LEVER ASSEMBLY FOR A STEERING COLUMN OF A VEHICLE

A lever assembly (20) has a lever (24) mounted to a lever housing (22), a plunger (26), an auto-return housing (28) pivotable relative to the lever housing (22), a trigger mechanism (30) movable relative to the auto-return housing (28), and a yoke member (32) pivotable relative to the auto-return housing (22) independent of the auto- return housing. The trigger mechanism (30) is movable to an extended position in response to movement of the plunger (26) for engaging a cam element (12) of the steering column (10) for auto- return of the lever to a rest position. The yoke member (32) interacts with the plunger (26) when the plunger (26) pivots with the lever (24) to cause the yoke (32) to pivot toward an engaged position, and the yoke (32) interacts with the trigger mechanism (30) when the yoke (32) is pivoted to move the trigger mechanism (30) toward the extended position. 杠杆组件(20)具有安装到杠杆壳体(22)的杠杆(24)、柱塞(26)、可相对于杠杆壳体(22)枢转的自动返回壳体(28)、可相对于自动返回壳体(28)运动的触发机构(30)、以及可相对于自动返回壳体(22)枢转而与自动返回壳体无关的轭架构件(32)。响应于柱塞(26)的移动，