Assembly comprised of a steering wheel and a steering shaft
US6311579A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/599
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In an assembly comprised of a steering wheel and a steering shaft, the steering wheel has a holding surface and two tensioning pins. The steering shaft has a longitudinal axis and two detent hooks which are movable between a detent position in which they engage the holding surface of the steering wheel and fix the steering wheel in an axial direction with respect to the steering shaft, and a release position in which the steering wheel can be drawn off from the steering shaft. The tensioning pins engage at the detent hooks such that the detent hooks can be brought from the detent position into the release position by means of the tensioning pins. Each of the tensioning pins is accessible from outside of the steering wheel.
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