One steering column assembly for use with a vehicle includes a jacket, a steering shaft rotatably supported by the jacket, and a retractor for moving the steering shaft from an extended position to a stowed position. The retractor does not interfere with rotation of the steering shaft when the steering shaft is at the extended position, and the retractor includes explosive material and a detonation device. The detonation device is in communication with the explosive material for detonating the explosive material when an impact event is sensed or predicted, and detonation of the explosive material results in the steering shaft moving from the extended position to the stowed position.
AUTOMATICALLY-STOWED STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY
AUTOMATISCH VERSTAUTE LENKSÄULENANORDNUNG
ENSEMBLE COLONNE DE DIRECTION À RANGEMENT AUTOMATIQUE
2023-02-08
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |