Patent ID: 7635149
Filing Date: 2009-12-22
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. An adjustable steering column assembly for a vehicle comprising: a steering shaft rotatable about a rotation axis; a co-extending housing journaled to said shaft; a bracket engaged operably to said housing; a first slot in at least one of said housing and said bracket; first and second indexing rails carried by at least one of said housing and said bracket having said first slot; a carrier supported slidably by said bracket and extending through said first slot along a centerline transverse to said rotation axis; a carriage engaged to said carrier; a first rocker arm supported pivotally to said carriage for rocking movement about a rocker axis orientated perpendicular to said centerline, said first rocker arm having a first indexing pad for selective mating with said first indexing rail and a second indexing pad for selective mating with said second indexing rail; and wherein the adjustable steering column assembly is in a locked position when at least one of the first and second indexing pads are mated with the respective first and second indexing rails.