Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Reexamination Certificate
2007-12-27
2009-11-03
Ilan, Ruth (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
C074S493000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07611166
ABSTRACT:
A locking structure of a steering column. A main housing is provided around a steering shaft and fixed to a car body. An insert pipe protrudes from the main housing. A sliding housing has an arc portion surrounding the insert pipe, a tightening block at each end, and a variable inner cross-section that changes with distance between the tightening blocks. An upper housing is tiltable relative to the sliding housing. A tilt plate is fixed to the upper housing, extends to the tightening block, and has an arc-shaped slot corresponding to a rotation distance of the tilt plate. A locking bolt passes through the arc-shaped slot of the tilt plate and through the tightening blocks. An operation lever is rotatably fitted on the locking bolt. A cam assembly variably applies a force to the tilt plates and the tightening blocks according to a rotation distance of the operation lever.
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Hyundai Motor Company
Ilan Ruth
Morgan & Lewis & Bockius, LLP
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