIRECTION DE VÉHICULE
2019-10-23
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |
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