公开(公告)号：US09981680B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-29

申请号：US15253230

申请日：2016-08-31

Applicant: Nissan North America, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew Gapinski ,  Gunnar Mason ,  Travis James Parak ,  Jeffrey Mazur ,  Yayoi Okumura

IPC: B62D1/19 ,  B62D7/20 ,  B62D25/14

CPC classification number: B62D1/197 ,  B62D1/19 ,  B62D25/14

Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle support structure and a steering linkage. The vehicle support structure includes a dash wall. The dash wall separates an engine compartment and a passenger compartment. The dash wall has an energy absorption member supported by the support structure on an engine compartment side of the dash wall. The steering linkage extends through an opening of the dash wall between the engine compartment and the passenger compartment. The steering linkage includes a steering column in the passenger compartment. The steering linkage further includes an abutment. The abutment is positioned and configured to contact the energy absorption member upon a frontal impact of the vehicle to transfer energy from the steering linkage to the energy absorption member and to limit a rearward displacement of the steering linkage.

公开(公告)号：US11407440B1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-09

申请号：US17187623

申请日：2021-02-26

Applicant: Nissan North America, inc.

Inventor： Kurt Achenbach ,  Takeshi Kawai ,  Jeffrey Mazur ,  Amarendra Kumar

IPC: B62D1/20 ,  B62D1/16 ,  F16D3/26 ,  F16D3/38 ,  F16D3/84

Abstract: A steering column assembly includes a first shaft, a second shaft, and a clip. The first shaft has a first yoke disposed at an end thereof. The second shaft has a second yoke disposed at an end thereof. The second yoke is connected to the first yoke such that rotation of the first shaft is configured to rotate the second shaft and such that the second shaft is rotatable relative to the first shaft. The clip is removably connected to one of the first shaft and the second shaft. The clip limits rotation of the second shaft relative to the first shaft prior to installation of the steering column assembly in a vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US09630484B1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-25

申请号：US15082085

申请日：2016-03-28

Applicant: Nissan North America, Inc.

Inventor： Marco Antonio Flores Valdez ,  Patrick Knight ,  Jeffrey Mazur ,  Tyler Burns

IPC: B60K5/12 ,  B60K13/04 ,  B60P3/00

CPC classification number: B60K5/12 ,  B60K5/1208 ,  B60K5/1216 ,  B60K5/1233 ,  B60K13/04

Abstract: A vehicle engine mount structure includes a motor mount assembly, a motor bracket and a heat shield. The motor mount assembly has a first attachment part with a fastener receiving aperture, a vibration absorbing section and a second attachment part spaced apart from the first attachment part. The motor bracket has a first flange portion configured to support a vehicle engine and a second flange portion configured to attach to the second attachment part of the motor mount assembly. The heat shield is dimensioned to at least partially overlay the vibration absorbing section of the motor mount assembly and overlay the fastener receiving aperture with the heat shield being disposed between the motor mount assembly and the second flange portion of the motor bracket, and with the second flange portion of the motor bracket attached to the second attachment part of the motor mount assembly.