US 12,473,008 B2
Steering column and vehicle
Lin Li, Zhejiang (CN); Fuhai Li, Zhejiang (CN); Zuguo Ma, Zhejiang (CN); Jianfeng Bian, Zhejiang (CN); and Fei Xu, Zhejiang (CN)
Assigned to ZHEJIANG ZEEKR INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Zhejiang (CN); and ZHEJIANG GEELY HOLDING GROUP CO., LTD., Zhejiang (CN)
Filed by ZHEJIANG ZEEKR INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Zhejiang (CN); and ZHEJIANG GEELY HOLDING GROUP CO., LTD., Zhejiang (CN)
Filed on Feb. 28, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/066,201.
Application 19/066,201 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2023/109970, filed on Jul. 28, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 202211083443.2 (CN), filed on Sep. 6, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2025/0196908 A1, Jun. 19, 2025
Int. Cl. B62D 1/181 (2006.01); B62D 1/183 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 1/181 (2013.01) [B62D 1/183 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A steering column, comprising:
a fixation base;
a movable base movably disposed at the fixation base in a first direction;
a first drive mechanism disposed at the fixation base and connected to the movable base, the first drive mechanism being configured to drive the movable base to move relative to the fixation base;
a lower column assembly disposed at the movable base, the lower column assembly having an axial direction same as the first direction;
an upper column assembly movably disposed at the lower column assembly in the first direction; and
a second drive mechanism disposed at the lower column assembly and connected to the upper column assembly, the second drive mechanism being configured to drive the upper column assembly to move relative to the lower column assembly.