US 11,891,108 B2
Auxiliary unstowing mechanism for vehicle steering column
Keyur R. Patel, Auburn Hills, MI (US); and Blake J. Riley, Saginaw, MI (US)
Assigned to Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US)
Filed by Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/987,219.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/280,210, filed on Nov. 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0150565 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 1/183 (2006.01); B62D 1/184 (2006.01); B62D 1/181 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 1/183 (2013.01) [B62D 1/181 (2013.01); B62D 1/184 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An auxiliary unstow mechanism for a vehicle steering column, the auxiliary unstow mechanism comprising:
a telescope actuator assembly;
a first electronic control unit (ECU) in communication with the telescope actuator assembly to control the telescope actuator assembly;
a latch actuator operatively controlling a latch assembly that controls a locked condition and an unlocked condition of vehicle steering column axial position; and
a second ECU in communication with the first ECU and the latch actuator, the second ECU controlling the latch actuator, wherein the latch assembly is in the locked condition in a stowed or partially stowed position of the vehicle steering column to prevent manual adjustment of the vehicle steering column, and wherein the latch assembly is in the unlocked condition to allow manual adjustment of the vehicle steering column.