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ENERGY ABSORBING SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION/OPERATION

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• The steering gear is joined to the steering shaft through the intermediate shaft.
• In a collision, the intermediate shaft is crushed as the steering gear moves rearward, thereby absorbing the impact.
• If the driver's body hits the steering wheel, the force applied to the steering wheel is transmitted through the inner shaft, outer column, and fixing bracket. As a result, the fixing bracket is disengaged from the dashboard, and the whole steering shaft will move forward.
At this moment, the U-shaped plate, which is fixed to the dashboard at one end and held by the fixing bracket at the other, will deform and absorb the impact.

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1 | Steering wheel
2 | Steering shaft
3 | Intermediate shaft
4 | Steering gear
5 | Cross-sec. A-A
6 | Steering gear side
7 | Steering wheel side
8 | U-shaped plate
9 | Inner shaft
10 | Outer column
11 | Fixing bracket
12 | Normal condition
13 | During collision