Retractable steering column with rake limiter
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1. A steering column assembly comprising:
- a support structure including first and second surfaces that are substantially opposed to one-another;
a first jacket pivotally engaged to the support structure about a pivot axis;
a second jacket configured to telescopically slide with respect to the first jacket along a telescopic axis; and
a member engaged to and projecting radially outward from the second jacket with respect to the telescopic axis, and wherein the first and second surfaces extend substantially axially with respect to the telescopic axis and are configured for selective contact with the member to limit a pivoting range of the first jacket as a function of telescopic position of the second jacket.
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Abstract
A steering column assembly includes an outer jacket, an inner jacket, a pin, and a bracket. The inner jacket is configured to telescopically slide with respect to the outer jacket along a telescopic axis. The pin is engaged to and projects radially outward from one of the inner and outer jackets. The bracket is pivotally engaged to the other of the inner and outer jackets, and includes first and second surfaces that extend substantially axially and are generally opposed to one-another for selective contact with the pin to limit a pivoting range as a function of telescopic position.
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1. A steering column assembly comprising:
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a support structure including first and second surfaces that are substantially opposed to one-another; a first jacket pivotally engaged to the support structure about a pivot axis; a second jacket configured to telescopically slide with respect to the first jacket along a telescopic axis; and a member engaged to and projecting radially outward from the second jacket with respect to the telescopic axis, and wherein the first and second surfaces extend substantially axially with respect to the telescopic axis and are configured for selective contact with the member to limit a pivoting range of the first jacket as a function of telescopic position of the second jacket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A steering column assembly comprising:
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an outer column jacket; an inner column jacket configured to telescopically slide with respect to the outer column jacket along a telescopic axis; a pin engaged to and projecting radially outward from one of the inner and outer jackets; and a bracket pivotally engaged to the other of the inner and outer jackets, the bracket including first and second surfaces that extend substantially axially and are generally opposed to one-another for selective contact with the pin to limit a rake tilting range of the outer jacket as a function of telescopic position. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A rake limiter for an extendable steering column assembly having a first jacket pivotally engaged to a support structure about a pivot axis and a second jacket configured to telescopically slide with respect to the first jacket along a telescopic axis disposed normal to the pivot axis, the rake limiter comprising:
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a member engaged to and projecting radially outward from the second jacket with respect to the telescopic axis; and first and second surfaces carried by the support structure and disposed substantially in opposition to one-another, and defining at least in-part a contoured cavity for receipt of the member, and wherein the first and second surfaces are constructed and arranged to contact the member to limit a rake tilting range of the first jacket as a function of telescopic position of the second jacket.
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