Device for adjusting the length, and/or height, and/or tilt of a steering column of a motor vehicle
US5988679A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D1/195
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for adjusting length, height and/or tilt of a steering column of a motor vehicle and including a steering column tube for receiving a steering column therein, a guide rail for supporting the steering column tube with a possibility of a longitudinal displacement of the steering column tube along the guide rail, a bolt extending through a tubular axle and into the steering column tube through an elongate hole provided in a wall of the steering column tube parallel to a longitudinal extent of the steering column tube and having longitudinal edges provided with serrated slats, a shaped member located in an interior of the steering column tube and having serrated slats engageable with the serrated slats of the longitudinal edges, with the bolt having an inner end fixedly connected with the shaped member, and at least one connecting link located on a side of an actuating lever adjacent to a component fixedly secured to the chassis and displaceable along the tubular axle upon pivoting of the actuating lever.
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