Motor vehicle steering shaft with two shaft sections
US6293872A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 15, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49929
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a motor vehicle steering shaft with two shaft sections which are telescopically guided in one another and have corresponding profile cross-sections, between which at least one row of balls is fitted in. The row of balls are each arranged in the axial direction and are used as a driver element operating in the rotating direction. According to the invention, one axial stop respectively is assigned to the first and the last ball of the ball row. The stops are positioned on opposite shaft sections and at least one of these stops being plastically deformable.
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