Energy Absorbing Mechanism Of Curling Plate - Subaru SVX 1992 Manual

4-3 [M1B2] STEERING SYSTEM
2. TELESCOPIC FUNCTION
The telescopic lever is locked when pulled toward the
driver. Pushing it releases the steering wheel for adjust-
ment . After adjusting the wheel position, the lever must
be locked .
Housing
Column
Telescopic lock
Telescopic stopper
(locked)
Telescopic lever J
Key
spline
Key lock collar
Telescopic lock
(released) I
t-
I
Gap
C4-002
Fig . 4
3. ENERGY ABSORBING MECHANISM OF CURL-
ING PLATE
The curling plate is installed between the column
mounting bracket and the support bracket. In a collision,
the curling plate deforms to effectively absorb the
energy of the impact .
Bracket
Curling plate
Support bracket
Before energy absorption
Force
After energy absorption
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0 The steering column is held by a support beam
located close to the steering wheel to reduce the over-
hang . The upper bearing is also located close to the
steering wheel to increase supporting rigidity, as well as
to reduce the problem of a shaking or shimmying
wheel .
Fig. 6
The steering column is supported solely by the sup-
port beam . So, in the case of a frontal collision, even if
the toe-board is deformed, the throwback of the column
can be minimized .
Fig . 7
Fig . 5
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