Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Reexamination Certificate
2004-12-16
2008-03-25
Ilan, Ruth (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
C280S775000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07347451
ABSTRACT:
A steering column assembly (10) for a vehicle includes first and second members (12, 14) engaged for movement relative to one another along one of a tilting path (16) and a telescoping path. The steering column assembly (10) also includes an electric lock (18) operable to lock the first and second members (12, 14) into a locked configuration that restricts movement and an unlocked configuration that permits movement between the members. The steering column assembly (10) also includes a sensor (20) operable to sense a vehicle crash condition and then emit a crash signal to a controller (22) that controls the electric lock (18) to change from the locked configuration to the unlocked configuration in response to the signal.
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Armstrong Ray G.
Jwalapathy Ravindra
Riefe Richard K
Shah Minoo J.
Delphi Technologies Inc.
Ilan Ruth
McCreary, Jr. Leonard
Smith Michael D.
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