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Dual pivot steering column

  • US 5,439,252 A
  • Filed: 04/22/1993
  • Issued: 08/08/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A rotatable, torque transmitting drive assembly for an automotive vehicle steering column comprising:

  • an input shaft;

    means connected to and rotatable with said input shaft for transferring rotational movement of said input shaft to an output shaft to effect movement of steerable vehicle wheels of a vehicle, said transfer means being pivotable relative to a vehicle frame into a plurality of pivot positions to position a steering wheel connectable with said input shaft relative to an occupant of the vehicle, said input shaft being pivotable relative to said transfer means into a plurality of pivot positions, said input shaft having a plurality of pivot positions for each one of said plurality of pivot positions of said transfer means to further position the steering wheel relative to an occupant of the vehicle; and

    a locking mechanism for locking said transfer means in any one of the plurality of pivot positions relative to the vehicle frame and for locking said input shaft in any one of the plurality of pivot positions relative to said transfer means.

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