Position control apparatus for steering column

Details Position control apparatus for steering column Position control apparatus for steering column

1994-04-01

1995-06-13

Rice, Kenneth R.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Running gear

74493, B62D 118

Patent

active

054235723

ABSTRACT:
A steering column position control apparatus including a stationary bracket having vertical legs on opposite sides of the steering column, a spacer on the steering column between the legs of the bracket, a non-rotatable thrust plate outside of the stationary bracket bearing on one side thereof, a long bolt mounted on the spacer and projecting through the thrust plate, the spacer and a substantially vertical slot in each leg of the bracket, a non-ratable nut outboard of the opposite side of the bracket threaded on the bolt, and a lever outboard of the thrust plate rotatable as a unit with the bolt. A flex plate is attached to the thrust plate between the latter and the lever and includes a flex arm having a detent feature at a distal end thereof. In a closed position of the lever, the detent feature overlaps an edge of the lever for retention thereof in the closed position. In positions of the lever other than the closed position, the detent feature is biased against a flat side of the lever by the flex arm for moderately tensioning the bolt.

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