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Adjustable steering column including electrically-operable locking means

US7367246B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References
13Claims
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Filing dateNov 5, 2004
Grant dateMay 6, 2008
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Expiry dateJan 27, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D1/184
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An adjustable vehicle steering column is locked to a vehicle chassis by a remote-controlled electrically-operable locking arrangement that is carried by one end of a locking arm the other end of which is pivotally connected with the vehicle chassis. The locking arrangement has a locking axis that is parallel with and spaced a given distance from the pivot axis of the locking arm.

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