Clamping mechanism for an adjustable steering column

US6886859B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Daimlerchrysler AG · US

Inventors

• Markus Braun · Mannheim, DE
• Axel Hebenstreit · Stuttgart, DE
• Karl-Heinz Knoll · Waiblingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 24, 2002
• Grant date: May 3, 2005
• Expiry date: Dec 25, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T403/591
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

In order to create a clamping mechanism for an adjustable steering column of a motor vehicle, the clamping mechanism is provided with a clamping device and with an electrical actuator, which drives a clamping element that may be moved between a clamped position and an unclamped position. The electrical actuator is fixed to a support mounting, which may be compactly arranged on the steering column, in proximity to the clamping device, and the support mounting of the actuator may be integrally formed with a component of the clamping element.