US 11,999,407 B1
Translating steering column with reduced packaging space
Erik William Soderlind, Harrison Township, MI (US); Taras Andrew Palczynski, Ann Arbor, MI (US); and Steve Bryan Amburgy, Commerce Township, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/112,135.
Int. Cl. B62D 1/185 (2006.01); B62D 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 1/185 (2013.01) [B62D 5/006 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A column for a handwheel actuator of a steer by wire system, the column comprising:
a column casting;
a steering jacket operably coupled to the column casting such that the steering jacket moves telescopically within the column casting for extending the handwheel and retracting the handwheel; and
a tunable stroke limiter operably coupled to the steering jacket to limit stroke length of the steering jacket responsive to a barrier event.