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1999-08-12

2000-09-12

Rice, Kenneth R.

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B62D 119

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061166480

ABSTRACT:
A motor vehicle is disclosed having an energy absorbing steering assembly 10 that includes an adjustable energy absorbing mechanism in the form of a hydraulic damper 11. A valve 6 controlling the flow of fluid from the damper is controlled so as to optimize the rate of the damper 11 dependant upon one or more parameters of the motor vehicle.

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patent: 5482320 (1996-01-01), Passebecq
patent: 5618058 (1997-04-01), Byon
patent: 5870930 (1999-02-01), Willett et al.
patent: 5893580 (1999-04-01), Hoagland et al.

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