Mounting for an adjustable steering hand wheel for motor vehicles

A mounting for an adjustable steering hand wheel for motor vehicles, comprising outer column means essentially immovably secured at a fixed vehicle part, bearing housing means pivotally secured at the upper end of the outer column means by way of a pivot joint means defining a pivot axis, a steering shaft means extending through the outer column means which is operatively connected by way of a shaft joint means with a steering shaft section non-rotatably connected with the steering hand wheel and supported in the bearing housing means, said bearing housing means being provided with an arm means extending adjacent the outer column means, and adjustable form-locking detent means between the arm means and the outer column means and having two cooperating detent parts, a first of said detent parts including detent row means and the second part including a locking means cooperating with the detent row means, one of the detent parts being operable to be moved at least approximately radially with respect to said pivot axis to effect engagement and disengagement between the two detent parts, one of the two parts of the detent means being operatively associated with the end area of the arm means and the other part being operatively associated with the outer column means at a place thereof corresponding to the end area of the arm means, and wherein one part of the detent means is provided on a separate member movable in the direction of the detent row means relative to its associated structural part consisting of outer column means or arm means and is lockable in a position relative to said structural part.