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

Claim 8:
9. A method for causing a telescoping steering column to move from an extended position to a stowed position, comprising:
providing an actuator configured to impart a pressure between a tubular lower jacket of the telescoping steering column and a tubular upper jacket of the telescoping steering column to move said tubular upper jacket in telescoping relation with the tubular lower jacket from the extended position to the stowed position, and
providing a gear assembly operably coupling said tubular upper jacket and tubular lower jacket to one another, and further including providing a decoupler 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.