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Retractable telescopic mechanism for steering column with feedback actuator

  • US 10,457,314 B2
  • Filed: 06/26/2017
  • Issued: 10/29/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle, comprising:

  • a passenger compartment having a front and a back;

    a retractable telescopic steering column mounted near the front of the passenger compartment and configured to selectively extend rearwardly into the passenger compartment, the retractable telescopic steering column comprising a second segment slidably mounted to a first segment, and a third segment slidably mounted to the second segment;

    a steering wheel fixedly connected to the retractable telescopic steering column; and

    a force feedback motor configured to selectively exert a rotational force on the retractable telescopic steering column,wherein the second segment comprises a first spline and a first slot, the first slot configured to receive a second spline of one of the first and third segments, and the first spline configured to be received by a second slot of one of the first and third segments; and

    wherein the first spline and the second spline ensure that a rotational force applied to one of the first segment, the second segment, or the third segment is transmitted to the other segments of the telescopic steering column.

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