A steering assist system of a steering column assembly is provided. The system includes a worm rotatably driven by an actuator. The system also includes a worm gear having a first set of teeth and a second set of teeth, the first set of teeth in meshed engagement with the worm, the worm gear operatively coupled to a steering shaft. The system further includes a lock feature moveable into and out of engagement with the second set of teeth of the worm gear to define a locked condition and an unlocked condition of the worm gear.
LOCK MECHANISM FOR STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM
2021-04-01
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
STEERING ASSIST APPARATUS, STEERING ASSIST METHOD AND STEERING SYSTEM
European Patent Office | 2022
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