Locking system for an adjustable steering column
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsAchim Schulz, Alexander Praetorius, Michael Klandt
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Abstract
A locking system for an adjustable steering column has an adjusting device for adjusting the steering column in the vertical direction, and a locking device for the form-fitting locking of the steering column in the vertical direction, particularly for motor vehicles. In order to provide an adjustable steering column which is improved with respect to the required installation space, it is suggested that the adjusting device comprises a vehicle-body-fixed swivel bearing for the steering column and a control arm swivellably held at a distance thereto on the vehicle body. In this case, the control arm is disposed on the steering column in a sliding seat.
Claims27
Adjustable steering column having a first adjusting device for adjusting the steering column in a vertical direction and a first locking device for form-fitting locking of the steering column in the vertical direction, wherein the first adjusting device comprises:
- a vehicle-body-fixed swivel bearing for the steering column and
- a control arm which is swivellably held at a distance from the swivel bearing on the vehicle body, said control arm being disposed at the steering column in a sliding seat.
A vehicle steering assembly comprising:
- a steering column,
- a swivel bearing for the steering column, which swivel bearing is fixed to a vehicle body in an in use position,
- a sliding seat supporting the steering column at a position spaced from the swivel bearing, and
- a control arm pivotally connected with the sliding seat and the vehicle body and operable to accommodate vertical adjustment of the steering column with support of the steering column by the swivel bearing and control arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.