Patent ID: 11912334
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 14:
15. A steering assembly for a vehicle, the steering assembly comprising:
a holder hang a it mechanism;
a steering element mounted directly, pivotably to the tilt mechanism of the holder;
the tilt mechanism positioning the steering element around a tilt axis between a steering position and at least one non-steering position; and
at least one releasable locking arrangement for fixing the steering element in one of the steering position and at least one non-steering position, wherein the locking arrangement includes:
a locking element having a plurality of pins selectively extending into the steering element, wherein the plurality of pins are substantially coplanar with a profile of the steering element; and
a further locking element engaged with the locking element, the further locking element including a force action chain selectively engaged with the plurality of pins, wherein the force action chain is interrupted by an electrical signal to prevent engagement with the plurality of pins, wherein the at least one releasable locking arrangement is configured to adopt at least one locking state in which a release of the locking arrangement is prevented and to adopt at least one release state in which the release of the locking arrangement is enabled.