Eversible tube for motor vehicles
US6044725A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 4, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D1/192
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An eversible tube is provided in a motor vehicle, especially as a connecting part for two steering shaft sections and which can be everted, starting at one end, during axial imposition of force with plastic deformation and energy consumption. Beginning at the eversion end, it has a longitudinal section that is easier to deform than the next longitudinal section.
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