| 摘要 |
A steering lock assembly and method for utilization in a vehicle having a transmission control member mounted for movement between a PARK mode position and a non-PARK mode position utilizes a key-operable switch including a housing mountable in a generally stationary condition within the vehicle and a keyway cylinder mounted within the housing for rotational movement relative thereto between positions corresponding to LOCK and non-LOCK modes of the switch. The lock assembly includes a locking mechanism associated with the switch for locking the steering arrangement of the vehicle when and only when the keyway cylinder is positioned in the LOCK mode position, and a camming arrangement is mounted adjacent the keyway cylinder and connectable to the transmission control member for movement therewith. The camming arrangement is adapted to cooperate with the keyway cylinder so that when the transmission control member is positioned in a non-PARK mode position and the keyway cylinder is positioned in a non-LOCL position of rotational movement, the keyway cylinder is prevented from being rotated from the non-LOCK mode position to the LOCK mode position. Hence, the camming arrangement prohibits the steering arrangement from being locked by the locking mechanism as long as the transmission control member is positioned in a non-PARK mode. |
