Steering column for a motor vehicle
US12233961B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D1/16
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A steering column may include a steering shaft that is mounted so as to be rotatable about its longitudinal axis relative to a steering column housing and a revolution limiter to limit rotation of the steering shaft. The revolution limiter has a winding core that is connected fixedly to the steering shaft for conjoint rotation therewith. A strap element may be attached to both the winding core and the steering column housing. The strap element may be elongate, may be deformable flexibly transversely with respect to its longitudinal extent, and may have a strap section that can be wound on the winding core in a winding direction around the longitudinal axis. To decrease complexity and to facilitate compactness, the winding direction of the strap section is reversible.
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