SECOND GENERATION ENERGY ABSORBING COLUMN WITH LOCKING FEATURES

THE 1969 GENERAL MOTORS STEERING COLUMN INVOLVES A NEW SYSTEM FOR ABSORBING ENERGY FROM THE BODY OF THE DRIVER IN EVENT OF A FRONTAL COLLISION. THIS STEERING COLUMN ALSO CONTAINS A LOCKING SYSTEM WHICH PERMITS THE LOCKING OF STEERING SHAFT AND GEAR SHIFT AS WELL AS THE IGNITION SWITCH. A COMPARISON OF THE 1969 BALL TYPE ENERGY ABSORBER WITH THE 1967 MESH TYPE ABSORBER SHOWS GAINS IN RIGIDITY, CONSISTENCY OF LOAD, AND EASE OF CHANGING DESIGN LOAD. THE DISCUSSION OF THE LOCKING SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF STEERING COLUMNS INCLUDES A DESCRIPTION OF THE INHIBITING SYSTEM. /SAE/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 78, No 3, P 143
• Authors:
  • Marquis, D P
• Publication Date: 1970-3

Media Info

• Serial:
  • SAE Journal of Automotive Engineering
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Canal lock operations; Drivers; Energy absorption; Frontal crashes; Gears; Ignition; Steering gears; Steering wheels
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223146
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 7 1970 12:00AM