RETRACTABLE STEERING COLUMN WITH A RADIALLY PROJECTING ATTACHMENT
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1. A driver interface for a vehicle, the driver interface comprising:
- a steering column assembly including a column constructed and arranged to move between a retracted state and an outward extended state and an attachment projecting outward from the column; and
a structural feature defining an alcove for receipt of the attachment when the steering column is in the retracted state.
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Abstract
A driver interface for a vehicle includes a steering column assembly and a structural facial. The steering column assembly includes a column constructed and arranged to move between a retracted state and an extended state, and an attachment projecting outward from the column. The structural facial defines an alcove for receipt of the attachment when the steering column is in the retracted state.
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18 Claims
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1. A driver interface for a vehicle, the driver interface comprising:
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a steering column assembly including a column constructed and arranged to move between a retracted state and an outward extended state and an attachment projecting outward from the column; and a structural feature defining an alcove for receipt of the attachment when the steering column is in the retracted state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An instrument panel for a driver interface of a vehicle that includes a steering column assembly having a steering column constructed and arranged to move axially along a centerline and between an extended state and a retracted state toward the instrument panel, and an attachment projecting radially outward from the steering column, the instrument panel comprising:
a bottom wall and a perimeter wall that define an alcove for receipt of the attachment when the steering column is in the retracted state. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of stowing a steering column assembly comprising:
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moving a steering column assembly from an extended state to a retracted state; and inserting an attachment projecting outward from a column of the steering column assembly into an alcove defined by an instrument panel. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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