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7628425 Energy absorption device for vehicle steering column  
An energy absorption device for a steering column for a vehicle includes a resilient device, preferably in the form of a coil spring, having turns that are wound in a clamping manner around a...
7625009 Collapsible steering column support  
A support mechanism for a collapsible steering column assembly having a rake adjustment is provided. The steering column assembly includes a mounting bracket and a column jacket pivotably attached...
7607696 Adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle  
An adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle includes a setting unit displaceable in at least one displacement direction for setting the position of the steering column, a holding unit...
7607694 Steering device  
To provide a steering device from which good operation feeling can be obtained in tilt and telescoping adjustments, and whose configuration is very simple. The cylindrical part formed in a pair of...
7604255 Steering column release mechanism  
A steering column ( 10 ) includes a steering column member ( 12 ) connectable with a steering wheel ( 16 ) and rotatable to turn steerable vehicle wheels. A mounting bracket ( 40 ) connects the...
7591354 Shock absorbing steering device for vehicle  
A shock absorbing steering device for vehicle includes an intermediate shaft that couples a steering shaft and a steering gear. The intermediate shaft includes a hollow accordion portion allowed to...
7581466 Vehicle steering apparatus  
A vehicle steering apparatus includes a jacket for rotatably supporting a steering shaft, and an electric motor. The electric motor includes an annular rotor arranged coaxially with the steering...
7559577 Impact absorption steering apparatus  
Disclosed is an impact absorption steering apparatus, which includes: a mounting bracket for supporting an outer tube so as to fix the outer tube in a chassis of a vehicle; and a plate bracket...
7543680 Electric power steering apparatus  
An electric power steering apparatus includes a steering assisting electric motor having a motor housing for accommodating an annular rotor and an annular stator. The rotor and the stator are...
7527294 Decoupler deflector devices and systems for automobile steering systems  
Decoupler deflector devices and systems for automobile steering systems are provided. A decoupler deflector device in an automobile steering system can be connected to an upper intermediate shaft...
7527295 Energy absorbing steering column  
An energy absorbing steering column includes a first cylindrical member for rotatably supporting a steering shaft of a vehicle, the first cylindrical member including a first press-fit portion...
7510213 Adaptive energy absorber for steering column  
The invention provides a steering column assembly for a vehicle. The steering column assembly includes a steering column operable to adjustably support a steering wheel in the vehicle. The steering...
7509887 Steering column assembly having single lever tilt and telescope adjustment  
An apparatus includes a steering column assembly defining a longitudinal axis that is adjustable along at least one of a tilting and telescoping path of adjustment. The apparatus also includes a...
7506893 Impact absorbing steering column device for vehicle  
In an impact absorbing type steering column apparatus for a vehicle in which two columns are fitted to each other in such a manner that an upper column, while being moved to the front part of the...
7497470 Energy absorbing apparatus  
The invention provides an energy absorbing apparatus for a steering column. The energy absorbing apparatus includes a first member having a telescoping end and a side wall. The energy absorbing...
7490855 Shock-absorption steering device  
A shock-absorption steering device includes a steering shaft connected to a steering wheel, a column housing for housing and supporting the steering shaft, the steering shaft and the column housing...
7484430 Telescope feature used for energy absorption  
The invention includes a steering column assembly positionable in a vehicle. The invention also includes a connecting device releaseably attachable to the vehicle. The connecting device is moveable...
7475908 Adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle  
The invention proposes an adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle with a setting part displaceable in at least one setting direction for setting the position of the steering column, a...
7472924 Steering column device for vehicle  
A steering column device for a vehicle which includes: a steering column jacket; a detachable bracket detachably attached to an attachment bracket for supporting the steering column jacket; a...
7469615 Snap on lower bracket and bearing support  
The present invention provides a snap-on lower bracket ( 14, 14 a ) and bearing support for supporting a collapsible steering shaft in a vehicle. The invention includes a lower steering column...
7461863 Safety steering column, motor vehicle with a safety system and safety method  
A safety steering column which is adjustable in its axial direction whereby pyrotechnically driven steering column retraction is provided for a positioning of a safety steering column in its axial...
7455320 Shock absorbing steering apparatus  
A shock absorbing steering apparatus for use in a vehicle, including a steering column to be fixed to a portion of a body of the vehicle such that the steering column is releasable from the body of...
7455321 Collapsible steering column assembly  
A collapsible steering column assembly preferably has a collapsible steering shaft that extends rotatably along a centerline and a collapsible column that houses and co-extends with the shaft. The...
7445241 Vehicle impact absorption type steering column device  
An impact absorption type steering column apparatus for a vehicle is constructed such that a steering column is moved forwardly of the vehicle with respect to a car body sided member when a...
7441807 Telescopic structure and steering column device for motor vehicle  
An automotive steering column apparatus has an inner column rotatably supporting a steering shaft, an outer column holding the inner column while rotatably embracing the inner column, a vehicle...
7441808 Steering column assembly comprising a steering column the tilt and length of which can be modified  
A steering column assembly has a bracket situated fixed on a vehicle, and a rotatable steering column, which has a column jacket and a steering shaft mounted therein. The steering column has...
7434840 Telltale indicator for adaptive energy absorbing system  
A steering column assembly includes a steering column having a selectively collapsible structure that enables said column to collapse in the event of an impact force resulting from a vehicle crash....
7434841 Steering assembly  
A steering assembly for a vehicle comprising: a fixed guide portion; a movable steering column portion which is arranged to move relative to the fixed portion to permit a collapse of the steering...
7434839 Collapsible steering apparatus  
There is provided a collapsible steering apparatus, which includes a steering column having a movable part capable of moving upon collision of a vehicle. The main part of a bracket is fixed to the...
7425020 Steering wheel suspension system  
The present invention refers to a steering wheel suspension system to reduce the risk of injury to the driver in connection with a vehicle collision, wherein the system includes a steering wheel...
7422239 Energy absorbing steering apparatus  
An energy absorbing steering apparatus for a vehicle includes a support member for supporting a steering column by detachably attaching the steering column to a vehicle body and an energy...
7422240 Deformation device for a steering column  
A deformation device, especially for the steering column of a motor vehicle. The deformation device comprises a deformation tube ( 2 ), which can be deformed in a defined manner, as well as a...
7412911 Steering column apparatus  
A steering column apparatus includes: a stationary column member; a movable column member whose one end is supported on the stationary column member nonrotatably about a center axis and movably...
7410190 Motor-driven position adjustment apparatus for steering wheel  
In a motor-driven steering wheel position adjustment apparatus, a nut 17 being a driven member is mounted such that it can be detached from an inner column of a steering column, based on a shock...
7406894 Steering column assembly  
A steering column assembly comprising a steering column shroud which supports a steering column shaft, the shroud being connected to the vehicle by a clamping mechanism which is operable between a...
7404343 Vehicle steering wheel  
A steering wheel ( 1 ) for a vehicle such as a heavy-duty vehicle having a steering wheel spoke ( 5 ). The steering wheel spoke ( 5 ) is adapted to be deformed while absorbing energy when an...
7398997 Steering wheel arrangement for motor vehicles  
The invention relates to a steering wheel arrangement for motor vehicles, in which the risk of injury is reduced, should a driver impact against the steering wheel in the event of a crash....
7393014 Energy absorbing support for a vehicle steering assembly  
A vehicle steering assembly includes a mounting plate having a slot and a raised contact surface adjacent to at least part of the slot and a bracket coupled to the mounting plate, adapted to...
7384070 Shock absorbing steering column device for vehicle  
An impact absorption type steering column apparatus for an automotive vehicle is constructed so that a car body sided bracket secured to a car body is press-fitted to a column sided bracket...
7380804 Vibration damping apparatus for steering systems  
Disclosed herein is a vibration damping apparatus for steering systems. The vibration damping apparatus of the present invention includes a fluid-filled chamber which is provided between upper and...
7380827 Steering column/airbag tunable impact absorption system  
An impact absorption system for a motor vehicle has a steering column with a first sleeve and a second sleeve. The first sleeve is sized to receive a portion of the second sleeve. The sleeves...
7370553 Steering spindle arrangement and a method for the production thereof  
A steering spindle arrangement having a first component remote from the steering wheel and a second component near the steering wheel, with one of the mutually facing ends of the one component...
7367589 Collapsible steering assembly with a stationary reaction surface  
A vehicle steering assembly includes a steering column having a forward section and a rearward section movable relative to the forward section, a mounting plate adapted to be carried by the vehicle...
7367588 Steering column device  
A steering column device comprises a bracket of the column body having mounting flanges with a cut-away groove opening in the backward direction of car body, a collar having a flange part and a...
7360793 Structure for fixing steering column with fastener and disk spring  
A structure for fastening a column side member to a vehicle-body side, so as to fix a steering column relative to a vehicle body such that the column is movable in event of application of an...
7357417 Shock-absorption steering apparatus  
A shock-absorption steering apparatus is provided which is capable of absorbing impact with a simple structure independently on a driving condition. A support pin for controlling the squeezing load...
7350816 Impact absorbing steering column device  
A spacer is interposed between a body-side bracket and a column-side bracket for retaining a steering column. A pin insertion hole through which a supporting pin is passed is formed in the spacer....
7350817 Steering column bracket  
A steering column bracket for a motor vehicle includes a body defining a bore adapted to receive a lower mounting bracket. A pair of wings extend out from the body on opposite sides thereof. A...
7347451 Pre-crash column release  
A steering column assembly ( 10 ) for a vehicle includes first and second members ( 12, 14 ) engaged for movement relative to one another along one of a tilting path ( 16 ) and a telescoping path....
7344158 Mounting structure of steering column for vehicles  
A mounting structure of a steering column for a vehicle is provided with a column mounting bracket coupling the steering column to a cowl cross-member. A pedal bracket is coupled to a dash panel of...