JAGUARS-TYPEChassis
60
D.211.255
ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN
Adjustable Column Assembly
The electrically powered upper steering column
assembly provides adjustment for 16û of steering
wheel tilt and 50mm of reach (telescoping
movement) and also features automatic wheel tilt
on entry and exit. A combined joystick and on/off
switch on the side of the column shroud controls
the the tilt and reach movements (see page 106).
Where fitted, the two position memory system
stores settings for steering wheel tilt and reach
together with seat and mirror positions.
The upper column assembly comprises the
following :
¥ The fixed sub-assembly forms a supporting
outer enclosure for the column and consists
of two aluminium extrusions and a steel
stiffening plate bolted together with the lower
extrusion bolted to a lower casting. The
steering column runs in a bearing in the
lower casting which also carries the tilt and
reach drive motors. The complete column
assembly is fixed to the car cross beam via
four bolts to the lower extrusion.¥ The moving section consists of an aluminium
inner housing running on top and bottom ball
bearings within the fixed enclosure and
supporting the tilt head casting. The
telescoping upper section of the steering
column passes through this inner housing and
connects to the steering wheel shaft via a
universal joint located in the tilt head casting.
¥ The tilt and reach motors have integral
gearboxes which directly drive screw
actuators via flexible shafts.
¥ The tilt and reach position measuring
potentiometers, for the driver memorised
positions, are combined in a single
component with linear sliders which are
directly driven by the moving actuators.
¥ Connection to the lower steering column
assembly is via a rag joint (rubber Ôdo-nutÕ
type coupling).
¥ The dynamic stability control (DSC) sensor
ring is located on the column with the sensor
unit fixed to the drive motors (see section on
DSC).
Tilt Motor
Reach MotorRag Joint
SCLM
DSC Sensor Ring
DSC Sensor
Tilt Coupling
Tilt Pivot
