Anti-theft device for the steering column of a motor vehicle
US4750380A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 28, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/7052
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This device comprises a sleeve (31) perforated with at least one slot (20) receiving the bolt (22) of a locking mechanism integral with the vehicle body. This sleeve (31) has, at one of its ends, longitudinal slots (4) which are engaged over axial projections (6) carried by a bush (28) interposed between the sleeve (31) and the steering-wheel shaft (2), this bush being splined on the inside and thus being made integral with the shaft (2). A rotation of the steering wheel must therefore overcome a periodically variable resistant torque.
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