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

Claim 3:
4. A power driven, telescoping steering column, comprising:
a tubular lower jacket extending along a central axis between a lower jacket lower end and a lower jacket upper end;
a tubular upper jacket extending along said central axis between an upper jacket lower end and an upper jacket upper end;
a first actuator assembly configured to power relative telescoping movement between said tubular lower jacket and said tubular upper jacket to move said tubular upper jacket between a manual operating position and a stowed position during normal use;
a second actuator configured to impart a gas and/or fluid pressure between said tubular lower jacket and said tubular upper jacket to move said tubular upper jacket from the manual operating position to the stowed position during a crash condition; and
a gear assembly operably coupling said tubular upper jacket and said tubular lower jacket to one another, and further including a third actuator configured to decouple said gear assembly to allow said tubular upper jacket and said tubular lower jacket to move relative to one another without impedance by said gear assembly.