Adjusting device
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsDirk Ehrlich, Thomas Degenstein
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Abstract
An adjusting device for a steering column of a motor vehicle for axial and/or vertical positioning of a steering wheel connected to the steering column is provided. The adjusting device comprises a locking device and an electric switch configured to actuate the locking device.
Claims15
An adjusting device for a steering column of a motor vehicle for axial and/or vertical positioning of a steering wheel connected to the steering column, the adjusting device comprising:
- a locking device comprising
- a blocking element configured to fix the steering column in a position,
- a shoulder operatively connected to the blocking element, and
- an electromagnet configured to displace the shoulder in a radial direction such that the blocking element is also displaced in a radial direction to come into or out of operative engagement with the steering column;
- and
- an electric switch configured to actuate the locking device.
An adjusting device for a steering column of a motor vehicle for axial and/or vertical positioning of a steering wheel connected to the steering column, the adjusting device comprising:
- a locking device;
- and
- an electric switch configured to actuate the locking device;
- wherein different functions are assigned to the electric switch as a function of a speed of the motor vehicle.
An adjusting device for a steering column of a motor vehicle for axial and/or vertical positioning of a steering wheel connected to the steering column, the adjusting device comprising:
- a locking device;
- and
- an electric switch configured to actuate the locking device;
- wherein the electric switch is coupled to a central controller of the motor vehicle and is part of a speed regulating system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.