Patent ID: 6773153
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: B60Q,Y10T

Abstract:
An adjustment mechanism comprising:an adjuster housing having an interior portion; an adjustment gear journaled at least partially in the interior portion of the adjuster housing, the adjustment gear having an interior surface with a drive portion and an exterior surface with a toothed portion; a ball stud having a threaded portion and a driven portion, at least a portion of the ball stud passing through the interior surface of the adjustment gear such that the driven portion of the ball stud is selectively engageable to the drive portion of the interior surface of the adjustment gear, and wherein the driven portion of the ball stud disengages from the drive portion of the interior surface of the adjustment near to prevent over-adjustment; and an input shaft extending from the housing, the input shaft having a bevel gear at an end thereof, the bevel gear at the end of the input shaft in engagement with the toothed portion of the adjustment gear.