Steering column for a motor vehicle
US9150240B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16F7/06
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A steering column for a motor vehicle including a steering spindle bearing unit for rotatably supporting a steering spindle of the steering column and a bracket unit for securing the steering column on the motor vehicle. The steering spindle bearing unit is bearing supported by a securement device on at least one bracket part of the bracket unit, wherein the position of the steering spindle bearing unit relative to the bracket unit is secured in position in a closed position of the securement device and, in an open position of the securement device, is displaceable. The securement device includes an operating lever swivellable about a lever swivel axis, by which the operating lever is displaceable between the closed position and the open position. The steering column includes at least one damping element for damping the swivel movement of the operating lever about the lever swivel axis.
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