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US 5,758,545 AGranted
Depth-adjustable steering column with guiding device
AssigneeLemforder Nacam S.A.
InventorsLaurent Fevre, Jean-Christophe Bodin
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Abstract
A depth-adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle whose shaft is disposed in a tube body including two tubes (2, 3), one sliding in the other, a sheath (5) being disposed between the two tubes (2, 3). The sheath (5) comprises projecting elements which are flexible in a radial direction and come into contact with at least one of the tubes (2, 3). The projecting elements are orientated longitudinally, namely parallel to the axis of the tubes (2, 3).
Claims26
Depth-adjustable steering column, for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a shaft disposed in a tube body including two tubes with one inner tube sliding into the other outer tube, and a sheath disposed between the two tubes, said sheath comprising projecting elements which are flexible in a radial direction and come into contact with at least one of the tubes, said projecting elements being orientated longitudinally, and substantially parallel to the axis of the tubes.
Depth-adjustable steering column, for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a shaft disposed in a tube body including two tubes with one inner tube sliding into the other outer tube, and a sheath disposed between the two tubes, said sheath comprising projecting elements which are flexible in a radial direction and come into contact with at least one of the tubes, said projecting elements being orientated longitudinally, and substantially parallel to the axis of the tubes, and said sheath including at one of its extremities a flange abutting a stop against the outer tube at the time of emplacement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.