Shock absorbing plate for a vehicle steering wheel

Details Shock absorbing plate for a vehicle steering wheel Shock absorbing plate for a vehicle steering wheel

1996-09-06

1998-04-14

English, Peter C.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Running gear

188376, 74492, B62D 119

Patent

active

057383774

ABSTRACT:
A shock absorbing plate for a vehicle steering column is provided with a first portion for connection to a vehicle structure and the second portion for connection to a steering column which supports a steering wheel. A pair of parallel grooves are formed in the plate to define the second portion of the shock absorbing plate which is torn from the first portion of the shock absorbing plate when an excess force is applied axially to the steering column in order to absorb such excess force by axially moving the steering column relative to the vehicle structure. The shock absorbing characteristics of the shock absorbing plate can be varied by the shape of the grooves.

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patent: 5052716 (1991-10-01), Matsumoto
patent: 5211694 (1993-05-01), Sakakida et al.
patent: 5487562 (1996-01-01), Hedderly et al.
patent: 5503431 (1996-04-01), Yamamoto

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