Motor vehicle adjustable telescopic steering column

US6039350A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Daimlerchrysler AG · US

Inventors

• Helmut Patzelt · Fellbach, DE
• Gottfried Schremmer · Tamm, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 1, 1997
• Grant date: Mar 21, 2000
• Expiry date: May 1, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D1/195
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An adjustable telescopic steering column for motor vehicles has at least one longitudinally adjustable telescopic section which is held in an adjusted position by a locking device. In the event of a crash, the telescopic section is acted upon by an additional holding force by way of a locking part. The locking part is a component which operates independently of the locking device for the adjusted position and, in the operative position, is applied with a frictional connection to the longitudinally adjustable telescopic section.