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Steering column angle

  • US 5,984,355 A
  • Filed: 03/10/1998
  • Issued: 11/16/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/10/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A steering device for steering a motor vehicle, the steering device comprising:

  • a steering column selectively movable from a first position to a second position;

    a front bracket, the steering column pivotally attached to the front bracket;

    an impact sensor selectively providing an impact signal indicative of the motor vehicle entering a crash condition;

    a locomotive device, the steering column being pivotally connected to the locomotive device; and

    a steering column support bracket, the steering column support bracket having a cam surface slidingly engaged with a bearing surface of the locomotive device, the cam surface guiding the bearing surface when the steering column moves from the first position to the second position.

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