Patent ID: 11958525
Assignee: STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 6:
7. A telescoping steering column, comprising:
a lower jacket extending along a central axis between a lower jacket lower end and a lower jacket upper end;
an upper jacket extending along said central axis between an upper jacket lower end and an upper jacket upper end;
a first pyrotechnic actuator configured to impart a pressure between said lower jacket and said upper jacket to move said upper jacket from a first operating position to a stowed position, said first pyrotechnic actuator imparts a gas pressure between said lower jacket and said upper jacket to move said upper jacket from the first operating position to the stowed position during a crash condition;
an intermediate jacket disposed between said lower jacket and said upper jacket, said intermediate jacket being configured for telescopic movement relative to said lower jacket and said upper jacket when said upper jacket moves toward said stowed position; and
a gear assembly operably coupling said upper jacket and lower jacket to one another, and further including a decoupler actuator configured to decouple said gear assembly to allow said upper jacket and said lower jacket to move relative to one another without impedance by said gear assembly.