Adjustable steering column of a motor vehicle
US7350815B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D1/184
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An adjustable steering column including an adjusting part that can be displaced in at least one adjusting direction for adjusting the position of the steering column, a holding part which is fixed in the adjusting direction, a fixing device, in the opened state of which the adjusting part can be displaced in relation to the holding part for adjusting the position of the steering column, and in the closed state of which the adjusting part is fixed by the fixing device, and a crash blocking device by which, in the event of a crash, an additional holding force can be exerted against the displacement of the adjusting part in relation to the holding part, and which includes a gripping wedge that can be wedged into a gap between the adjusting part and the holding part in the event of a crash.
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