Adjustable steering column for a vehicle

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2005-03-10

2009-10-20

Johnson, Vicky A (Department: 3656)

Machine element or mechanism

Control lever and linkage systems

Hand operated

Reexamination Certificate

active

07603928

ABSTRACT:
A steering column includes a hollow shaft, a steering shaft, a steering wheel and a joint. The hollow shaft includes an upper section and a lower section, the upper and lower sections being pivotable relative to one another about a pivot axis. The steering shaft includes a first and a second section, each of the first and second sections of the steering shaft being journalled in the upper and lower sections, respectively, of the hollow shaft. The steering wheel is supported on the first section of the steering shaft and the joint interconnects the first and second sections of the steering shaft. The center of the joint is offset from the pivot axis of the upper and lower sections of the hollow shaft.

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