Steering-column body tube for a motor vehicle
US5239888A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D1/16
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A steering-column body tube for a motor vehicle is provided from a blank cut-out of a single metal sheet with which is formed two front fixing lugs, two rear fixing lugs, and a tube. The elements of the blank cut-out are rolled over in such a manner as to bring the edges of the tube together to form a tube possessing a front opening and a rear opening at the location of the front and rear fixing lugs. The fixing lugs, together with the tube, are a single part made as one piece. A linkage arm connects a front element of the tube with a rear element of the tube.
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