Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Hand operated
Patent
1993-03-26
1994-08-23
Herrmann, Allan D.
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Hand operated
74577R, 280775, B62D 118
Patent
active
053397061
ABSTRACT:
A latchable tilt mechanism for a steering column of a vehicle includes a first bracket attached to a sleeve of the steering column and a second bracket pivotally attached to the first bracket and operatively connected to a rotatable steering wheel of the steering column. The latchable tilt mechanism also includes a plurality of pawls pivotally attached to the second bracket and urged into engagement with a latching member. The latchable tilt mechanism has a lever which rotates the pawls out of engagement with the latching member. The pawls have a plurality of locking slots which are distinct from one another but which are configured to operate in concert to allow a discrete pawl to be restraining the steering column from tilting in one direction and another in an opposite direction.
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Chrysler Corporation
Craig Edward A.
Herrmann Allan D.
Laub David W.
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