Steering column for a motor vehicle
US5947517A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 1, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D1/192
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A steering column for a motor vehicle has a steering spindle section which can be deformed in an energy-converting manner during a crash. On a side acted upon by the impact, the steering spindle is displaceably disposed in an axial slide bearing and is held at the opposite end in an axial fixed bearing. At least one additional slide bearing radially supports the steering spindle on the motor vehicle close to the deformable steering spindle section, on the side acted upon by the impact.
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