Adjustable steering column

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1988-12-16

1990-01-09

Rice, Kenneth R.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Running gear

74493, B62D 118

Patent

active

048923303

ABSTRACT:
An adjustable steering column including a tubular mast jacket assembly adapted for stationary mounting on a vehicle body, a steering shaft in the mast jacket, a lower mount supporting the steering shaft on the mast jacket near the lower end of the latter for rotation and for up and down tilting between upper and lower limit positions in the vertical center plane of the mast jacket, an upper mount supporting the steering shaft on the mast jacket near the upper end of the latter for rotation and for the up and down tilting movement, and a tilt lock for maintaining the steering shaft in any of a plurality of adjusted positions between the upper and lower limit positions through simple grasp and release of a manual release lever.

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patent: 3392599 (1968-07-01), White
patent: 4363499 (1982-12-01), Watanabe et al.
patent: 4463626 (1984-08-01), Kazaoka et al.
patent: 4470322 (1984-09-01), Beauch
patent: 4472982 (1984-09-01), Nishikawa
patent: 4538478 (1985-09-01), Sato et al.
patent: 4594909 (1986-06-01), Yamaguchi
patent: 4691587 (1987-09-01), Farrand et al.

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