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Device for adjusting the angular position of a driving member coupled to another driven member adapted to be rotatingly driven

  • US 4,624,596 A
  • Filed: 01/04/1985
  • Issued: 11/25/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/06/1984
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A device for adjusting the angular position of a driving member defining a steering wheel hub and a driven member defining a steering shaft, said device comprising a ring disposed annularly between said driving member and said driven member and having inner and outer spline means cooperating with complementary means on said driving member and said driven member, a selected one of said spline means and the associated complementary means being of a helical configuration, an annular threaded member coaxial with said driving and driven members cooperable with said ring and said driving member for axially displacing said ring and thereby angularly adjusting the position of said driving member and driven member relative to each other, and releasable means for normally maintaining said driving member and said driven member against relative angular displacement.

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