Vehicular steering wheel and column assembly including...

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2011-03-22

2011-03-22

Ilan, Ruth (Department: 3616)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

C280S771000, C280S779000, C074S492000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07909361

ABSTRACT:
A steering wheel and column assembly is provided for deployment on a vehicle. In one embodiment, the steering wheel and column assemblies comprises: (i) a steering column housing, (ii) a rotatable steering assembly, and (iii) a torsional damper device. The rotatable steering assembly includes a steering column shaft, which is rotatably coupled to the steering column housing, and a steering wheel, which is fixedly coupled to the steering column shaft. The torsional damper device includes a stator body, which is fixedly coupled to the steering column housing, and a rotor body, which is fixedly coupled to the rotatable steering assembly. The rotor body frictionally engages the stator body to produce a predetermined coulomb torque frictional resistance.

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