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Safety steering and mechanism and a method of operating

  • US 7,048,305 B2
  • Filed: 05/07/2003
  • Issued: 05/23/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A safety steering column for protecting a driver in an accident, comprising:

  • a comfort adjustment device including vertical and longitudinal adjustment devices and a safety load absorption device;

    a drive system including a motor and a transmission operably connected to the comfort adjustment device to selectively, independently, drive the vertical and longitudinal adjustment devices, wherein the motor is a common drive motor to the vertical and longitudinal adjustment devices; and

    a withdrawal device which moves the safety steering column away from the driver.

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