Device for stowing a steering column
US9487228B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D1/181
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The steering column having a lug, a casing, an inner tube, an outer tube, a steering wheel end-piece, and at least one adjustment gear motor. The lug is axially movable and the column includes a gear motor controlling the lug. Having a movable lug makes it possible to increase the stowing length of the steering wheel. The range of movement is the sum of the movements of the lug and the adjustment gear motor.
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