Patent ID: 8827821

Claim:
A telescoping shaft in a steering column, the telescoping shaft comprising: an outer shaft having a bore extending in a longitudinal direction; an inner shaft telescopically received in the bore, the inner shaft rotationally fixed relative to the outer shaft and moveable relative to the outer shaft in the longitudinal direction; and at least one roller assembly positioned between the inner shaft and outer shaft, each roller assembly of the at least one the roller assembly comprising: a spring having a first end and a second end spaced apart from the first end; a first roller positioned on the first end of the spring; and a second roller positioned on the second end of the spring, the spring urging the first roller and the second roller into contact with the outer shaft; wherein the at least one roller assembly includes a first roller assembly and a second roller assembly, forming a first roller assembly pair; wherein the inner shaft comprises at least one groove, and the springs of the first roller assembly and the second roller assembly are each positioned in a respective groove; wherein the spring comprises a closed side and an open side, the first end and second end positioned at the open side; and wherein the closed side of the spring of the first roller assembly is positioned on a first side of the inner shaft and the closed side of the spring of the second roller assembly is positioned on a second side of the inner shaft, opposite to the first side, so that the first roller assembly and the second roller assembly extend in opposite directions.