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Electric steering column lock system

US9475458B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6Claims

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Assignee

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. · JP

Inventors

Thilo Marx · Villingen-Schwenningen, DE
Damien Vagney · Villingen-Schwenningen, DE
Kenjirou Hayashi · Atsugi, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 4, 2013
Grant date	Oct 25, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 4, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R25/02153
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A locking device for a motor vehicle having a steering wheel column has a housing, a worm wheel cover, a blocking bolt that locks a steering wheel shaft in the steering wheel column, wherein the blocking bolt is movable between a first and a second position, a drive that moves the blocking bolt from the first position to the second position, a latching element that latches the blocking bolt, a mechanical activation mechanism that activates the latching element, and that has a trigger element, and a pushing element. In the first position, the blocking bolt is in blocking engagement with the steering wheel shaft. In the second position, the blocking bolt is disengaged from the steering wheel shaft. The latching element comprises a pin, and an opening is disposed in the blocking bolt for engagement with the pin.

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