TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN
First Claim
1. A telescoping steering column mounted to a vehicle structure, the telescoping steering column comprising:
- a plurality of jackets in telescopic relation to one another along a telescopic axis, the plurality of jackets including a first jacket and a second jacket;
an electric motor rigidly fixed to one of the plurality of jackets;
at least one leadscrew rotationally driven by the electric motor;
a first thread set carried by the at least one leadscrew;
a second thread set carried by the at least one leadscrew;
a first nut threaded upon the first thread set and attached to the first jacket; and
a second nut threaded upon the second thread set and attached to the second jacket.
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Abstract
A telescoping steering column is constructed to be mounted to a vehicle structure. The telescoping steering column includes a plurality of jackets in telescopic relation to one another along a telescopic axis, an electric motor, at least one leadscrew, first and second thread sets, and first and second nuts. The plurality of jackets include a first jacket and a second jacket. The electric motor is rigidly fixed to one of the plurality of jackets. Then at least one leadscrew is rotationally driven by the electric motor. The first and second thread sets are carried by the at least one leadscrew. The first and second nuts are threaded upon the respective first and second thread sets, and attached to the respective first and second jackets.
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20 Claims
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1. A telescoping steering column mounted to a vehicle structure, the telescoping steering column comprising:
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a plurality of jackets in telescopic relation to one another along a telescopic axis, the plurality of jackets including a first jacket and a second jacket; an electric motor rigidly fixed to one of the plurality of jackets; at least one leadscrew rotationally driven by the electric motor; a first thread set carried by the at least one leadscrew; a second thread set carried by the at least one leadscrew; a first nut threaded upon the first thread set and attached to the first jacket; and a second nut threaded upon the second thread set and attached to the second jacket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A telescoping steering column for mounting to a vehicle structure, the telescoping steering column comprising:
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an upper jacket; a second jacket in telescopic relation to the upper jacket; a rake bracket in telescopic relation to the second bracket and constructed to be pivotally engaged to the vehicle structure; an electric motor rigidly fixed to one of the second jacket and the rake bracket; at least one leadscrew rotationally driven by the electric motor; a first thread set carried by the at least one leadscrew; a second thread set carried by the at least one leadscrew; a first nut threaded upon the first thread set and attached to the upper jacket; and a second nut threaded upon the second thread set and attached to one of the second jacket and the rake bracket, wherein the electric motor is rigidly fixed to the other of the second jacket and the rake bracket. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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