A steering column for a vehicle comprising a main jacket having a steering input shaft and a secondary jacket, the main jacket being in slidable contact with the secondary jacket; a mount bracket being configured to be attached to the vehicle; a tilt bracket being rigidly connected to the mount bracket with a first tear sheet; the secondary jacket being pivotally adjustable within the tilt bracket, and the secondary jacket being in slidable contact with the tilt bracket; a tilt locking mechanism being configured to enable/stop the tilt movement of the secondary jacket; a telescopic locking means being configured to enable/stop the telescopic movements between the main jacket, the secondary jacket, and the tilt bracket; the first tear sheet being fixed to the mount bracket and the tilt bracket; and a secondary tear sheet being fixed to the secondary jacket and the main jacket.
DIFFERENTIAL ENERGY ABSORBING STEERING COLUMN
DIFFERENTIALENERGIE ABSORBIERENDE LENKSÄULE
COLONNE DE DIRECTION À ABSORPTION D'ÉNERGIE DIFFÉRENTIELLE
2024-04-10
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |