Separable connecting device, in particular for the steering column of a motor vehicle
US4730508A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 1986 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D3/06
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A separable connecting device, in particular of a steering column for a motor vehicle, includes two shaft sections having end portions which overlap and each carrying a flange. The flanges are interconnected by connecting pins whcih are separable in the event of impact. The flanges carried by each shaft section are of identical shape, and the connecting pins are fixed to each flange and are slidably engaged in openings provided in the other flange.
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