Device for actuating a locking member

US8281627B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Stefan Mönig · Schwelm, DE
• Mirko Schindler · Velbert, DE
• Matthias Klein · Poughkeepsie, US
• Jörg Simon · Uerdingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 10, 2009
• Grant date: Oct 9, 2012
• Expiry date: Jul 12, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T70/7712
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for actuating a locking member (10) of a functionally essential component (40), particularly a steering column (40) of a motor vehicle, having a gear box (20), being operatively connected to the locking member (10), wherein the locking member (10) can be moved into a locked position (1) and into a released position (2), and vice versa, wherein the locking member (10) engages into the functionally essential component (40) in the locked position (1), the locking member (10) is released from the functionally essential component (40) in the released position (2), an actuation device (30) is provided that can be accessed by a user, said actuation device being signal-connected to the gear box (20) during normal operation, by means of which an electronic actuation of the gear box (20) can be effected via an intentional actuation of the actuation device (30), said gear box moving the locking member (10) into the respective position (1, 2) thereof.The invention provides that the actuation device (30) is mechanically decoupled from the gear box (20) during normal operation, and that the actuation device (30) can be mechanically coupled to the gear box (20) d…