Steering column with a bearing seat which can be mounted in a flexible manner
AssigneesThyssenkrupp Presta AG, thyssenkrupp AG
InventorsEric GSTÖHL, Sven HAUSKNECHT, Stefan-Hermann LOOS, Frank PASCH, Christian GEISSLER
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Abstract
A steering column may comprise a casing tube and a steering spindle that is mounted in the casing tube so as to be rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the casing tube. Because the casing tube may be an outer casing tube that has a non-circular inner cross section and because an adaptor may be manufactured from metal as an extruded part and may comprise an outer circumferential configuration that is compatible with an inner cross section of the casing tube and an interior annular bearing seat, the adaptor can be inserted into the outer casing tube and can be fastened there.”
Claims14
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A steering column for a motor vehicle, the steering column comprising:
- a casing tube that extends along a longitudinal axis and has an at least partially non-circular inner cross section;
- a steering spindle that is mounted in at least one bearing in the casing tube so as to be rotatable about the longitudinal axis, wherein the at least one bearing comprises an outer ring that for purposes of mounting interacts with an inner bearing surface disposed on the steering spindle, wherein the outer ring fits in an adapter comprising an outer circumferential configuration that is compatible with the at least partially non-circular inner cross section of the casing tube and an interior annular bearing seat, wherein the at least partially non-circular inner cross section of the casing tube that is compatible with the adapter extends over a length of at least three times a bearing width of the at least one bearing;
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- fastening elements for fastening the steering column to the motor vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.