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Telescopic steering column for motor vehicles

US6145406A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 25, 1999
Grant dateNov 14, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 25, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S403/03
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A telescopic steering column for motor vehicles with a steering shaft 1, whose axial, plastic-coated teeth 1.1, which are arranged at least in some areas, engage complementary teeth 2.1 of the steering column jacket 2, which accommodates and guides the steering shaft and which is accommodated in a housing of the steering column, wherein a securing element 3 engages a recess 2.2 of the steering column jacket 2 with at least one hook-shaped claw 3.1 on one side and is supported at or in the end section of the steering column jacket 2 via a radially directed shoulder 3.2 on the other side and thus forms an axial displacement limitation of the steering shaft 1 in at least one direction.

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