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

Claim 0:
1. 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 at least one set of teeth of the first tray comprises a first set of teeth and a second set of teeth spaced apart from the first set of teeth, the first set of teeth comprising an inner edge between the first set of teeth and the second set of teeth, the second set of teeth comprising an inner edge between the first set of teeth and the second set of teeth, the step is positioned along the inner edge of the second set of teeth.