A portion of a shroud (30) is adapted to be secured to a steering column assembly (10). The portion of the shroud (30) includes a slot (46) for receiving a portion of a fastener (36) and an opening (48) of sufficient size that at least a portion of the fastener (36) is permitted to fit through to allow the shroud (30) to break away from the steering column assembly (10) upon an impact exceeding a threshold load. The shroud (30) is fastened to the steering column assembly (10) via a fastener (36) and a connection member that is joined to the column tube.
STEERING COLUMN SHROUD BREAK AWAY INTERFACE
TRENNSCHNITTSTELLE FÜR LENKSÄULENUMMANTELUNG
INTERFACE DE SÉPARATION DE GAINE DE COLONNE DE DIRECTION
2024-07-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |