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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186242 | Steering column system Paired distance pieces (51, 52) disposed between two sidewall portions (41,42) of a vehicle body-side bracket (4) and an outer tube (31) are separated from each other, and have press protrusions (51b,52b) protr... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8171819 | Tilt steering apparatus A tilt steering apparatus comprises a tilt adjusting mechanism in which a tilt lock release is established only when an oscillation-free end of an operating arm portion of a tilt operating lever is positioned toward a steering wheel side. Even when the tilt operatin... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8161839 | Electrically powered tilt steering device A jacket unit for a steering shaft is pivotally connected to a vehicle body through a first pivot mechanism and a swing arm is pivotally connected to the vehicle body through a second pivot mechanism. A first free part of the swing arm is pivotally connected to the ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8151667 | Steering column assembly A steering column assembly comprises a steering column shroud which supports a steering shaft for a steering wheel, a support bracket which is fixed in position relative to a part of vehicle, and a clamp mechanism which is movable between a locked position in which ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8141453 | Steering column cover structure When a steering column contracts in order to absorb shock, interference between a column cover and a lock apparatus is suppressed, and a shock-absorbing stroke of the steering column is obtained. When a steering column contracts in order to absorb shock as a result ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8117940 | Steering wheel arrangement A steering wheel arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a steering column having a first end for cooperation with a steering wheel and a second end for cooperation with a vehicle steering mechanism. The steering wheel arrangement further includes a suspension arra... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8091449 | Steering apparatus End portions of lower-side telescopic friction plates 61, 61 which lie to face a front side of a vehicle body are connected integrally by a connecting portion 612, and a lower end 617 of the connecting portion 612 is fixed to an outer cir... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8065931 | Adjustable steering column assembly for a motor vehicle A steering column assembly for a motor vehicle is disclosed having lower and upper steering column members that are slidingly interengaged. The upper column member is attached to a structural part of the motor vehicle by a ride down mechanism that allows the upper s... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8056436 | Adjustable steering column assembly for a motor vehicle A steering column assembly for a motor vehicle is disclosed having lower and upper steering column members that are slidingly interengaged. The upper column member is attached to a structural part of the motor vehicle by a ride down mechanism that allows the upper s... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056435 | Tilting device for steering column Disclosed is a tilting device for a steering column comprising: a steering column inclinedly arranged in a rear direction of a vehicle; a bracket located between the steering column and a shroud, a cover that shields the steering column from an outside, to guide the... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8051742 | Steering wheel position adjustment device A steering wheel position adjustment device includes a movable bracket having adjusting long holes on both sides in a width direction of the movable bracket, a fixed bracket, a lock shaft penetrating through both of the adjusting long holes to support the movable br... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8047096 | Lock mechanism for an adjustable steering column assembly An adjustable steering column assembly for a vehicle having an outer jacket and an inner jacket slideably disposed within the outer jacket along a longitudinal axis for telescoping movement. A pivot pin is coupled to the outer jacket and defines a pin axis. A pawl i... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042426 | Steering column of vehicles A steering column includes a steering shaft connected to a steering wheel; a block, housing the steering shaft; a column tube, housing the block; a main housing, mounted at an exterior of the column tube, and including a telescoping guide hole for a telescoping oper... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8037782 | Steering column assembly The steering column assembly includes: an upper clamp 7; a distance bracket 8 fixed to an outer tube 4; a clamp bolt 9 including a shank 9b inserted in tilt long holes formed in the upper clamp 7 and telescopic long h... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8037781 | Telescoping steering system and water vehicle including the same A steering system for a water vehicle includes a housing having a substantially cylindrical member, at least one case member extending through the substantially cylindrical member, a column shaft extending through the pair of case members, including at least one elo... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8011268 | Steering column system To provide a steering column system which has superior operating feeling and operating properties which can suppress an operational failure, an engaging arm is displaced relative to a cam member by an annular member that is deformed elastically. Distal ends of gear ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8006587 | Adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle An adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle includes a setting unit displaceable in at least one setting direction, a holding unit nondisplaceable in this setting direction, and a securement device. In the opened state of the securement device, the setting uni... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7975569 | Telescopable steering spindle arrangement A telescopable steering spindle arrangement is provided that includes, but is not limited to a steering spindle near the steering wheel, an intermediate spindle mounted rotationally fixedly and telescopably therein. The steering spindle near the steering wheel and t... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7942076 | Adjustable steering column assembly An adjustable steering column assembly having a column jacket defining a longitudinal axis and moveable in at least one of a telescoping direction and a tilting direction is disclosed. A bracket is coupled to the column jacket with at least one pivot shaft coupled t... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7891268 | Telescoping-tilting device of steering column for vehicle Disclosed is a telescoping-tilting device of a steering column for a vehicle, the telescoping-tilting device including a distance member which has an elongated hole formed at each side of the distance member in parallel to a steering shaft and a guide groove formed ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7886630 | Electric steering device When a column 4 reaches a tilting ascent end, the lower end 732 of a nut 73 abuts on the buffering segment 83 of a buffer 82. Thus, while the buffering segment 83 of the buffer 82 is elastically deformed, the nut 7... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7886631 | Adjustable steering column assembly An adjustable steering column assembly including a column jacket moveable in at least one of a telescoping direction and a raking direction is disclosed. First and second gears are coupled to a rake bracket and mesh with each other with the first gear rotatable abou... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7882761 | Adjustable steering column assembly with compressive locking mechanism An adjustable steering column assembly with a steering shaft extending through a jacket member. An elongate locking member extends through two opposed sidewalls and a compression member positioned between the sidewalls. One of either the sidewalls or the compression... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7874228 | Non-translating telescopic rake pivot for steering column assembly A steering column assembly includes a column jacket and a rake bracket for mounting the column jacket to a vehicle. A bearing rotatably supports an output shaft within an interior of the column jacket and is in sliding engagement with the column jacket during telesc... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7861615 | Adjustable steering column assembly A steering column assembly having a column jacket defining a longitudinal axis and moveable in a telescoping direction and a tilting direction is disclosed. A first bracket defines a telescoping slot having a first tooth rack extending parallel to the longitudinal a... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7849763 | Securement device with an at least height-adjustable steering column The invention relates to a device for fixing an at least height-adjustable steering column. The device includes a clamping device provided with a clamping element having an open position in which the height adjustment is released. When the clamping element passes fr... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7836790 | Tilt steering column assembly for a vehicle A tilt steering column assembly having a first housing defining at least one orifice disposed along a central axis and a second housing defining at least one hole disposed along the central axis is disclosed. A pin includes a body having a first end and a second end... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7827880 | Steering column assembly with a quick release bolt 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 column assembly also includes a locking bracket adjacent to the stee... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7823478 | Infinitely adjustable steering column assembly An adjustable steering column assembly having an outer jacket, an inner jacket, and a tilt housing. A longitudinal locking device moves between released and engaged positions allowing and preventing longitudinal movement of the inner jacket relative to the outer jac... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823479 | Vehicle steering column structure A vehicle steering column structure includes a movable steering column portion, a tilting mechanism and a telescoping mechanism. The tilting mechanism is configured to selectively adjust an angle of inclination of a tilting part. The telescoping mechanism adjusts th... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7810409 | Steering column apparatus When a telescopic gear base 6 and a telescopic gear member 8 are relatively brought close to each other, although their centers shift from each other, even when a tooth tip of a tooth (first tooth) 6a on one surface and a tooth tip of a t... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7810408 | Energy absorbing mechanism of steering column supporting apparatus There is provided a steering column supporting apparatus in which tilt pins are locked on a tilt bracket fixed to a vehicle body and engaged with tilt plates welded to respective both sides of a steering column, and slotted holes extended in the axial direction of t... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7798037 | Wedge arm positive rake lock A steering column assembly includes a column jacket coupled to a mounting bracket, with the column jacket pivotably movable about a pivot axis relative to the mounting bracket. A wedge arm is pivotably mounted to one of the column jacket and the mounting bracket and... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7779717 | Steering column assembly having a stopping member for preventing rotation of a tilt mechanism A steering column assembly and method of preventing rotation of a tilt mechanism relative to a steering column during application of a predetermined force is disclosed. The tilt mechanism is coupled to the steering column and includes a tilt head pivotable about a t... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7775137 | Adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle An adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle includes a steering spindle, a jacket unit bearing the steering spindle, a bracket unit, mountable on the chassis of the motor vehicle, with at least one side jaw, which extends laterally of the jacket unit and bears... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7770488 | Tilt-and-telescope steering apparatus A tilt-and-telescope steering apparatus includes a plate bracket, an outer tube, a distance bracket, an outer block, and a fastening arrangement. The plate bracket surrounds an outer surface of an outer tube and has tilt adjustment holes formed on both sides of the ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7770487 | Vehicle steering column structure A vehicle steering column structure includes a fixed steering column portion, a movable steering column portion movably coupled to the fixed steering column portion and a steering column positioning mechanism. The steering column positioning mechanism is operably co... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7752940 | Adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle An adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle includes a fixing device, in the opened state of which the steering column is adjustable in at least one displacement direction, and, in the closed state of which the set position of the steering column is fixed in t... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7735391 | Steering device To provide a steering device for tilt and telescopic adjustments in which the locked condition can be made stronger, and when unlocked, tilt and telescopic adjustment can be smoothly carried out. A steering device, comprising: a fixed bracket having fixed sid... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7730804 | Central lock device of an adjustable steering column assembly An adjustable steering column assembly of a vehicle has a central lock device for selectably locking an adjustable steering housing and co-extending steering shaft to a stationary bracket or chassis. For driver convenience and comfort, the steering housing and shaft... | 06/08/2010 |
