Patent ID: 8220355

Claim:
An adjustable steering column assembly for a vehicle, said assembly comprising: a support bracket for attachment to the vehicle; a column jacket coupled to said support bracket and moveable in at least one of a longitudinal direction along a longitudinal axis and a pivotable direction relative to said support bracket about a pivot axis; a locking mechanism interconnecting said support bracket and said column jacket and moveable between a lock position restricting said movement of said column jacket and a release position permitting said moment of said column jacket; a motor coupled to said jacket and having an output shaft rotatable about a primary axis in a single rotational direction; a linkage including a plate and a lever, interconnecting said output shaft of said motor and said locking mechanism and actuated by said rotation of said output shaft in said single rotational direction to move said locking mechanism in alternating fashion between said lock position and said release position, said linkage including a peg interconnecting said plate and said lever; said peg being radially spaced from said primary axis and being fixedly attached to said lever; and said linkage defining an eccentric cam groove radially about said primary axis with said peg disposed with said eccentric cam groove.