Patent ID: 11866092
Assignee: STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 4:
5. A rake assembly for a steering column comprising:
a pin adapted to move along a first axis between a locked position and an unlocked position;
a first tray fixed to a support structure, the first tray comprising an exterior surface and an extension, at least one set of teeth defined on the exterior surface, the extension extending from an edge of the set of teeth formed in the exterior surface and at least partially along a length of the set of teeth, the extension comprising an upper surface spaced apart from the exterior surface to define a step; and
a rocker tray comprising an inner surface, at least one set of teeth defined on the inner surface and adapted to mesh with the set of teeth of the first tray when in the locked position and un-mesh when in the unlocked position, wherein the rocker tray further comprises an outer surface defined by a first segment and a second segment, wherein the first segment and the second segment are planar segments oriented at a non-parallel angle relative to each other.