Patent · US Expired

Telescopic steering column for motor vehicles

US5481937A · kind A · utility

6Cited by

3References

3Claims

0Family size

Assignee

LEMFORDER METALLWAREN AG · DE

Inventors

Ludger Uphaus · Damme, DE
Rainer Schmidt · Nuremberg, DE
Burkhard Schafer · Ganderkesee, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 15, 1994
Grant date	Jan 9, 1996
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 15, 2014

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16C2326/24
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A telescopic steering column for motor vehicles which contains a guide in the intermediate steering shaft to compensate the nonuniformity of the rotary movement. The guide rotates the two shaft parts of the intermediate steering shaft, which are axially displaceable in one another, so that the fork position of the joints changes with the set position of the steering column.

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