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Steering column device for motor vehicles

US5294149A · kind A · utility

12Cited by
3References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 4, 1992
Grant dateMar 15, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 4, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D1/184
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a steering column device for motor vehicles, including a steering-wheel shaft mounted in a body tube by means of two bearings disposed substantially at each end of the body tube. The body tube is supported by a holder near its front end and by a holder near its rear end. The body tube is supported near its front end by a flexible holder, and it is supported near its rear end by a holder that is adapted to permit vertical movement of the body tube in such a manner as to place the steering wheel in a desired vertical position. The steering wheel is locked in the desired vertical position by a locking system.

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