Patent ID: 6902191

Claim:
A tilt setting device for a steering column including a main column, a tilt head, and a pivot joint connecting the tilt head to the main column, the device comprising: a rod pivotably coupled to one of the main column and the tilt head; and a sleeve, the rod being disposed in a hollow center of the sleeve telescopically, the sleeve including, a lateral extending elongated hole, through which a pin, fixed to the other of the main column and the tilt head, extends so that the sleeve is able to pivot about the pin relative to the other of the main column and the tilt head, the elongated hole also allowing the sleeve to rotate about its axis relative to the rod, the elongated hole including a narrower end, a wider end, and sides extending between the narrower and wider ends, at least one of the sides being tapered and including a lateral, untapered region adjacent the narrower end.