| 摘要 |
<p>A vehicle includes a receiver (16) forming an aperture (22) therein and having first and second gear racks (26,28) at opposing sides of the aperture. A steering column armature assembly (18) is received within the receiver aperture (22) and includes first and second gears (30,32) engaged with the first and second gear racks (26,28), respectively, in a manner to facilitate counter-rotation of the first and second gears (30,34) as the steering column armature assembly (18) is moved along the first and second gear racks. The first and second gears (30,32) are selectively lockable together to prevent movement of the steering column armature assembly along the first and second gear racks (26,28). The first and second gears (30,32) include an energy absorber (86,88,90,92) positioned therebetween for dissipating energy when the first and second gears are forcibly displaced and counter-rotate with respect to each other in a high energy impact. <IMAGE></p> |
