Brian T Macdonald

US Patent:

6540618, Apr 1, 2003

Filed:

Sep 26, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/669372

Inventors:

Brian MacDonald - Thomaston CT
Christopher D. Roehl - New Hartford CT
Joseph Garelli - Colcheser CT
Andrew Jarl - New Hudson MI
John L. Vitali - New Hartford CT
John A. Zannotti - Simsbury CT

Assignee:

The Torrington Company - Torrington CT

International Classification:

F16D 384

US Classification:

464173, 464175

Abstract:

A steering column slider shaft assembly includes a shaft and yoke assembly having yoke at a first end and an attached non-cylindrical shaft extending therefrom to a second end. The second end is engaged with a non-cylindrical tube which forms a second end of a tube and yoke assembly, the tube being congruent with and adapted to slidably receive the shaft and provide a slip fit therefor. The shaft and yoke assembly and the tube and yoke assembly each have interengaging provisions which are over-molded or otherwise attached, for sealing the slider shaft assembly. The interengaging provisions also serve to limit extension of the slider assembly to resist inadvertent separation of the slider shaft assembly during assembly of the steering column.