RETRACTABLE STEERING COLUMN SYSTEM WITH AIR BAG, VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A steering column system comprising:
- a steering column shaft;
a steering input device coupled to the steering column shaft;
a column adjustment assembly configured to translate the steering column shaft between a retracted position and a driving position;
an air bag operatively arranged with the steering input device, the air bag deployable to one of a first size and a second size, the second size greater than the first size; and
when the steering column shaft is in the driving position, the air bag is deployable to the first size, and when the steering column shaft is in the retracted position, the air bag is deployable to the second size.
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Abstract
A steering column system includes a steering column shaft, a steering input device coupled to the steering column shaft, a column adjustment assembly configured to translate the steering column shaft between a retracted position and a driving position, and, an air bag operatively arranged with the steering input device, the air bag deployable to one of a first size and a second size, the second size greater than the first size. When the steering column shaft is in the driving position, the air bag is deployable to the first size, and when the steering column shaft is in the retracted position, the air bag is deployable to the second size.
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20 Claims
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1. A steering column system comprising:
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a steering column shaft; a steering input device coupled to the steering column shaft; a column adjustment assembly configured to translate the steering column shaft between a retracted position and a driving position; an air bag operatively arranged with the steering input device, the air bag deployable to one of a first size and a second size, the second size greater than the first size; and when the steering column shaft is in the driving position, the air bag is deployable to the first size, and when the steering column shaft is in the retracted position, the air bag is deployable to the second size. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle comprising:
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a steering column shaft; a steering input device coupled to the steering column shaft; a column adjustment assembly configured to translate the steering column shaft between a retracted position and a driving position; an air bag operatively arranged with the steering input device, the air bag deployable to one of a first size and a second size, the second size greater than the first size; when the steering column shaft is in the driving position, the air bag is deployable to the first size, and when the steering column shaft is in the retracted position, the air bag is deployable to the second size. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method of operating a steering column assembly of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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translating a steering column shaft to one of a retracted position and a driving position, a steering input device coupled to the steering column shaft, and an air bag operatively arranged with the steering input device, the air bag deployable to a first size and a second size, the second size greater than the first size; and
,deploying the air bag to the second size upon a crash event when the steering column shaft is in the retracted position, and deploying the air bag to the first size upon a crash event when the steering column shaft is in the driving position. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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