Steering shaft for a steering column of a motor vehicle and steering column for a motor vehicle
US11904932B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D1/181
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A steering shaft may include an inner shaft at least partially within an outer shaft where the inner shaft includes a sliding element with an outer profile portion. The outer shaft may be displaced relative to the inner shaft axially in a direction of a longitudinal axis between a storage position and an operating position. A steering column may include an inner covering pipe in which such a steering shaft is rotatably supported and an outer covering unit in which the inner covering pipe is retained. The outer shaft may have a bearing means having an inner profile portion that corresponds to the outer profile portion. In the storage position the outer profile portion is at least partially received in the bearing means.
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