Steering column for a motor vehicle
US11492032B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 7, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D1/189
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A steering column for a motor vehicle may comprise a guide box in which a steering spindle is mounted so as to be rotatable about a longitudinal axis and which guide box is adjustably held by a support unit that is able to be connected to the body of the motor vehicle, a pivot bearing in which the guide box in a front region is mounted so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis that lies horizontally so as to be transverse to the longitudinal axis, and an actuation lever that is mounted in a first lever bearing in a rear region of the guide box and in a second lever bearing of the support unit. To increase stiffness and resonance frequency, the pivot bearing may be mounted so as to be displaceable transversely to the pivot axis in a displacement plane parallel to the longitudinal axis.
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