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Steering column assembly for a vehicle

  • US 6,623,036 B2
  • Filed: 01/10/2002
  • Issued: 09/23/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A steering column assembly for a vehicle, comprising:

  • a column jacket having upper and lower jacket tubes telescopically coupled with each other;

    a steering shaft rotatably supported in the column jacket and capable of tilting and telescoping together with the column jacket;

    upper and lower clamps mounting the column jacket on a vehicle body in such a manner that the column jacket can tilt about a lower end portion of the lower jacket tube;

    the upper clamp having a pair of opposed sidewalls and first and second distance brackets disposed movably between the sidewalls so as to sandwich the column jacket therebetween, the first distance bracket including a lock portion engageable with an outer surface of the upper jacket tube, the second distance bracket including a support portion engageable with an outer surface of the lower jacket tube; and

    an operation lever attached to the upper clamp so as to be able to pivot between a lock position and an unlock position, wherein, when the operation lever is at the lock position, the sidewalls is caused to press the first and second distance brackets against the column jacket with the lock portion pushed on the upper jacket tube and the support portion pushed on the lower jacket tube so that both of the column jacket and the steering shaft are prevented from tilting and telescoping.

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